Regulatory Intelligence & Compliance Associate

Responsibilities:

Regulatory Research & Intelligence

• Track and analyze laws, regulations, guidelines, and enforcement trends in AML/CFT/CPF, fraud prevention, and financial services.
• Translate complex regulatory updates into clear, actionable insights for internal teams and customers.
• Contribute to the organization\'s Regulatory Intelligence Hub as a key knowledge resource.

Compliance Content & Thought Leadership

• Draft high-quality compliance content: policies, procedures, briefing notes, advisories, and whitepapers.
• Produce articles and thought leadership pieces for the organization’s newsletters, events, and industry platforms.
• Collaborate with the marketing team to develop content for external engagements (e.g., webinars, podcasts, conferences).

Customer Engagement & Product Optimisation

• Engage directly with customers to understand their compliance use cases and operational pain points.
• Work with the product and customer success teams to optimise onboarding workflows, transaction monitoring rules, and reporting templates.
• Ensure customer feedback informs product improvements.

Representation & Industry Engagement

• Represent the organization at domestic and international compliance events, roundtables, and conferences.
• Build relationships with regulators, financial institutions, and industry associations.
• Support community initiatives such as the annual State of AML Report and organization-led AML Bootcamps. 

Qualifications: 

• LL.B degree (minimum of Second-Class Upper) and BL qualification.
• 1–2 years’ post-NYSC experience at a Tier 1 law firm in Nigeria, preferably in regulatory, finance, banking, or compliance-related practice areas.
• Strong understanding (or demonstrable interest) in AML/CFT regulations, fraud prevention, and financial sector compliance.
• Must have completed NYSC.

Must have skills

• Excellent legal research and writing skills — ability to distil complex regulations into clear insights.
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• comfortable engaging with senior stakeholders and representing the organization externally.
• Proactive, detail-oriented, and able to thrive in a fast-paced startup environment.
• Willingness to travel internationally to represent the organization at conferences, workshops, and customer engagements.

Location: Lagos 

How to Apply: Interested and qualified candidates should apply using the Employer's Link. 

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