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MoniepointData Governance Policy & Controls Specialist
Moniepoint seeks a Data Governance Policy & Controls Specialist to lead enterprise-wide data governance initiatives, policy creation, audit coordination, and control enforcement throughout the Bank. As…
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Moniepoint seeks a Data Governance Policy & Controls Specialist to lead enterprise-wide data governance initiatives, policy creation, audit coordination, and control enforcement throughout the Bank. As an all-in-one digital financial services platform powering businesses across emerging markets since 2019, Moniepoint processes the majority of Nigeria's POS transactions and continues to scale its financial ecosystem through subsidiaries like Moniepoint MFB and TeamApt Ltd. This role focuses on ensuring that organizational data…
Job Description
Moniepoint seeks a Data Governance Policy & Controls Specialist to lead enterprise-wide data governance initiatives, policy creation, audit coordination, and control enforcement throughout the Bank. As an all-in-one digital financial services platform powering businesses across emerging markets since 2019, Moniepoint processes the majority of Nigeria's POS transactions and continues to scale its financial ecosystem through subsidiaries like Moniepoint MFB and TeamApt Ltd.
This role focuses on ensuring that organizational data handling practices strictly follow regulatory obligations, internal guidelines, and the established risk appetite of the Bank. The chosen professional will take ownership of the full policy lifecycle, manage data stewardship programs, coordinate internal and external audits, and design controls to track and test compliance across business units.
Ideal candidates bring significant background in regulatory compliance, risk management, or data governance within a regulated sector. They must possess strong policy-drafting abilities alongside a deep understanding of governance frameworks and modern data architectures. Success in this position means embedding governance into daily workflows, keeping the risk register updated, passing audits smoothly, and cultivating an enterprise-wide data literacy culture.
Responsibilities
- Manage the complete policy lifecycle by drafting, reviewing, implementing, and periodically renewing data governance frameworks, standards, and procedures
- Oversee enterprise-wide implementation of data governance initiatives and monitor compliance with regulations and internal controls
- Coordinate both internal and external audits associated with the Enterprise Data Office
- Operationalize data ownership across business domains through the implementation of an enterprise data stewardship program
- Design and test governance controls, manage the data risk and issue register, and facilitate the remediation of control failures
- Develop and deliver training sessions, onboarding documents, and awareness campaigns to strengthen organizational data literacy
Requirements
- At least five years of professional experience working in data governance, compliance, risk, or policy and controls roles
- Prior work experience within a regulated industry such as financial services, insurance, healthcare, or telecommunications
- Demonstrated ability to write clear, enforceable policy documentation and perform risk assessments or controls testing
- Familiarity with distributed data environments and modern data architectures like Data Mesh, Medallion, and Data Vault 2.0
Qualifications
- Bachelor degree in Information Systems, Business, Law, Data Management, or a related field
- Working familiarity with data regulations such as GDPR and NDPA alongside data governance frameworks including DAMA-DMBOK, COBIT, and DCAM
- Possession of a professional certification such as CDMP, DCAM, DGSP, CIPP, or an equivalent designation
- Prior experience executing change management initiatives, culture-building programs, or training
- Familiarity with governance, risk and compliance tooling, policy management platforms, metadata, data quality, and lineage disciplines
Core Skills
Benefits
- Attractive salary package
- Pension scheme
- Health insurance coverage
- Annual bonus
- Additional employee benefits and a learning-focused work environment
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