Ayodeji Jolaoso

Compliance Analyst bridging financial crime litigation, compliance operations, and data analytics. At SimmonsCooper Partners, litigated AML enforcement matters and represented financial institutions in regulatory breach proceedings — building deep firsthand insight into how compliance failures are investigated, prosecuted, and resolved. At ING Bank, applied that legal grounding operationally: conducting KYC/CDD reviews, remediating documentation gaps, and improving compliance workflows across MiFID II, Wwft, and EMIR.

Augmented by hands-on data analytics capability (Power BI, SQL, Python) deployed directly in compliance dashboarding, risk segmentation, and exception reporting. ACAMS-certified CKYCA with CAMS in progress.

Compliance Analytics & Portfolio Development - AFJ Compliance & Trade Intelligence - Netherlands → Nigeria

(2023-06 - 2026-06)

Self-Directed Upskilling & Applied Compliance Analytics

• Completed Diploma in Data Analytics (Le Wagon, Amsterdam) and ACAMS CKYCA certification while building a portfolio of AML/KYC compliance analytics projects using Power BI, SQL, Excel and Python.
• Maintained a full-time operational role in a regulated logistics environment in parallel, sustained income stability during a structured career transition into compliance analytics.

Compliance Project Consultant (Interim) - ING Bank N.V. - Amsterdam, Netherlands

(2022-12 - 2023-05)

Financial Markets Division — MiFID II, Wwft & EMIR Compliance

• Conducted KYC/CDD reviews and documentation quality assessments for 100+ counterparties against Wwft, FATF, and MiFID II/EMIR; assessed onboarding documentation, counterparty classifications, and LEI validations.
• Improved compliance process efficiency by 15% through KYC/CDD workflow redesign and standardisation of onboarding documentation across client categories.
• Increased remediation throughput by 20% by identifying bottlenecks across five process areas and introducing structured closure disciplines and exception-tracking protocols.
• Produced compliance status reports synthesising document review outcomes into prioritised remediation action lists for management and regulatory stakeholders.

Senior Associate - SimmonsCooper Partners - Lagos, Nigeria

(2011-06 - 2022-09)

Corporate & Financial Services — AML, M&A & Regulatory Advisory

• Led AML and legal due diligence for a USD 15M private equity investment, identifying regulatory and financial crime risk exposures across complex multi-jurisdictional transaction documentation.
• Represented two financial institutions in AML investigations, managing regulatory correspondence, evidence documentation, and risk narratives for enforcement proceedings.
• Conducted CDD and legal risk assessments for M&A, real estate, and cross-border transactions; identified financial crime red flags and advised on mitigation structures.
• Advised clients on Nigerian AML/CFT obligations under MLPPA, EFCC Act, and CBN directives, providing cross-border compliance guidance for EU/Nigeria counterparty transactions.

Diploma - Data Analytics - Le Wagon, Amsterdam (2024-11)

Barrister-at-Law - Nigerian Law School, Abuja (2009)

Bachelor of Laws - Law - University of Lagos, Nigeria (2008)