Optometrist – Online Prescription Verification (Remote, South Africa)

Remote

Contracted

Experienced

JOB DETAILS

Position Mission

We are seeking an HPCSA-registered Optometrist to join our online eyewear platform. Your primary responsibility will be to verify customer prescriptions, ensure compliance with South African optical health regulations, and provide professional oversight for the dispensing of prescription glasses online.

Responsibilities

Review and validate uploaded optical prescriptions submitted by customers (approx. 1 hour per day)
Ensure all prescriptions comply with South African health regulations and professional standards
Assist in recommending lens types based on prescription, age, and customer needs
Flag incomplete, expired, or questionable prescriptions and communicate with customer support
Provide clinical oversight for lens selection, measurements (e.g. PD), and optical corrections
Ensure that all prescription orders meet the HPCSA guidelines for safe dispensing
Collaborate with the customer service and product teams to resolve prescription-related queries
Stay current with local optical regulations and best practices

Qualifications

Registered Optometrist with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA)
Bachelor of Optometry (B.Optom) or equivalent from an accredited institution
Minimum 1–2 years of clinical optometry experience preferred
Strong understanding of optical prescriptions, lens design, and measurement parameters
Comfortable using digital tools, email, and cloud-based systems
Excellent attention to detail and professional communication skills
Able to work independently in a remote setting

Preferred (Nice to Have)

Previous experience with e-commerce or tele-optometry platforms
Familiarity with practice management software and optical lab workflows
Experience with international optical prescriptions

What’s in it for you?

Flexible remote working hours
Competitive compensation based on workload or per-verification basis
Opportunity to help innovate online vision care in South Africa

COMPANY PROFILE

SmartBuyGlasses Group (Motion Global Ltd.) is one of the world’s leading designer eyewear e-retailers, with sites in more than 30 countries. With over 200 employees, we retail the world’s best eyewear brands, including Ray-Ban, Tom Ford, Gucci, and many more. SmartBuyGlasses has a young, international, entrepreneurial culture promoting fast career progression and self-development. Passionate and effective employees are usually promoted quickly to managerial positions, operating teams with high degrees of ownership.

Who are we?

We are the team members of SmartBuyGlasses, making something great. We are MoGos. MoGos is an acronym from our parent company, Motion Global. We are a truly multifaceted team from the four corners of the globe. Our dynamic personalities are our strength; our ambition is what drives us forward, and together, we are building a company that we can be truly proud of.

Our Core Values

We believe in the empowerment of the individual. We believe that everyone has the right to be who they want to be, achieve their ambitions, and live their dreams. We empower our team members by offering unique opportunities to build their skills and accelerate their careers. We give back to the communities where we operate. Most importantly, through our buy-one-give-one program, we drive positive change globally, one glass frame at a time.

SMART
MOGOs are outcome-driven. We begin with the end in mind, but we also know that the journey is just as important.

PASSIONATE
MOGOs are passionate about what they do. We believe in making a difference and building strong relationships with our peers.

ENTREPRENEURIAL
MOGOs not only come up with awesome ideas, we take ownership of them and push them forward.

COLLABORATIVE
As MOGOs, we know that our team is stronger than the sum of its parts. Together, we can achieve the impossible!

Kindly be advised that only candidates who have been shortlisted will be contacted for further proceedings. We encourage you to visit our website for additional job opportunities and career information.

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