Avant Tech

Risk & Compliance Executive

Avant Tech

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Peachtree City • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 NGN 300,000 - NGN 450,000 per month

Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

About the role

  • Ensure compliance with applicable local and international regulations, including the Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDPA) and relevant U.S. regulatory requirements.
  • Identify, assess, document, and monitor operational, regulatory, reputational, and compliance risks across all business lines.
  • Develop, maintain, and update risk registers, compliance frameworks, policies, and SOPs.
  • Ensure accuracy, defensibility, and compliance in processes.
  • Lead or support incident response and remediation, including investigations, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and regulatory reporting where required.
  • Promote an ethical culture, advising leadership on compliance obligations and managing requests that may expose the business to regulatory or reputational risk.
  • Track and ensure timely renewal of licenses, permits, business registrations, insurance policies, and statutory filings.
  • Conduct periodic internal audits and compliance reviews, identifying gaps and recommending process improvements.
  • Prepare management and executive reports on compliance status, key risks, incidents, and remediation progress.
  • Support client audits, regulatory inspections, and third-party due diligence processes.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Law, Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Risk Management, or a related field.
  • 4–7 years of experience in risk management, compliance, internal audit, or governance, preferably within staffing, HR services, verification, fintech, or regulated environments.
  • Strong working knowledge of NDPA and data protection principles.
  • Experience managing cross-border compliance (Nigeria and/or U.S. preferred).
  • Familiarity with risk assessment frameworks, audit processes, and compliance reporting.
  • Strong analytical, documentation, and communication skills.
  • High ethical standards and sound professional judgment.
  • Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
Benefits
  • HMO
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Hard skills
risk managementcomplianceinternal auditgovernancerisk assessment frameworksaudit processescompliance reportingdata protection principlesincident responseroot cause analysis
Soft skills
analytical skillsdocumentation skillscommunication skillsethical standardsprofessional judgmentindependenceprioritization
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in LawBachelor’s degree in AccountingBachelor’s degree in FinanceBachelor’s degree in Business AdministrationBachelor’s degree in Risk Management