Compliance and Regulatory Officer Job at DreamLabs Nigeria Limited

DreamLabs harnesses the power of technology to help organizations greatly improve employee productivity, make their processes more efficient, systems more powerful, and customer experiences exceptional. At DreamLabs, we execute through bespoke teams organized into strategic units and drawn from a large talented pool of in-house experts and a comprehensive partner ecosystem. Our domain expertise is built upon years of experience across different industries and a well-grounded understanding of the Nigerian terrain. Our organizational structure is domain led and we build capacity internally to ensure quick response and predictable outcomes.

With deep technology and industry expertise, innovative financing mechanisms, we offer a full consultative-based approach to identify the true needs of our clients and help build highly innovative and efficient solutions across the entire enterprise value chain. Our team leverages proprietary proven agile methodologies in the management of our client projects and can deliver large projects in functional incremental units at speed.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Compliance and Regulatory Officer

Job Location: Abuja (FCT)

Job Description

• Review of all relevant statutory laws and regulations applicable to the Company and ensure compliance with these. Also, ensure that business activities are conducted in conformity with all applicable laws, regulations, internal policies and reprocedures;
• Develop and review company policies;
• Advise management on the company’s compliance with laws and regulations through detailed reports;
• Carry out regular compliance audit on company procedures, practices, products, operations and documents to identify possible weaknesses or risks;
• Ensure that all regulatory permissions remain current and appropriate for business needs and ensure continual compliance risk assessment of company practices together with the development of internal policies and procedures, compliance training and protocols;
• Create and manage effective action plans in response to audit discoveries and compliance violations;
• Ensure all employees are educated on the latest regulations and processes;
• Resolve employee concerns about legal compliance;
• Carrying out KYC due diligence and ensuring KYC metrics are adhered to;
• Ensuring compliance with data protection and privacy standards;
• Transaction monitoring and reporting;
• Liaising with relevant regulatory bodies and government agencies;
• Keep abreast of regulatory developments and industry initiatives and advise management accordingly;
• Liaise with third parties, together with the company’s management, that wish to understand the company’s control environment, compliance policies and procedures;
• Participate in Business Process Re-engineering exercises to ensure controls therein;
• Preparation of compliance documentation with relevant constitutive documents for statutory, legal, regulatory purposes;
• Negotiation, drafting and implementation of the terms of agreements in all business contracts and agreements and maintenance and review of such Legal Agreements;
• Responsible for providing legal support in controlling customer complaints to mitigate the risk of litigation;
• Review all documentation with legal implications for the company prior to signing and implementing.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Law or related field;
• Minimum of 3 years of proven experience as a compliance officer within the financial industry;
• Previous experience in Fintech is an added advantage;
• Good knowledge of legal requirements and procedures;
• Excellent oral and written communication skills;
• Highly analytical with strong attention to detail;
• High degree of professional ethics and integrity;
• Strong problem-solving skills.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: jobs@dreamlabs.com.ng using the Job position as the subject of the mail.