Senior Compliance Advisor — Regulatory Risk & Controls

Nedbank; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Nedbank seeks a Senior Specialist: Compliance to provide advanced technical expertise within Shared Services compliance. You will advise businesses on regulatory frameworks, support risk assessments, and manage incidents while mentoring junior staff.

The role strengthens Nedbank’s compliance posture, translating policies into operational outcomes and engaging stakeholders across risk, legal, and operations teams.

Qualifications

• 7+ years’ experience in compliance, risk, audit, or legal roles in banking or financial services.
• Strong technical understanding of relevant regulations (e.g. FAIS, Banks Act, POPIA) and compliance-related certifications.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert compliance guidance to business teams on policies, frameworks, processes, and procedures.
• Conduct targeted compliance reviews in high-risk areas and document findings.
• Assist investigations of incidents, breaches, and complaints; gather evidence and recommend remediation.
• Engage with risk, legal, and operations teams to ensure alignment in compliance delivery.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Risk assessment

Monitoring & testing

Incident management

Policy application

Education

Law degree

Finance/Business degree

Job description

Nedbank seeks a Senior Specialist: Compliance to provide advanced technical expertise within Shared Services compliance. You will advise businesses on regulatory frameworks, support risk assessments, and manage incidents while mentoring junior staff.

The role strengthens Nedbank’s compliance posture, translating policies into operational outcomes and engaging stakeholders across risk, legal, and operations teams.