Chief Risk Officer at ISN Medical

ISN Medical is the leading supplier of Medical Diagnostic Products and Services in Nigeria. Our mission is to give healthcare practitioners and patients peace of mind through innovative medical diagnostic solutions.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Chief Risk Officer

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full Time

About the Job

• We are seeking a seasoned and strategic Chief Risk Officer to lead the design and execution of a robust enterprise-wide risk management framework across our operations.
• This role will ensure strong governance, regulatory compliance, and operational resilience, while proactively identifying and mitigating risks that could impact business continuity, financial performance, and strategic growth.
• The CRO will work closely with executive leadership to embed a culture of risk awareness and safeguard organizational value.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of a comprehensive enterprise risk management (ERM) framework.
• Establish risk policies, control systems, and performance metrics to monitor exposure.
• Provide strategic risk insights to support executive decision-making.
• Ensure full compliance with applicable legal, regulatory, quality, safety, and environmental standards.
• Oversee internal and external audit processes and drive execution of audit plans.
• Deliver timely and accurate risk and compliance reports to leadership.
• Develop and maintain business continuity and disaster recovery frameworks across critical functions.
• Strengthen internal controls to minimise operational disruptions and losses.
• Embed risk management practices across business units.
• Manage risk exposure across strategic partnerships and contractual relationships.
• Drive high levels of SLA adherence and accountability.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to align risk management with business objectives.
• Promote sustainability and responsible business practices.
• Identify and implement initiatives to reduce operational losses and inefficiencies.
• Support cost optimisation through improved resource and facilities management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant discipline (Risk Management, Law, Finance, Engineering, Business Administration or related field). Minimum of Second Class Upper (2:1) for Bachelor’s degree holders or Upper Credit for HND holders is required.
• Relevant professional certifications such as CRISC, CISA, CISM, ISO 31000, NEBOSH, IRCA, or equivalent are an added advantage.
• Minimum of 10–15 years’ experience in risk management, compliance, internal audit, or governance roles.
• Proven experience operating at a senior or executive leadership level.
• Strong knowledge of regulatory frameworks, quality systems, and enterprise risk practices.
• Demonstrated ability to design and implement control systems and risk frameworks.

Must have skills:

• Talent Acquisition and Retention
• Integrity and Ethics
• Results Orientation
• Analytical
• Initiative and Proactivity
• Effective Communication
• Leadership
• Executive communication and stakeholder engagement.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online