Trading Compliance Specialist
As a Trading Compliance Specialist, you will play a key role in helping us navigate the evolving regulatory landscape of sports wagering. You will partner with teams across Trading, Sportsbook, Legal, and Regulatory Operations to ensure our processes remain compliant across multiple jurisdictions. In this role, you will help bring new wagering opportunities to market, build strong relationships with regulators, and shape the frameworks that support responsible growth. Your work will directly influence how we deliver innovative customer experiences while maintaining the highest standards of regulatory compliance.
- Ensure Trading regulatory requirements remain accurate, current, and aligned with evolving gaming regulations across multiple jurisdictions.
- Partner with the Trading Operations Team to communicate new and updated regulatory requirements that impact emerging wagering markets.
- Serve as a subject matter expert on trading compliance matters, providing guidance and support to stakeholders across the business.
- Design and improve processes for tracking regulatory requirements, internal controls, and trading system configurations.
- Build and maintain productive relationships with gaming regulators to secure approvals for new sports wagering offerings.
- Collaborate with the Legal Team to support jurisdiction launches, regulatory submissions, and customer-facing content reviews.
- Identify compliance risks and recommend solutions that support operational efficiency while meeting regulatory obligations.
- At least 3 years of experience in a compliance, audit, risk management, or regulatory-focused role (required).
- Experience reviewing legal, regulatory, or compliance documentation and partnering with legal or regulatory stakeholders (required).
- Strong critical-thinking, analytical, and investigative skills with the ability to evaluate complex regulatory requirements (required).
- Knowledge of the gaming industry, sports wagering, or experience working within a regulated environment (required).
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to clearly communicate complex information to diverse audiences (required).
- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment (required).
- Comprehensive health benefits, including various medical plans, dental, and vision.
- Wellbeing Program with free therapy sessions with Lyra Mental Health Solution, Lyra Employee Assistance Program, the Calm App, Virtual Yoga Classes, and many more.
- 14 weeks of 100% paid parental leave to all global team members and workplace lactation support.
- Partnership with Care.com, a care finder and backup childcare partner for U.S. employees.
- Family Planning benefits supporting adoption, surrogacy, fertility treatments, or other family planning.
- Flexible PTO if you work in the United States.
- Pet Insurance to help save on vet expenses.
- Gym Reimbursement for part of your gym membership.
- Financial Planning support including 401(k) matching and Origin Financial programmes.
- Commuter Benefits to help lower costs on your daily commute.
- Tuition Reimbursement Program for educational courses related to their positions or another position at DraftKings.
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.
