Legal and Compliance Manager Job at Apex Network

Apex Network is a Financial servicing firm, where anyone anywhere can easily and securely transact Bitcoin, which is the future of Money and a catalyst for creating and open financial system in Africa and the World.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Legal and Compliance Manager

Job Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full Time
Category: Legal

Job Description

• You will be primarily responsible for overseeing compliance within an organization, and ensuring compliance with laws, regulatory requirements, policies, and procedures.
• As the compliance leader and subject matter expert, you will be responsible for establishing standards and implementing procedures to ensure that the compliance programs throughout the organization are effective and efficient in identifying, preventing, detecting, and correcting non-compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

Responsibilities
Some of your functions would be:

• Defining existing and emerging regulatory compliance requirements across the organization.
• Developing the. annual compliance frame-work that reflects the organization's unique characteristics.
• Interacting with regulators on compliance issues.
• Coordinating efforts related to audits, reviews, and legal examinations.
• Developing policies and programs that encourage managers and employees to report suspected fraud and other improprieties, without fear of retaliation.
• Provide end-to end legal advice on business matters
• Periodically revising the compliance processes, and revising based on emerging needs.
• Overseeing and monitoring the implementation of all compliance programs.
• Providing guidance, advice, and training to the team when and where required
• Providing strategic direction to them agreement team on compliance and legal advice
• Advising on legal risk and opportunities(from strategic today to day) in line with Total reward objectives.

Requirements

• More than Seven (7+) years of Corporate law, Audit,Internal Control or/and Compliance Experience.
• Hands- on experience in the financial services business environment.
• Have legal training/backgrounds,LLM,LLB....
• Sound understanding of regulatory laws and procedures.

Attributes:

• Collaborative team member, able to build strong work relationships.
• Ability to take ownership-of issues, decisions and escalations and to work autonomously on matters.
• Solution oriented and pragmatic problem solver.
• Proactive, prioritizes and delivers results.

Offers

• Competitive pay & benefits
• Premium Health insurance cover
• Frequent performance chats & reviews and professional development opportunities
• Hybrid work structure
• High performing & passionate team members + fun work culture!
• Premium work tools
• Conducive Work Space.