Compliance29 Mar 2026·9 min read
NDPR readiness for AI hiring: a checklist
Eleven concrete items every African recruiting team should have in place before deploying AI in the hiring funnel.
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Oluwaseun Bello
Compliance Lead
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AI in hiring is not exempt from NDPR. If anything, automated decisioning raises the bar. This is the working checklist we use with customers before they roll out wider.
The eleven
- Documented lawful basis for processing
- Candidate notice with AI usage disclosed
- Configurable retention windows by data type
- Access controls aligned to role
- Recruiter override workflow with audit log
- Incident response runbook
- Sub-processor list maintained and reviewed
- Deletion-on-request workflow tested end-to-end
- Bias and fairness review for each role family
- Annual policy review with sign-off
- Internal training records for users