Group Head of Ethics

Entain Italia; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Regular bonus

Pension

25 days annual leave

Bank holidays

Life assurance

Income protection

Private healthcare

ShareSave scheme

Job summary

Entain is seeking a Group Head of Ethics & Compliance to advance global ethics and compliance programs, focusing on anti-bribery, conflicts of interest, and training. Reporting to the Deputy General Counsel, you will shape governance, policies, and risk management across the group.

You will lead a strong team, oversee affiliate risk, coordinate with regulators, and drive a culture of integrity. The role offers a hybrid work model and a comprehensive package including bonus, pension, private

Qualifications

• Responsible for ensuring compliance with laws across international operations.
• Lead and cultivate a culture of compliance in a highly regulated environment.
• Experience across governance, ethics and compliance with focus on anti-corruption.

Responsibilities

• Set the global ethics agenda and implement policies and monitoring.
• Develop and monitor an effective ethics and compliance system across the organisation.
• Drive a culture of ethics and compliance and support business needs with a strong team.
• Identify, assess, and communicate affiliate risks, including compliance risk.
• Lead anti-corruption prevention, procurement compliance, and conflicts of interest mitigation.
• Cascade and deliver regular compliance training and keep records up to date.
• Interact with regulators and support internal investigations when needed.

Skills

Ethics & Compliance

Governance

Anti-corruption

Job description

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 workingrole. 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.

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.
• 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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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.