Senior Director - US Marketing Compliance

Hard Rock Digital; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid/remote work environment

Job summary

Hard Rock Digital is building a premier online sportsbook and iGaming business in the United States. This regulatory lawyer will sit alongside marketing teams to strengthen the marketing compliance function while enabling bold campaigns across jurisdictions.

You will lead a second line of defense, advise on regulatory updates, train teams, and shape policies for platforms and promotions. A JD with 8+ years gaming marketing experience is essential.

Hybrid/remote work options are available.

Qualifications

• Requires JD (or foreign equivalent) and 8+ years of marketing compliance experience.
• Experience in US online sports betting and iGaming markets.
• Strong knowledge of marketing regulations, sweepstakes and raffles laws, and responsible gaming laws.
• Ability to translate complex legal concepts for non-lawyers and build stakeholder relationships.
• Experience with marketing platforms for communications, bonus orchestration, segmentation, tracking, and affiliate monitoring would be ideal.

Responsibilities

• Build out the second line of defence for marketing compliance to support marketing teams.
• Partner with marketing on campaigns and promotions to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Develop and implement first line of defence policies and procedures for marketing compliance.
• Create and deliver marketing compliance training for teams.
• Advise on regulatory updates impacting marketing activities.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory filings and approvals.
• Review marketing platforms for regulatory suitability and configuration.
• Support and develop the marketing compliance team.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder communication

Team leadership

Legal research

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Job description

What are we building?

Hard Rock Digital is a team focused on becoming the best online sportsbook, casino, and social casino company in the world. We’re building a team that resonates passion for learning, operating, and building new products and technologies for millions of consumers. We care about each customer interaction, experience, behavior, and insight and strive to ensure we’re always acting authentically.

What’s the position?

This position will play a central role in Hard Rock Digital’s marketing strategy and support scaling our marketing efforts across multiple jurisdictions. We’re after a qualified regulatory lawyer who will sit alongside our marketing teams, enhancing our existing marketing compliance function to ensure our marketing is compliant yet challenges the norms and enabling us to deliver epic marketing campaigns, promotions and marketing creatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Build out the existing second line of defence marketing compliance function to meet the needs of marketing teams and ensure compliance with regulations, guidelines and best practices.


• Partner with the marketing teams on key marketing campaigns and promotions to ensure regulatory compliance.


• Partner with marketing teams to create effective first line of defence policies and procedures to ensure marketing compliance.


• Create and deliver marketing training to marketing teams.


• Advise marketing teams on key regulatory or legal updates impacting marketing teams.


• Ensure compliance with any regulatory filings or approval processes.


• Review and assess appropriateness and configuration of marketing platforms to ensure regulatory compliance.


• Support and develop the existing marketing compliance team personnel.

What are we looking for?

• You must hold a JD (or foreign equivalent) and have at least 8 years marketing compliance experience, with experience of managing a team and developing younger talent.


• Must have US gaming experience in both online sports betting and iGaming markets.


• This role requires excellent knowledge of the legal landscape regarding marketing regulations, sweepstake laws, raffles laws, responsible gaming laws and other relevant legislation and caselaw.


• You must have the ability to build strong relationships with key stakeholders in marketing teams and communicate complicated legal concepts to non-lawyers.


• You must be somebody who thinks outside the box and is solution orientated.


• Experience of working with marketing platforms used for communications, bonus orchestration and segmentation, tracking and affiliate monitoring would be ideal.

What’s in it for you?

We offer our employees more than just competitive compensation. Our team benefits include:

• Competitive pay and benefits


• Flexible vacation allowance


• A hybrid / remote working environment


• Startup culture backed by a secure, global brand

Roster of Uniques

We care deeply about every interaction our customers have with us, and trust and empower our staff to own and drive their experience. Our vision for our business and customers is built on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment where regardless of background or beliefs you feel able to be authentic and bring all your talent into play. We want to celebrate you being you (we are an equal opportunity employer).