Head of Compliance

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 

• Serve as a key advisor to the CEO and senior leadership on risk, regulatory matters, and internal control frameworks. 

• 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. 

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Law, Business Administration, or a related field. MBA or relevant master’s degree preferred. 

• Professional certifications such as CIA, CPA, CISA, ACCA, or equivalent are required. 

• Minimum of 12–15 years of progressive experience in internal audit, compliance, or risk management, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership capacity—preferably within telecoms, financial services, or other regulated industries. 

• Deep knowledge of Nigerian regulatory environment, including NCC guidelines, CBN regulations, FIRS, anti-corruption laws, and international compliance standards. 

• Strong experience in enterprise risk assessment, fraud prevention, forensic auditing, and governance best practices. 

Leadership Attributes 

• Strategic and critical thinker with deep business insight 

• High ethical standards and proven track record in organizational trust-building 

• Exceptional communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills 

• Ability to lead change and drive enterprise-wide culture shifts 

• Digitally aware, with strong understanding of systems-based controls