Senior Compliance Associate at Apollo Agriculture
About the Role:
As Senior Compliance Associate, AML & Regulatory
Compliance, you will support Apollo’s day-to-day compliance program, with a
focus on AML/CFT, regulatory compliance, policy administration, monitoring, and
training. You will work closely with finance, credit, product, operations ,
people, and external advisors (inc. legal counsel) to help keep key
compliance obligations on track and support Apollo’s responsibilities.
This is a hands-on role for someone with 3–5 years of
experience who is practical, organized, detail-oriented, and willing to roll up
their sleeves.
Responsibilities
- Own
day-to-day compliance coordination and tracking. Maintain compliance
trackers, calendars, registers, and evidence files across key areas such
as AML/CFT, data protection, corporate compliance, policy reviews, declarations,
and regulatory filings.
- Support
core AML and data protection processes. Help maintain practical controls
around AML/CFT, KYC-related compliance support, sanctions/PEP screening
workflows, privacy notices, data subject requests, breach escalation, and
records of processing activities. Escalate complex matters quickly and
keep documentation organized and audit-ready.
- Keep
policies, templates, and procedures up to date. Coordinate periodic
reviews of compliance-related policies, notices, templates, and trackers..
- Partner
with teams on real operational issues. Work closely with Product, Credit,
CX, People, Procurement, and Operations to answer routine compliance
questions, spot risks early, and make sure new processes, vendors,
customer journeys, and communications meet minimum compliance standards
before launch.
- Support
third-party and contract compliance processes. Help coordinate third-party
due diligence, NDAs, data processing agreements, and contract compliance
checks.
- Run
training and awareness activities. Coordinate and support compliance
training across teams and field teams, including AML, data protection,
code of conduct, and related topics. Track completion, maintain records,
and help improve training materials over time.
- Prepare
reporting and escalate issues clearly. Prepare recurring compliance
updates, organize supporting evidence, and escalate incidents, overdue
actions, policy gaps, or potential breaches in a timely way. Support
responses to auditors, and internal stakeholders where needed.
- Collaborate
with regulators and supervisory authorities. Support day-to-day engagement
with regulators, including CBK and equivalent authorities in other
jurisdictions, by helping coordinate submissions, information requests,
follow-ups, and regulatory correspondence.
- Build
with ownership and practicality. This is a roll-up-your-sleeves role.
You’re expected to follow through, stay close to the details, keep things
moving, and improve processes over time rather than just flagging issues
from the sidelines.
- Work
independently as an individual contributor, proactively identifying
compliance risks, advising stakeholders, and driving actions to
resolution. The role requires strong judgement and the ability to
influence and move matters forward across teams while maintaining an
objective compliance perspective
You might be a fit if you:
- Have
3–5 years of experience in compliance, AML, legal, audit, risk, internal
controls, or regulatory operations
- Hold a
degree in Law, Business, Public Administration, or a related field
- Are
highly organized, detail-oriented, and strong on follow-through
- Can
manage multiple workstreams, deadlines, and stakeholders
- Are
comfortable translating policies and regulatory requirements into
practical actions
- Communicate
clearly and work well across functions
- Are
willing to take ownership in a hands-on, fast-moving environment
Added advantage
- Experience
in a regulated environment, fintech, financial services, lending, or audit
- Exposure
to AML/CFT, regulatory reporting, sanctions/PEP screening, compliance
monitoring, or data protection
- Familiarity
with Kenyan compliance requirements
Who we are:
- We
work in cross-functional teams where compliance is expected to be
practical, collaborative, and close to the business. We operate across
multiple countries and are subject to different regulatory frameworks and
supervisory expectations, We value ownership, sound judgment, and people
who help solve problems while maintaining the right controls.
- WecCare
about outcomes, not ego. We hold ourselves and each other to a high bar,
and we all roll up our sleeves to make the work excellent.
- We
move fast, take smart risks, and build with urgency—because our customers’
livelihoods depend on what we deliver.
- We
listen deeply, debate openly, and collaborate across boundaries—because
the best ideas often come from unexpected places.
- We
offer competitive compensation, meaningful ownership, and the chance to
grow on a team that takes your work—and your development—seriously.