The Business Compliance Advisory Officer provides expert regulatory and compliance advisory support across all PalmPay Nigeria business units. The role ensures products, services, agent activities, merchant acquiring processes, and operating models comply with applicable regulations. Acting as a bridge between business teams and Compliance, the role embeds compliance-by-design, prevents regulatory breaches, and strengthens PalmPay Nigeria's compliance posture.
Key Responsibilities
* Provide timely and accurate compliance advisory to business units on applicable regulatory frameworks.
* Review new business initiatives, products, PRDs, system changes, and feature updates to ensure compliance prior to rollout.
* Interpret regulatory circulars, guidelines, and supervisory notices, providing impact assessments and actionable recommendations.
* Advise business teams on audit readiness, compliance reviews, and regulatory examinations.
* Support compliance gap assessments by interpreting regulatory obligations and advising on remediation approaches.
* Ensure operational teams clearly understand and effectively execute regulatory requirements.
Requirements & Core Competencies
* Bachelor's degree in Law, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, Finance, or a related discipline.
* Minimum of 7 years' experience in financial services compliance, preferably within PSPs or fintechs.
* Professional certifications (e.g., CAMS, ICA) are an added advantage.
* Strong knowledge of Nigeria's financial regulatory environment and CBN guidelines.
* Proven experience reviewing products, conducting compliance risk assessments, and advising senior stakeholders.
* Strong analytical, advisory, and product risk evaluation capabilities.
* Ability to translate regulatory requirements into practical business actions.
* Excellent communication, critical thinking, and professional influencing skills.
* High integrity, independence, attention to detail, and sound judgment.
* Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, high-volume digital financial environment.
* Proactive approach to problem-solving, issue identification, and escalation.