Customer Support Team Lead (Payments & Transaction Monitoring)

IT – Support
Cape Town – Western Cape – South Africa

ENVIRONMENT:
Are you passionate about fintech, digital payments, and delivering exceptional customer experiences? Our client, a leading digital payments company, is seeking a Customer Support Team Lead to oversee a small, dynamic team, ensuring smooth daily operations while helping merchants and users resolve transaction issues efficiently.
 
DUTIES:
Team Leadership & Coaching:
  • Lead, mentor, and motivate a team of customer support specialists.
  • Monitor team performance, provide feedback, and implement coaching strategies to enhance quality.
  • Support career development and skill-building within the team.
Customer & Merchant Support:
  • Provide guidance to merchants and users on payment processes.
  • Resolve complex payment and transaction issues.
  • Support merchants with dashboards, plugins, and payment methods troubleshooting.
Transaction Monitoring & Analysis:
  • Monitor transactions, identify patterns, and investigate anomalies.
  • Analyze issues and recommend solutions to optimize payment operations.
  • Ensure accurate and timely reporting of issues and resolutions.
Operational Excellence:
  • Review team responses to ensure accuracy and quality.
  • Collaborate with internal teams to improve processes and systems.
  • Adjust, enable, or disable payment channels when required.
 
REQUIREMENTS:
  • Matric (Grade 12) required; additional skills such as marketing, graphic design, business development, or sales are advantageous.
  • Experience in fintech, payments, or transaction monitoring, or strong interest in the industry.
  • Proven leadership experience, preferably managing small teams.
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to solve problems efficiently.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication in English.
  • Tech-savvy; comfortable using dashboards, reporting tools, and troubleshooting digital platforms.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
 
ATTRIBUTES:
  • Strong leadership and team management skills
  • Analytical mindset and problem-solving ability
  • Adaptable, tech-savvy, and proactive
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

+ 27 (0) 21 741 0400