AVP Compliance

About the job

About Client:

Client is a leading financial app available on both Android and iOS platforms. They have garnered over 8 million downloads, maintaining a high user satisfaction level with 4+ star ratings and approximately 80,000 user reviews across both app stores. We specialize in offering personal loans to salaried customers. We are focused on delivering a unified, personalized financial experience across multiple product categories, with a strong emphasis on credit and collections.

We are one of the fastest consumer lender to attain profitability while adopting a customer first approach to providing financial freedom to a large underpenetrated low and medium risk salaried segment. We are backed by Xponentia Capital and Unleash Capital as our investors. Recently India Rating has assigned the company a rating BBB with stable outlook, making us one of the few fintech companies in the unsecured lending space to receive a BBB rating as our initial rating from one of the Top 4 credit rating agencies.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Regulatory Compliance

• Ensure full compliance with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) guidelines applicable to NBFCs, including Master Directions, Fair Practices Code, KYC/AML, and Outsourcing Guidelines
• Ensure compliance with Digital Lending Guidelines, particularly in relation to Lending Service Providers (LSPs), including vetting and finalizing agreements.
• Track and interpret regulatory developments; assess their impact on business operations and ensure timely implementation.

2. Policy & Framework Development

• Develop, review, and update internal compliance policies, SOPs, and manuals in alignment with evolving regulations
• Advise senior management on regulatory expectations during product design, new business initiatives, and partnerships.

3. Monitoring

• Conduct regular compliance reviews and audits of business and operational functions
• Implement compliance testing and monitoring programs to identify and mitigate noncompliance risks.

4. Training & Culture

• Drive organization-wide awareness and training programs on compliance risk
• Foster a compliance-first culture across all teams.

5. Coordination & Governance

• Coordinate with internal audit, finance, operations, and technology teams to ensure seamless regulatory adherence
• Serve as the primary point of contact with RBI, FIU-IND, and statutory auditors on compliance matters

Ideal Candidate Attributes:

• Strong understanding of RBI regulations specific to NBFCs (knowledge of IRDAI regulations is a plus).
• Proven experience in a compliance-focused role within an NBFC or legal advisory firm