Head of Line 1 Risk & Compliance

About this role

About Us

At Sportsbet, we’re united behind our purpose to Bring Excitement to Life for over 2.4 million customers. We do this by delivering fun, challenging the status quo, and living our values. As part of the global Flutter Group, we’re a major player internationally—but in Melbourne, Sydney and Darwin, we’re a tight‑knit team of 1,300+ teammates (with over half in Tech & Data Science).

Our commitment to responsible gambling is genuine and demonstrated through the wide range of responsible gambling initiatives and tools. We’re proud to be the leaders in responsible gambling in our industry, not just locally, but globally.

We are one of the top workplaces for Women through WORK180. WORK180 is a leading platform that independently assesses employers on policies, benefits and practices that support women and underrepresented groups at work. We remain committed to making Sportsbet the best place to work and encourage you to explore our employer profile on the WORK180 website to learn more about what we offer.

We're looking for an experienced and commercially minded Head of Line 1 Risk & Compliance to lead the Customer Operations, Sustainability and Enablement (COSE) Risk & Compliance team.

Reporting to the General Manager Line 1 Risk & Compliance, you'll play a critical role in embedding Sportsbet's Line 1 Risk & Compliance operating model across your portfolio. Working closely with senior business leaders, you'll support effective risk ownership, strengthen control environments, drive regulatory compliance, and help teams identify, manage and mitigate risk in a practical and sustainable way.

As a key member of the broader Line 1 Risk leadership community, you'll contribute to organisation-wide consistency, capability uplift, and continuous improvement, enabling confident decision-making and helping Sportsbet deliver exceptional outcomes in a fast-paced and highly regulated environment.

Responsibilities Include

• Partner with senior business leaders across the COSE portfolio to embed effective risk and compliance practices within day-to-day operations.
• Drive the consistent application of Sportsbet's Risk & Compliance Frameworks, Policies, Standards, and ways of working.
• Support the identification, assessment, management, monitoring, and escalation of risks, ensuring controls remain effective and fit for purpose.
• Lead and coordinate incident management, issue remediation, audit engagement, and assurance activities to achieve sustainable outcomes.
• Contribute to enterprise-wide risk maturity through collaboration, knowledge sharing, capability building, and continuous improvement initiatives.

About You

You're an influential risk leader who thrives on partnering with stakeholders to achieve practical, business-focused outcomes. You bring a strong understanding of risk and compliance management, coupled with the ability to build trusted relationships and challenge constructively when required. Comfortable operating at a senior leadership level, you're equally passionate about developing risk capability, strengthening governance, and fostering a positive risk culture. You enjoy working in dynamic environments and can confidently navigate complexity while maintaining a pragmatic and solutions-focused approach.

What You Will Bring

While we are big on development and offer on the job training, we want to set you up for success.

• Extensive experience leading risk and compliance functions within a regulated industry or complex corporate environment.
• Strong understanding of risk management frameworks, governance practices, regulatory obligations, and control environments.
• Demonstrated ability to partner and influence senior executives and business leaders to drive accountability and risk ownership.
• Experience managing audits, incidents, issues, remediation programs, and assurance activities.
• Exceptional leadership, stakeholder management, communication, and relationship-building skills.

The Perks

We work hard and play hard, so along with a competitive salary and generous performance-based bonus for permanent staff members, here’s some of our other perks:

• 25 days annual leave (that’s right, an additional week’s leave!)
• Hybrid working policy (Monday and Friday from home) and a $1,050 home office allowance for new starters.
• Industry leading Parental Leave support program with 26 weeks paid leave for Primary Carers and no wait time. We also have a progressive return to work benefit for your first 6 months back: come back for 3 days, get paid for 4; come back for 4 days, get paid for 5.
• Hack Days - where your creativity and collaborative ideas lead to exciting new ideas and projects for our customers.
• Access to outstanding career development programs, including expert-led internal training and external learning opportunities (staff allowance for personal development)
• Weekly concierge service including free massages and nail appointments – all onsite in our Melbourne office!
• Free breakfast, daily fresh fruit and weekly rotating socials, from Thursday office drinks to fun team events
• End of trip facilities with onsite table tennis and pool tables
• Discounted health insurance and free flu jabs yearly.

We review applications within the first two weeks, so apply now! Check out our Instagram and TikTok (@lifeatsportsbet), LinkedIn, and careers website for more information about our inclusive culture.

Our Focus on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

We don’t just support diversity – we celebrate it! This is a workplace where you can thrive and feel safe to bring your whole authentic self to work.

We’re an inclusive employer who welcomes you for who you are, as you are – so, if you require adjustments to the recruitment process, please let us know in your application. We also know flex means different things to different people, so let us know how we can support you to be your best.

If you think you’d be a great fit but don’t necessarily meet everything in the job description, please still get in touch.

Ready to bring excitement to life? Apply now

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