Regulatory Intelligence & Compliance Associate at The People Practice

Our client, a leading all-in-one fraud and compliance platform for financial institutions and fintech, is looking to hire a Regulatory Intelligence & Compliance Associate to join their growing team. This role is designed for a lawyer with Tier 1 law firm experience who wants to transition into the fast-paced world of regulatory technology and compliance innovation. The ideal candidate will combine their legal expertise with regulatory research, customer engagement, product optimization, and thought leadership to help the organization and their customers stay ahead of regulatory expectations.

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.