Senior Compliance Officer

William Hill PLC; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team as a Senior Compliance Officer, where you'll play a crucial role in ensuring adherence to regulations and industry standards. This position offers the opportunity to shape compliance strategies and provide valuable guidance to senior stakeholders. With a commitment to responsible gambling, you'll help protect customers and the business by identifying risks and implementing effective compliance measures. The company fosters a supportive environment, encouraging personal growth and development while offering a range of benefits that enhance your work-life balance. Experience a fulfilling career in a vibrant location with a forward-thinking organization.

Benefits

Competitive salary and bonus schemes

Hybrid working options

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Discounts at high-street retailers

Industry-leading maternity and paternity leave

Mental health and financial education support

Gym discounts

Comprehensive healthcare options

Pension package and life assurance

Qualifications

• In-depth knowledge of compliance frameworks and effective strategies.
• Ability to evaluate options and drive effective outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Oversee compliance strategies and coordinate risk assessments.
• Provide assurance around key risk areas and customer journeys.
• Record assurance activities with internal reporting and audits.

Skills

Safer Gambling knowledge

AML procedures knowledge

Critical thinking

Effective communication

Logical thinking

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Senior Compliance Officer to join our team. In this role, you'll be responsible for ensuring that the company adheres to all relevant regulations, industry standards, and internal policies.

You'll oversee compliance strategies, coordinate risk assessments, and provide specialised guidance to senior stakeholders on regulatory changes and best practices. If you have a clear understanding of compliance frameworks and implementing effective compliance strategies, we’d love to hear from you.

What you will be doing

• Responsible for providing assurance around our key risk areas and customer journeys
• Identify critical risk areas at the earliest opportunity to ensure we protect our customers and our business
• Evidence that all operational activities have been handled in accordance with process with no potential risk/concerns missed
• Validate fair decision making and risk mitigation, investigate decisions disproportionate to information gathered during operational transaction activities
• Ensure that any process failures identified during reviews, or any errors or gaps identified are followed up with the appropriate channels
• Meticulously record assurance activities with internal reporting and audits, demonstrating that we are meeting our regulatory obligations
• Identify training needs and areas of focus for learning and development, and participate in calibration sessions with Quality Assurance/Training teams
• Provide root cause analysis and corrective actions where core processes/compliance breaches have occurred and ensure feedback is given in a closed loop process

Who we are looking for

• We are committed to responsible gambling, and we are looking for people who can support our ethos. To apply to this post, you will
• In depth knowledge of Safer Gambling and AML procedures
• Ability to apply critical/logical thinking to evaluate options and drive effective outcomes
• Effective communicator with good people skills
• A forward thinking approach in making suggestions and recommendations

What we offer

Our roles offer more than just a job, you’ll become part of our evoke family! We have created an environment where our people can thrive.

Check out some of the fantastic benefits on offer:

• Financial: Competitive salary and bonus schemes
• Hybrid working: Our employees can work from home up to 80% of the time with 20% of office time built in to ensure we get some face-to-face collaborative team time - and the chance for a coffee and a catch-up!
• Holiday entitlement: You’ll be entitled to 25 days holiday, plus 8 bank holidays and an extra day for your birthday
• Perks and discounts: Discounts at a range of high-street retailers
• Family Support: Industry-leading maternity and paternity leave and paid time off if you have caring responsibilities
• Health & wellbeing: Tools and services to help support your well-being, including support with mental health and financial education. You will also have access to gym discounts and our cycle to work scheme
• Healthcare: We prioritise your health and well-being, offering comprehensive healthcare options
• Pension package and life assurance: Safeguarding your financial future and offering peace of mind

evoke in Leeds

Right in the middle of the creative heart of the UK sit both of our Leeds offices. Leeds itself is a buzzy, busy place to work and live. A hub for tech, digital and gaming companies – there’s also five universities right on our doorstep. And away from work, we’re in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales and of course have got a competitive sports scene with Leeds United and Yorkshire Cricket and Rugby just up the road in Headingly.

More about evoke

We’re a business that embraces change and progress. The power behind big name brands William Hill, 888 and Mr Green, evoke is the new name for 888 Holdings. Marking a new sense of purpose, direction and ambition for the business, there couldn’t be a more exciting time to join us as we accelerate our journey to bring even greater delight to our customers with world-class betting and gaming experiences. That’s the future. That’s evoke.

At evoke, you’ll benefit from flexibility and a culture built on trust. We’ll give you the space to be yourself and the tools you need to protect our customers while they play. We’ll invest in your future to help you develop your unique strengths and build a career that’s right for you.

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At evoke, we prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion for the benefit of our company, employees, and communities. We foster a welcoming and safe workplace that values all forms of diversity and provides opportunities for growth.

Sound good? Then you belong at our place! The first step in the recruitment process is kickstarting your application, followed by an initial screening call and an interview stage.

Apply today to kickstart your application with the evoke Family!