The Head of Legal and Compliance holds responsibility for the managing all the compliance requirements across our Group, excluding technical compliance matters, which holds B2B Licenses in Malta and in Curacao, and other jurisdictions as these arise.
You will be the main point of contact for stakeholders in advising the business in fulfilling all its obligations for compliance and reporting with the terms of its Malta B2B licenses. You will also be delegated some contract and legal work as this may be needed across the business, reviewing of game supply agreements as well as issuing standard template agreements and assisting the CLCO on all legal and compliance related audits, initiatives, and requirements.
Responsibilities:
- Direct Contact with various aspects of the business for day-to-day contractual reviews, negotiations, and drafting including Non-Disclosure Agreements/Confidentiality Agreements, Software Platform Agreements, Games Agreements, Live Casino, Data and Sports Agreements & Data Processing Agreements.
- Using standard contract templates to prepare/agree to other agreements (e.g., Service Terms and Conditions, subcontracts, consultancy, agency, and reseller agreement)
- Checking terms of standard agreements against Company policy and terms of standard forms.
- Amendments to/extension of existing agreements including novation’s and addenda.
- Management of renewal/extension dates and related negotiation timetable.
- Advising the organization: (i) on appropriate compliance measures to comply with B2B licenses in Malta and Curacao; (ii) on commercial, as well as legal, aspects of transactions and negotiating with counterparty legal, commercial, and procurement teams; (iii) legal and regulatory developments for core markets.
- Management of existing policies: keeping these reviewed and updated once each year together with the respective policy owners.
- Prep and research for presentation of legal issues to management together with analysis, options, and recommendations.
Requirements:
- Juris Doctor with 4+ years of experience
- Experience with other MGA licensees (B2B).
- Licensed to practice law in Malta or at least one European jurisdiction.
- Strong knowledge of gaming law and regulations, corporate and commercial law, and data protection law considered.
- Good understanding of compliance in western Europe and LATAM
- Ability to work independently and cooperate with different teams.
- Excellent analytical skills with the capacity of identifying all risks and proactively choosing the best solutions.
