Team Lead Business Compliance Advisory Officer

Lagos - Nigeria

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 11 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

The Business Compliance Advisory Officer provides expert regulatory and compliance advisory support across all PalmPay Nigeria business units. The role ensures products services agent activities merchant acquiring processes and operating models comply with applicable regulations. Acting as a bridge between business teams and Compliance the role embeds compliance-by-design prevents regulatory breaches and strengthens PalmPay Nigerias compliance posture.

Key Responsibilities

Provide timely and accurate compliance advisory to business units on applicable regulatory frameworks.
Review new business initiatives products PRDs system changes and feature updates to ensure compliance prior to rollout.
Interpret regulatory circulars guidelines and supervisory notices providing impact assessments and actionable recommendations.
Advise business teams on audit readiness compliance reviews and regulatory examinations.
Support compliance gap assessments by interpreting regulatory obligations and advising on remediation approaches.
Ensure operational teams clearly understand and effectively execute regulatory requirements.

Requirements & Core Competencies
Bachelors degree in Law Accounting Economics Business Administration Finance or a related discipline.
Minimum of 7 years experience in financial services compliance preferably within PSPs or fintechs.
Professional certifications (e.g. CAMS ICA) are an added advantage.
Strong knowledge of Nigerias financial regulatory environment and CBN guidelines.
Proven experience reviewing products conducting compliance risk assessments and advising senior stakeholders.
Strong analytical advisory and product risk evaluation capabilities.
Ability to translate regulatory requirements into practical business actions.
Excellent communication critical thinking and professional influencing skills.
High integrity independence attention to detail and sound judgment.
Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced high-volume digital financial environment.
Proactive approach to problem-solving issue identification and escalation.

Required Experience:

Senior Manager

Key Responsibilities

Provide timely and accurate compliance advisory to business units on applicable regulatory frameworks.
Review new business initiatives products PRDs system changes and feature updates to ensure compliance prior to rollout.
Interpret regulatory circulars guidelines and supervisory notices providing impact assessments and actionable recommendations.
Advise business teams on audit readiness compliance reviews and regulatory examinations.
Support compliance gap assessments by interpreting regulatory obligations and advising on remediation approaches.
Ensure operational teams clearly understand and effectively execute regulatory requirements.

Requirements & Core Competencies
Bachelors degree in Law Accounting Economics Business Administration Finance or a related discipline.
Minimum of 7 years experience in financial services compliance preferably within PSPs or fintechs.
Professional certifications (e.g. CAMS ICA) are an added advantage.
Strong knowledge of Nigerias financial regulatory environment and CBN guidelines.
Proven experience reviewing products conducting compliance risk assessments and advising senior stakeholders.
Strong analytical advisory and product risk evaluation capabilities.
Ability to translate regulatory requirements into practical business actions.
Excellent communication critical thinking and professional influencing skills.
High integrity independence attention to detail and sound judgment.
Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced high-volume digital financial environment.
Proactive approach to problem-solving issue identification and escalation.