Compliance Manager, Predictions
DraftKings is looking for a Compliance Manager to join the Predictions team. This role involves shaping the compliance foundation for one of the company's newest regulated offerings. The successful candidate will partner across Compliance, Legal, Engineering, Operations, and Marketing teams to build and scale a robust compliance program that supports innovation while meeting regulatory expectations.
In this position, the Compliance Manager will ensure that the prediction market offering operates with integrity, transparency, and a strong commitment to customer protection. They will be responsible for navigating an evolving regulatory landscape and translating complex requirements into scalable business processes.
- Support the execution and continuous enhancement of the compliance program for DraftKings' prediction market offering, ensuring alignment with Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) regulations, National Futures Association (NFA) requirements, and internal policies.
- Manage day-to-day compliance activities, including monitoring, issue management, documentation, control execution, and ongoing compliance reporting.
- Partner with Legal and Compliance leadership to respond to regulatory inquiries, examinations, audits, self-certifications, and other information requests.
- Collaborate with Engineering, Marketing, Operations, and other cross-functional teams to translate regulatory requirements into scalable business processes, platform enhancements, and go-to-market initiatives.
- Develop, maintain, and enhance compliance policies, procedures, playbooks, and internal controls across areas including market surveillance, anti-money laundering and know your customer (AML/KYC), customer protection, marketing compliance, and information security.
- Monitor compliance risks by reviewing alerts, documenting findings, escalating potential issues, and helping drive timely remediation.
- Improve compliance operations by enhancing reporting, automation, tooling, and governance processes as the business continues to grow.
- Prepare dashboards, reports, and presentations that communicate compliance activities, regulatory developments, emerging risks, and key metrics to internal stakeholders.
- A Bachelor's Degree with at least 5 years of experience in compliance, risk, regulatory operations, legal, audit, or a related function within a futures commission merchant (FCM), designated contract market (DCM), derivatives clearing organization (DCO), introducing broker (IB), financial services organization, or regulatory agency (required).
- Working knowledge of regulatory frameworks governing prediction markets, commodities, derivatives, financial markets, fintech, or other highly regulated industries (required).
- Familiarity with the Commodity Exchange Act, CFTC regulations, CFTC Core Principles, NFA rules, market surveillance, AML/KYC requirements, compliance monitoring, or related regulatory programs (required).
- Experience supporting regulatory examinations, audits, compliance testing, policy implementation, internal controls, or regulatory reporting (required).
- Sound judgment with the ability to identify potential compliance risks, recommend practical solutions, and escalate issues when appropriate (required).
- A collaborative, solutions-oriented mindset, a strong commitment to ethical decision-making, and genuine interest in helping shape an emerging regulated market (required).
- US base salary range of 100,800.00 USD - 126,000.00 USD
- Bonus and equity
- Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, and vision
- Wellbeing program including free therapy sessions, employee assistance programs, and virtual yoga
- 14 weeks of 100% paid parental leave
- Care.com partnership for backup childcare
- Family planning support including adoption, surrogacy, and fertility treatments
- Flexible PTO
- Pet insurance
- Gym reimbursement
- 401(k) matching and financial planning programs
- Commuter benefits
- Tuition reimbursement
DraftKings Inc. is a leading American digital sports entertainment and gaming company, headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 2012, it started in daily fantasy sports and has grown into one of the largest US online sportsbook and iGaming operators. The company offers mobile sports betting, online casino and daily fantasy contests across regulated North American markets. DraftKings is listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange and employs several thousand people.
