Senior Manager- Regulatory Compliance

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Equity Bank Kenya Limited, is a financial services provider headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. It is licensed as a commercial bank, by the Central Bank of Kenya, the central bank and national banking regulator.

JOB SUMMARY

Key Accountabilities: Oversee implementation and alignment of the Regulatory Compliance and Conduct Programmes with regulatory expectations, internal frameworks, and Group standards.Support the translation of Regulatory Compliance and Conduct frameworks into consistent application across business units.Monitor and report current and proposed changes to legislative and regulatory environment that affect the Bank’s operations or strategic plans and conduct impact/gap assessments in conjunction with the appropriate areas of business.Provide technical interpretation of regulatory requirements, review and challenge regulatory change impact assessments and implementation approaches.Oversee the integrity, completeness, and effectiveness of the Regulatory Obligations Register, ensuring appropriate mapping of controls to objectives, in liaison with respective businesses/functions.Review and escalate material compliance breaches, policy exceptions, and risk tolerance breaches.Review and validate responses to regulatory requests, inspections, and submissions, while ensuring significant regulatory matters and sensitivities are escalated accordingly.Support coordination of the Bank’s Government and Regulatory Relationships strategy, strengthen regulatory relationships and regulatory intelligence.Produce timely and high-quality compliance dashboards, MI, and reporting outputs, ensuring highlights of material risks, insights and trends.Adopt and effectively use technology, including the Compliance Modules in GRC system to enhance the control environment and improve Compliance dashboards and reporting.Ensure consistency in methodologies, documentation, and outputs across the team.Develop and support the delivery of training on Regulatory and Conduct topics, to enhance Compliance and Conduct capability and culture.Act as a key point of contact for cross-functional Compliance and Conduct coordination.Support alignment between compliance, risk, and business units Qualifications Education and Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in law, business, or a related field.Professional certifications such as Certified Compliance & Ethics Professional (CCEP), ACAMs or equivalent.8–12 years’ experience in regulatory compliance, risk, or internal audit in the financial services industryStrong background in compliance monitoring, regulatory advisory, and risk oversightExperience operating within a highly regulated financial environmentFamiliarity with CBK, FATF, Basel, and international best practices Key Competencies and SkillsStrong expertise in regulatory compliance frameworks and financial services regulationAbility to apply independent judgement and provide effective second-line challengeStrong analytical capability to identify thematic and systemic risksLeadership capability with focus on oversight, not executionStrong stakeholder management and escalation disciplineHigh standards of documentation, governance, and control integrity

REQUIRED SKILLS

Risk analysis, Fraud risk assessment and management, Compliance, Regulations

REQUIRED EDUCATION

Bachelor's degree