Senior Risk & Compliance Specialist
As a Risk & Compliance Senior Specialist, you will be the core personnel working with various stakeholders to implement and enforce an effective Risk & Compliance program of work and governing risk management for the Technology function at Sportsbet. Reporting into the Head of R&C – Technology, you will join a team of 3 and work with Technology, Business Ops, Legal, and Line 2 Risk and Compliance teams to provide technology risk advice and guidance, including risk and risk mitigation considerations relevant to the use of AI technologies.
- Maintain a Technology Risk and controls register and respond appropriately to changes in the internal and external risk environment.
- Provide guidance and supporting materials to partner 1st line risk team specialist to assist with assessment of technology-based risk and controls
- Support the business in responding to operational risk and compliance incidents across Technology areas, including internal and external audits by conducting walkthrough of existing risk and controls and relevant test outcomes
- Contribute to clear, decision‑useful reporting for executive leadership and risk forums to inform and drive effective risk outcomes.
- Minimum 3 years of experience in technology risk management, compliance, governance, assurance roles (required)
- Exposure to working with control frameworks in operational environments utilising AI and other emerging technologies. (required)
- Ability to deliver assurance activities such as control testing, issue management and audit engagement (required)
- Competitive salary
- Generous performance-based bonus for permanent staff members
- 25 days annual leave
- Hybrid working policy (Monday and Friday from home)
- $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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Free flu jabs yearly
Sportsbet is a leading Australian online wagering operator and part of Flutter Entertainment. It serves more than 2.4 million customers through a customer-first, insight-driven approach, helping Australians engage with racing and sporting events. The company employs more than 1,300 people across Melbourne, Sydney and Darwin, with over half working in technology and data. As a market leader, Sportsbet emphasises corporate and social responsibility, customer safety and high industry standards, and is headquartered in Melbourne.