Danai Ngangira

Danai Ngangira is a financial services senior manager with a diverse background in boutique institutions and large retail banks, with extensive expertise in Compliance Monitoring, Internal Audit, Operational & Regulatory Change, Data, People, and Project Management, and Risk Operations & Oversight.

Danai has a proven track record of leadership roles, including serving as Group Compliance Oversight for an international VC/PE fund, Chief Compliance Officer & MLRO for international asset managers and deliverable FX brokerages, and Compliance Manager, DPO, and MLRO for various financial institutions.

With 12+ years of experience in project management and 10+ years in people management within the financial sector, Danai is a qualified Prince2 practitioner well-versed in managing the entire project life-cycle. They also possess in-depth knowledge of ISO 27001, GDPR requirements, and have served as a Data Protection Officer.

Danai's skill set also includes developing risk-based compliance documents, such as complaints policy, ABC policy, risk register, and AML/CTF policy. They are experienced in devising and refining onboarding, transaction monitoring, KYC, and KYB processes, and have interacted with regulators from various countries, including the UK, Ireland, Germany, Greece, and Spain.

Education-wise, Danai pursued a Bachelor's degree at The University of Salford and holds a Bachelor of Science in Criminology and Psychology from the same institution. They have been associated with organizations like Entrepreneur First in roles involving compliance management and regulatory oversight.