Group Head of Ethics

Company Description

About Entain

There's nothing like a career at Entain. We're a leading, global sports betting and gaming company and we're upping the excitement and increasing player safety. We're a FTSE company with iconic brands including Ladbrokes, Coral, BetMGM, Eurobet and bwin, and we have an energy that drives us to perform at the height of our potential. Whether you're an engineer, marketer or retail specialist, a career here is a complete game changer.

Job Description

This is a hybrid working role. As Group Head of Ethics & Compliance, you will be responsible for the further development of our Global Ethics and Compliance programs. There will be particular focus on the core areas of anti-bribery and corruption efforts, conflicts of interest issues, and education and training efforts on these and other ethics-related matters.

Reporting to the Deputy General Counsel, you will be part of our Governance team. You will influence the strategic direction of the business and assist with setting the risk appetite. You will establish the necessary governance, policies, and standards to ensure that risk and compliance matters are managed in a robust and agile manner.

This role offers the opportunity to be an integral part of our broader legal function and the chance to make a meaningful difference to compliance practices across the company.

You Will:

• Set the global ethics agenda, overseeing local implementation of global policies, overseeing monitoring, helping to manage compliance committees, ensuring period record-keeping and dashboards to track success and effectiveness of efforts.
• Continue to develop, improve, and monitor an effective ethics and compliance system across the organisation.
• Drive a culture of ethics and compliance across the business.
• Develop and support a strong team to support current and future business needs.

Identify, assess, and communicate affiliate risks, including compliance, through maintaining the affiliate risk register and action plan.

Provide guidance to and partner with business stakeholders on local compliance risk assessments and risk management.

Lead on anti-corruption prevention and mitigation, procurement compliance, including conflict of interest mitigation, anti-trust compliance, and ethics efforts.

Develop and implement transactional testing, invoice testing and vendor work scope to ensure authenticity and propriety.

Cascade, adopt and deliver regular compliance training.

Ensure regular compliance updates to the Group Deputy General Counsel and relevant Committees.

Ensure audit readiness (e.g., proper record keeping of meeting minutes, decision points, training records etc.).

Interact with regulators and government agencies in relation to the ethics and compliance program.

Where needed, provide subject matter expertise in support of internal investigations such as fraud, corruption and code of conduct breaches.

Qualifications

You Have:

• Minimum of 10 years' experience with responsibility for ensuring compliance with laws.
• Proven track record of leading and building a culture of compliance in a highly regulated, international environment.
• Experience across governance, ethics and compliance with a strong focus on anti-corruption and other criminal offences.
  
  

Benefits

Additional Information

At Entain, We Know That Signing Top Players Requires a Great Starting Package, And Plenty Of Support To Inspire You. Join Us, And a Great Compensation Package Is Just The Beginning. You Can Expect To Receive Benefits Like:

• A regular bonus and great pension.
• Hybrid working
• 25 days annual leave and all Bankholidays.

Extra paid leave, including wellbeing and development days.

Life assurance and Income Protection.

Private healthcare and wellbeing support.

A stake in our success through our ShareSave scheme.

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Equal Opportunities.

If you need any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us and we'll support you.

We're committed to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and able to be themselves.

We're an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from everyone and we do not discriminate based on age, disability, gender or gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marriage/civil partnership, or any other basis.

We comply with all applicable recruitment regulations and employment laws in the jurisdictions where we operate, ensuring ethical and compliant hiring practices globally.