Job Summary

Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Industry: Fintech

About the Company
The Company is a payments infrastructure business operating across Africa, China, the UK, helping businesses accept and manage payments as they grow into new markets.

The Role
We're looking for a Compliance Specialist to help keep the business on the right side of regulation. You'll support the day-to-day running of the compliance function — monitoring for risk, reviewing merchants, and making sure AML processes are followed properly, not just on paper.
This is a hands-on role for someone who's comfortable digging into detail, asking questions, and flagging issues before they become problems.

What You'll Do
● Keep track of regulatory requirements and help the business stay compliant across its markets
● Support licensing, permits, and registrations as the company expands into new jurisdictions
● Review processes for gaps or risks and escalate findings where needed
● Carry out KYC/KYB checks, due diligence, and risk assessments during merchant onboarding
● Monitor transactions and investigate suspicious activity in line with AML procedures
● Conduct Enhanced Due Diligence on high-risk merchants and customers
● Help prepare compliance and regulatory reports
● Support AML and compliance training across the team
● Track and document misconduct, non-compliance, and policy breaches, escalating where necessary
● Help build a genuine culture of compliance and accountability, not just a checkbox exercise
● Work closely with Legal, Risk, Operations, Product, and Finance to solve compliance problems as they come up
● Stay current on regulatory developments and share what matters with the team

What You'll Bring
● A degree in Law, Business, Finance, Economics, Accounting, or similar
● 3–5 years in compliance, AML, regulatory affairs, or risk — ideally in fintech, payments, or banking
● Real, practical experience with KYC/KYB, CDD/EDD, and transaction monitoring
● Solid grasp of Nigerian regulatory requirements — CBN guidelines, NFIU/EFCC, NDPA
● Familiarity with sanctions screening, STRs, CTRs, and general regulatory reporting
● Sharp attention to detail and strong documentation habits
● Ability to spot, investigate, and escalate potential breaches or suspicious activity, not just flag them
● Confidence communicating with regulators, auditors, and internal teams
● Comfortable working across Legal, Risk, Operations, Finance, and Product to get things resolved
● Good judgment, discretion, and a genuinely proactive streak
● CCEP certification or membership of a body like NBA, ICAN, or CIBN is a plus, not a requirement

Benefits and Opportunities you stand to gain
1. Competitive salary
2. Leave bonus
3. Guaranteed health insurance
4. Pension
5. 13th month

If this sounds like your kind of work, we'd love to hear from you. Please contact us on this email osasugbo01@gmail.com.