The Head of Compliance is a critical executive leadership role accountable for enterprise-wide assurance, regulatory alignment, and risk-based governance. The incumbent will act as a trusted advisor to the CEO and Board Audit Committee, fostering transparency, control integrity, and compliance with Nigerian and international standards. This is a transformational role aimed at driving a forward-looking, agile, and digitally enabled assurance function that supports the company's innovation and growth agenda.
Key Responsibilities
Monitor regulatory trends, emerging risks, and new laws to ensure the organization is always compliant with NCC guidelines, financial regulations, anti-money laundering (AML), data privacy, and other applicable laws.
Establish and maintain a comprehensive compliance framework, including policies, monitoring programs, reporting mechanisms, and training initiatives.
Lead the development and enforcement of a strong ethics and compliance culture across the enterprise.
Collaborate with the Enterprise Risk Management team to ensure robust risk assessments are embedded in compliance activities.
Proactively identify control gaps, emerging threats, and areas for operational improvement.
Develop effective testing, monitoring, and control systems to detect and prevent violations or inefficiencies.