The Director of Compliance will optimize the compliance function at Fliff, ensuring adherence to gaming regulations, managing risks, and leading compliance strategies across the organization.
Fliff unpacks sports gaming into social, free-to-play games for all types of sports fans. We've built a social sports gaming experience that allows users to compete for leaderboard positioning, to achieve badges and build their status within the game.
We are pioneering play-for-fun sports gaming, with our flagship social sportsbook experience that includes sweepstakes promotions and loyalty rewards. We provide sports fans with fun, engaging, and free-to-play alternatives to real money gaming.
Fliff recently rolled out Fliff Superstars to its players. This peer-to-peer daily fantasy sports (“DFS”) contest format allows players to compete against each other by building lineups of athletes and selecting whether or not those athletes will outperform or underperform statistical projections for real-world sporting events. Fliff Superstars provides another vertical for our players to engage with the games they enjoy.
The Role:
We are seeking an experienced Director of Compliance to join our Legal Team and help design, implement, and optimize our compliance function across all Fliff verticals. The ideal candidate will bring a strong background in gaming compliance and exhibit excellent leadership, communication, judgment, integrity, and cooperative spirit. This role will report to our Head of Legal and Regulatory Affairs and will serve as Fliff’s senior compliance leader, with direct responsibility for regulator engagement and compliance strategy.
Key Responsibilities
- Compliance Program Leadership
- Develop, implement, and continuously enhance the company’s enterprise-wide compliance program.
- Draft, maintain, and improve compliance policies, procedures, and internal controls.
- Establish governance frameworks to ensure consistent compliance across products, operations, and jurisdictions.
- Regulatory & Gaming Compliance
- Monitor, interpret, and proactively translate federal and state laws and regulations impacting all Fliff verticals.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for regulators and gaming authorities.
- Manage regulatory filings, licensing, audits, and investigations.
- Proactively assess regulatory changes and advise leadership on business impact and risk.
- Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Fraud & KYC
- Oversee and continuously improve AML, fraud prevention, and Know Your Customer (KYC) programs.
- Ensure compliance with applicable AML laws, sanctions requirements, and reporting obligations.
- Partner with internal teams to investigate suspicious activity and manage escalations.
- Privacy & Consumer Protection
- Oversee privacy compliance, including data protection, security practices, and user consent frameworks.
- Ensure compliance with consumer protection laws, advertising standards, and related requirements.
- Collaborate with product and engineering teams to embed compliance-by-design principles.
- Risk Management
- Identify, assess, and mitigate compliance and regulatory risks across the organization.
- Develop risk assessment methodologies and reporting for executive leadership.
- Lead internal compliance reviews and support external audits.
- Contracting & Cross-Functional Support
- Support contracting efforts related to compliance, regulatory obligations, and risk allocation.
- Partner closely with Legal, Product, Operations, Payments, Marketing, and Finance teams.
- Provide compliance training and guidance to employees and leadership.
What We're Looking For
- Experience in compliance, legal, or regulatory roles, preferably within gaming, fantasy sports, sports wagering, fintech, or other highly regulated digital industries.
- Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school and an active license to practice law in a United States jurisdiction.
- Proficiency in building and managing compliance programs in highly regulated industries.
- Excellent judgment, analytical and communication skills, and attention to detail, with a passion for the gaming industry and building and managing top-level compliance programs.
- Ability to work independently and thrive in a fast-paced, evolving regulatory environment.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation package, including base salary, benefits, and equity. The annual salary for this role ranges from $200,000 to $250,000, commensurate with experience.
- Unlimited/Flexible paid time off.
- Health benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and generous parental leave.
- Employee-sponsored 401(k).
- Extras:
- $500 work-from-home stipend + Equipment & Accessories.
- Work Remotely.
- Opportunity for professional development in a dynamic, global setting.
- A supportive, collaborative, and knowledge-driven workplace. An engaging and challenging role with the freedom to innovate and develop effective solutions.
We are a multinational company with our headquarters based in Philadelphia, and offices in New York, Austin, and Sofia, Bulgaria. Wherever we are in the world, we pride ourselves on being a close-knit, focused team that is welcoming and friendly, and the work that we do is always interesting and rewarding. Wherever we are in the world, we pride ourselves on being a close-knit, focused team that is:
Welcoming and Friendly
We want to reflect the diversity of the cities we serve. By creating an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive, we’ll make Fliff better for employees and customers alike.
Lively and Creative
We respect and value each other’s ideas, experience and expertise. There is no such thing as a bad idea; only ideas that are executed and ideas that are discarded after consideration.
Stimulating and Rewarding
We know bright minds love a challenge, and we understand your desire to see your hard work pay off. We’ll make sure your daily tasks align with your career ambitions as we grow together.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Fliff is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
Join Our Team!
If you're ready to be part of an exciting, innovative, and dynamic team, apply now to help shape the future of sports gaming with Fliff.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: The privacy and security of applicant information is paramount and we take fraud attempts very seriously. Please note that Fliff will never ask for payment or personal financial information during the application process. All of our legitimate job opportunities can be found on our official career site (https://www.getfliff.com/careers). Please be cautious of communications and links that come from non-company email addresses (@getfliff.com), social media messaging platforms or unsolicited phone calls.
Top Skills
Anti-Money Laundering
Data Protection
Kyc
Regulatory Compliance
Risk Management
Fliff Austin, Texas, USA Office
823 Congress Ave, Austin, Texas, United States, 78701
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