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Omolola Akinniyi

Compliance Officer
Berlin

Summary

Multi-jurisdictional experienced compliance officer with over 6 years of proven track records in consulting for companies on buidling effective compliance, data protection, and risk management policies. Adept at identifying vulnerabilities and creating remedial actions. Collaborative and team-oriented with excellent communication skills. Ability to prioritize and balance competing, time-urgent demands effectively.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
5
5
Certifications
4
4
Languages

Work History

Compliance Officer (Contract Employee)

Hyserve GmbH
Munich, Germany
10.2023 - 03.2024

Offers products and services for environmental quality control, hygiene monitoring and microbiological test procedures.

  • Responded to regulatory compliance-related queries, and achieved a 30% reduction in the project's risk incidents.
  • Drafted, reviewed contracts and agreements to ensure compliance with CSRD, WHG, LkSG,GDPR, EU-OSHA, and other applicable laws, mitigating legal risks.
  • Successfully resolved two complex cases of regulatory and operational problems (related to 02C and P2P), operating autonomously with less than 10% oversight.
  • Collaborated with other team like sales, operation, management, marketing to initiate audit processes and compliance checklists for ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 compliance standards.
  • Used technical writing skills to carefully prepare data privacy policies and documents like S.O.P, manuals, disclaimers
  • Documented data privacy, systemic compliance problems and inappropriate business practices for official reporting.

Project Manager

Luiss University
Rome, Italy
10.2021 - 10.2022
  • Managed international student contracts and projects from ideation to implementation, successfully overseeing over 10 projects and ensuring a 80% completion rate meeting targeted deadlines.
  • Efficiently handled communications between stakeholders, and the university via phone calls, emails, and online meetings, achieving a 98% satisfaction rate in stakeholder feedback.
  • Demonstrated advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office and project management tools, resulting in a 30% enhancement in project reporting, and record keeping efficiency.

Legal Associate

Ecoo Solicitors
Nigeria
08.2019 - 02.2021

- Handled risk assessments and legal research on compliance, and data privacy issues

- Conducted Legal review and data protection advisory for various clients in Nigeria

- Represented clients in litigation cases according to current regulations.

Compliance Officer

Borismatic Company Ltd
Lagos, Nigeria
12.2016 - 02.2019

Offers consulting services to energy, transport and building companies

  • Identified potential areas of business and data privacy compliance vulnerability and risk, developed and implemented corrective action plans that improved compliance and data privacy standards by 40%.
  • Launched and implemented the "We Work with Ethics" program, providing comprehensive training to over 15 employees, resulting in a 50% increase in ethical compliance for the company.
  • Built a five-person Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) team to implement due diligence policies, OCHA, KYC, and feedback review systems, improving due diligence and overall compliance processes.
  • Effectively managed relationships with stakeholders, particularly in outsourcing, vendor management, data protection, and risk management, reducing vendor-related risks by 35%.
  • Prepared professional business correspondence to initiate or resolve regulatory actions and keep businesses informed.
  • Compiled risk-related data from direct inspections and tests, creating reports outlining findings and sharing recommendations.

Education

Master of Science - Law, Digital Innovation and Sustainability

Luiss University
09.2020 - 07.2022

Call to Bar Certificate -

Law School
11.2015 - 11.2016

LL.B - Law

Obafemi Awolowo University
09.2009 - 04.2014

Skills

Regulatory Compliance

Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety

Analytical , Critical Thinking, Organization

Interpersonal (Active listening, verbal and written communication)

Problem Solving

Record Keeping

IT Support ie MS Office, Project Dashboards,Google suites, Connecteam, Hubspot, Slack, Connect Zendesk, JIRA, Click Up, Mondaycom, Asana, Zapier, Trello

Certification

ISO 37301: Compliance Management System: Alison

Timeline

Compliance Officer (Contract Employee)

Hyserve GmbH
10.2023 - 03.2024

ISO 37301: Compliance Management System: Alison

08-2023

IBM Data Privacy for Information Architecture: Coursera

03-2023

Introduction to Corporate Sustainability, Social Innovation and Ethics: Edx

10-2022

Project Manager

Luiss University
10.2021 - 10.2022

Master of Science - Law, Digital Innovation and Sustainability

Luiss University
09.2020 - 07.2022

ImperialBusinessX Learn Six Sigma White: Management, and Strategy Institute, Downin Way PA, USA

04-2020

Project Management Essentials : Management, and Strategy Institute, Downin Way PA, USA

04-2020

Legal Associate

Ecoo Solicitors
08.2019 - 02.2021

Compliance Officer

Borismatic Company Ltd
12.2016 - 02.2019

Call to Bar Certificate -

Law School
11.2015 - 11.2016

LL.B - Law

Obafemi Awolowo University
09.2009 - 04.2014
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