Group Head of Ethics
Entain is looking for a Group Head of Ethics & Compliance to lead the further development of its global ethics and compliance programmes. This role focuses on anti-bribery and corruption efforts, conflicts of interest, and the delivery of ethics-related education and training.
Reporting to the Deputy General Counsel, the successful candidate will join the governance team to influence the strategic direction of the business and assist in setting the risk appetite. The role involves establishing robust governance, policies, and standards to ensure compliance matters are managed effectively within a hybrid working environment.
- Set the global ethics agenda, overseeing local implementation of global policies, monitoring, and managing compliance committees.
- Ensure period record-keeping and dashboards to track the success and effectiveness of compliance efforts.
- Continue to develop, improve, and monitor an effective ethics and compliance system across the organisation.
- Drive a culture of ethics and compliance across the business.
- Develop and support a strong team to support current and future business needs.
- Identify, assess, and communicate affiliate risks, including compliance, through maintaining the affiliate risk register and action plan.
- Provide guidance to and partner with business stakeholders on local compliance risk assessments and risk management.
- Lead on anti-corruption prevention and mitigation, procurement compliance, anti-trust compliance, and ethics efforts.
- Develop and implement transactional testing, invoice testing and vendor work scope to ensure authenticity and propriety.
- Cascade, adopt and deliver regular compliance training.
- Ensure regular compliance updates to the Group Deputy General Counsel and relevant Committees.
- Ensure audit readiness, including proper record keeping of meeting minutes, decision points, and training records.
- Interact with regulators and government agencies in relation to the ethics and compliance programme.
- Provide subject matter expertise in support of internal investigations such as fraud, corruption and code of conduct breaches.
- Minimum of 10 years' experience with responsibility for ensuring compliance with laws (required).
- Proven track record of leading and building a culture of compliance in a highly regulated, international environment (required).
- Experience across governance, ethics and compliance with a strong focus on anti-corruption and other criminal offences (required).
- A regular bonus and great pension.
- Hybrid working
- 25 days annual leave and all Bankholidays.
- Extra paid leave, including wellbeing and development days.
- Life assurance and Income Protection.
- Private healthcare and wellbeing support.
- A stake in our success through our ShareSave scheme.
Entain is one of the world's largest sports betting and gaming entertainment groups and a FTSE 100 company. Formed when GVC Holdings rebranded as Entain in December 2020, its brands trace their history back to the 1880s and include bwin, Coral, Foxy, Gala, Ladbrokes and partypoker. Through its joint venture with MGM Resorts International, it powers BetMGM in the United States with its proprietary technology. Headquartered in London, Entain employs over 30,000 people with offices across 19 countries.