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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

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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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