Manager: Compliance Officer and CoSec
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About the Role
CredTech, a subsidiary of MTN Group FinTech, seeks a Manager: Compliance Officer and CoSec to oversee company secretarial, corporate governance, and compliance for its DIFC entity.
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Responsibilities
- Manage company secretarial, corporate governance, compliance coordination, statutory administration, and legal support activities for CredTech’s DIFC entity
- Ensure effective governance practices, accurate statutory records, timely regulatory filings, and disciplined compliance processes
- Act as a trusted governance and compliance partner to the Chief Financial Officer, Managing Director, Board, shareholders, and external advisors
- Coordinate Board and committee governance, maintain corporate records, support DIFC Registrar of Companies filings, and monitor compliance obligations
- Support future fit governance by strengthening digital record management, compliance tracking, regulatory horizon scanning, and data protection coordination
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Corporate Governance, Company Secretarial Practice, Law, Business Administration or a related field
- Chartered Company Secretary Qualification from a recognized professional body
- Minimum 5–7 years’ relevant experience in company secretarial, compliance, governance, legal operations, or corporate administration roles
- Experience supporting a DIFC registered entity or working within the DIFC legal, regulatory, and corporate governance environment
- Strong background in statutory records, Board administration, governance documentation, regulatory filings, compliance tracking, and corporate approvals
- Experience supporting Board and committee governance, shareholder administration, Director induction, declarations, minutes, resolutions, and action tracking
- Experience supporting legal contract review, contract registers, third party governance, SLA tracking, and vendor related compliance obligations
- Experience with international risk, compliance, governance, data protection, and internal control standards
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Company Overview
- CredTech is a 100% owned subsidiary of MTN Group FinTech, aiming to become Africa’s largest digital lending platform.
- The role is based in DIFC, Dubai, and focuses on governance, compliance, and company secretarial duties.
Key Responsibilities
- Managing company secretarial, corporate governance, compliance coordination, statutory administration, and legal support activities for CredTech’s DIFC entity.
- Ensuring effective governance practices, accurate statutory records, timely regulatory filings, and disciplined compliance processes.
- Acting as a trusted governance and compliance partner to executive leadership, Board, shareholders, and external advisors.
- Coordinating Board and committee governance, maintaining corporate records, supporting DIFC Registrar of Companies filings.
- Supporting future fit governance by strengthening digital record management, compliance tracking, regulatory horizon scanning, and data protection coordination.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Corporate Governance, Company Secretarial Practice, Law, Business Administration or a related field.
- Chartered Company Secretary Qualification from a recognized professional body is mandatory.
- Minimum 5–7 years’ relevant experience in company secretarial, compliance, governance, legal operations, or corporate administration roles.
- Experience supporting a DIFC registered entity or working within the DIFC legal, regulatory, and corporate governance environment.
- Strong background in statutory records, Board administration, governance documentation, regulatory filings, compliance tracking, and corporate approvals.
- Experience supporting Board and committee governance, shareholder administration, Director induction, declarations, minutes, resolutions, and action tracking.
- Experience supporting legal contract review, contract registers, third party governance, SLA tracking, and vendor related compliance obligations.
- Experience with international risk, compliance, governance, data protection, and internal control standards.
Preferred Qualifications
- Admitted Attorney, Chartered Company Secretary Certification, or Certified Ethics Officer.
- Master's Degree (MBA).
- Experience in company secretarial work for a multinational, holding company, regulated entity, fintech, financial services, banking, insurance, payments, or technology business.
- Understanding of fintech, digital lending, MFS, payments, e commerce, BankTech, remittance, insurance, data, technology, and platform enabled business models.
- Exposure to emerging markets and experience working across diverse cultures and geographies.
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