Head of Line 1 Risk & Compliance
Sportsbet AU is looking for an experienced and commercially minded Head of Line 1 Risk & Compliance to lead the Customer Operations, Sustainability and Enablement (COSE) Risk & Compliance team. Reporting to the General Manager Line 1 Risk & Compliance, the role will play a critical role in embedding Sportsbet AU's Line 1 Risk & Compliance operating model across the portfolio.
Working closely with senior business leaders, the role involves supporting effective risk ownership, strengthening control environments, and driving regulatory compliance. The position requires a professional who can help teams identify, manage, and mitigate risk in a practical and sustainable way.
As a key member of the broader Line 1 Risk leadership community, the Head of Line 1 Risk & Compliance will contribute to organisation-wide consistency, capability uplift, and continuous improvement. This role enables confident decision-making and helps Sportsbet AU deliver exceptional outcomes in a fast-paced and highly regulated environment.
- Partner with senior business leaders across the COSE portfolio to embed effective risk and compliance practices within day-to-day operations.
- Drive the consistent application of Sportsbet AU's Risk & Compliance Frameworks, Policies, Standards, and ways of working.
- Support the identification, assessment, management, monitoring, and escalation of risks, ensuring controls remain effective and fit for purpose.
- Lead and coordinate incident management, issue remediation, audit engagement, and assurance activities to achieve sustainable outcomes.
- Contribute to enterprise-wide risk maturity through collaboration, knowledge sharing, capability building, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Extensive experience leading risk and compliance functions within a regulated industry or complex corporate environment (required).
- Strong understanding of risk management frameworks, governance practices, regulatory obligations, and control environments (required).
- Demonstrated ability to partner and influence senior executives and business leaders to drive accountability and risk ownership (required).
- Experience managing audits, incidents, issues, remediation programs, and assurance activities (required).
- Exceptional leadership, stakeholder management, communication, and relationship-building skills (required).
- Competitive salary and generous performance-based bonus for permanent staff members.
- 25 days annual leave.
- Hybrid working policy with 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 the first 6 months back.
- Hack Days for creative and collaborative projects.
- Access to outstanding career development programs, including expert-led internal training and external learning opportunities.
- Weekly concierge service including free massages and nail appointments.
- Free breakfast, daily fresh fruit and weekly rotating socials.
- End of trip facilities with onsite table tennis and pool tables.
- Discounted health insurance and 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.