Team Lead, Compliance Health Check
Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
Full Time
Senior Manager/Supervisor
The Team Lead, Compliance Health Check will be responsible for overseeing regular and ongoing compliance assessments across all business units, and product lines to ensure continuous adherence to regulatory requirements, internal policies, AML/CFT/CPF standards, data privacy obligations, and operational integrity.
Key Responsibilities:
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and coordinate all compliance health check activities across business lines.
- Design the annual Compliance Health Check Plan aligned with the company’s risk-based compliance strategy.
- Develop assessment tools, checklists, and control evaluation templates.
- Review and validate reports prepared by team members before submission to management.
- Escalate material compliance breaches or systemic control failures to the Chief Compliance Officer.
- Liaise with regulators and auditors (External and Internal) during compliance reviews and inspections.
- Provide training, mentorship, and technical guidance to the team.
- Present quarterly health check summaries to the Risk and Compliance Committee.
- Bachelor’s degree in law, Finance, Accounting, or related field.
- Minimum of 6–8 years in compliance, risk management, or internal audit (preferably in banking or fintech).
- Strong knowledge of regulatory requirements, AML/CFT/CPF frameworks, and data protection laws.
- Certifications such as CAMS, ICA, or CFCS are an advantage.
- Excellent analytical, reporting, and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong negotiation and communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Detail-oriented with a strategic approach to risk assessment.
- Experience liaising with regulators, LEAs, and managing cross-functional teams.
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