Software Development Team Lead - Regulatory Data

bet365; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

bet365 is seeking a Regulatory Data Team Leader to guide a cross-functional team in delivering regulatory reporting software. The role focuses on compliance-driven data engineering, cloud-first architectures, and high-throughput batch reporting with SOAP/REST integrations.

You will drive governance, collaboration with Finance and Compliance, and the adoption of AI tools to improve workflows in a fast-paced gambling tech environment.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with GCP and BigQuery across cloud architectures.
• Experience applying AI tools to optimize workflows and projects.
• Proven ability to lead a geographically distributed software delivery team.
• Experience in regulatory or commercial gambling environments is valuable.
• Commercial database development with SQL Server/T-SQL and BigQuery knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Lead a cross-functional data engineering team to deliver regulatory reporting software solutions.
• Oversee high-throughput, database-centric distributed applications and integrate with SOAP/REST APIs.
• Ensure governance and design standards meet regulatory reporting requirements.
• Collaborate with Finance and Compliance to prioritize work and manage dependencies.
• Mentor and coach team members, drive AI adoption to enhance workflows.
• Provide status updates and escalate risks to ensure on-time delivery.

Skills

GCP & BigQuery

AI tools in projects

Distributed team leadership

Cloud architecture

Regulatory/gambling domain

Database development (SQL Server/T-SQL

Tools

SQL Server 2014+

T-SQL

BigQuery

GoogleSQL

Job description

At bet365, we're one of the world's leading online gambling companies, revolutionising the industry since 2000. Founded by Denise Coates CBE, we now employ over 9,000 people and serve over 100 million customers in 27 languages. Our focus on In-Play betting has solidified our market-leading position, offering an unmatched experience across 96 sports and 700,000 streaming events. With over 750 concurrent sporting fixtures at peak and more live sports streamed than anyone else in Europe, we handle over 6 billion HTTP requests daily and process more than 2 million bets per hour at peak.

We empower our employees to push boundaries and explore new ideas, cultivating a culture that celebrates and rewards creativity. This offers employees a wealth of opportunities for growth, giving them the opportunity to make a real impact in the world of online gambling. As a forward-thinking company, we’re breaking new ground in software innovation too, redefining what’s possible for our customers worldwide.

Job Description

As a Regulatory Data Team Leader, you will lead a cross-functional team in the delivery of regulatory reporting software solutions.

The Data Engineering department is responsible for writing software and reporting systems to communicate jurisdiction-specific information to international regulators. They are developed to high standards, tuned for performance and reliability with low tolerances for error.

We're using an architecture that includes high-throughput, database-centric distributed applications, that supports batch reporting, integrates with SOAP and REST APIs, and features Windows and web services, as well as web applications.

You will be responsible for ensuring the team's output meets stringent regulatory reporting requirements while upholding high standards of technical design.

This role is eligible for inclusion in the Company’s hybrid working policy.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with GCP and BigQuery, demonstrating a deep understanding of cloud architecture.
• Experience working with various AI tools to enhance workflows and processes, demonstrating a practical application of AI in projects.
• Experience of leading a geographically distributed software delivery team.
• Highly organised and adaptable; adept at prioritisation, delivery, and driving efficiency in a high-throughput and fast-paced environment.
• Maintain a positive outlook whilst adapting to rapidly changing requirements.
• Experience of driving collaboration across key stakeholders to ensure requirements are clarified, solution designs are produced and implemented within the required timeframes.
• Start up mindset with excellent communication and interpersonal skills that inspire and motivate teams.
• Experience in the design and implementation of software solutions within a cloud architecture would be advantageous.
• Experience of working within a regulatory or commercial gambling environment.
• Commercial database development experience coupled with optimisation skills, using SQL Server 2014 or later, T-SQL, or BigQuery and GoogleSQL.

Additional Information

• Managing team performance; providing mentoring and coaching and supporting development goals.
• Supporting the technical lead and the team in adopting AI solutions to enhance workflows and reporting capabilities.
• Ensuring governance is in place so that the output of the team meets regulatory reporting requirements whilst adhering to best design practices.
• Owning the delivery of reporting solutions to meet regulatory requirements.
• Collaborating with the Finance and Compliance departments and other stakeholders as necessary to prioritise the delivery of work.
• Overseeing risks, issues, and external team dependencies through to completion.
• Identifying and implementing improvements to working practices, processes, and deliverables to support the efficient delivery of high-quality software.
• Encouraging a collaborative, respectful, and supportive working environment.
• Providing management with status updates of team deliveries and activities, and escalating issues that risk the timely delivery of project milestones.
• Gaining an understanding of the existing regulatory reporting systems; both the regulatory requirements and the interpretations which have been implemented.

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