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Head of Risk & Fraud
The Head of Risk & Fraud is responsible for developing and leading the company’s strategy to identify, assess, and mitigate financial, regulatory, and operational risks, with a strong focus on fraud prevention across all iGaming products. This role ensures compliance with regulatory requirements, protects company revenue, and safeguards player integrity.
Essential Duties
- Develop and implement a comprehensive framework to detect and prevent fraud, collusion, match-fixing, and exploitation.
- Oversee real-time monitoring and post-event audits of gameplay to identify anomalies or suspicious patterns.
- Collaborate with Analytics teams to build and improve integrity detection tools, including risk scoring models and behavioural monitoring.
- Lead investigations into potential integrity breaches and coordinate responses with relevant stakeholders.
- Identify and assess operational and strategic risks affecting game fairness, compliance, and reputation.
- Build and maintain a risk register and develop mitigation plans across multiple business units.
- Implement and maintain early warning systems and incident response protocols for emerging threats.
- Partner with Compliance and Security teams to ensure alignment with regulatory and cybersecurity standards.
- Ensure adherence to local and international gaming regulations, including responsible gaming policies.
- Liaise with regulators, law enforcement agencies, and integrity bodies as required.
- Prepare regular integrity and risk reports for executive leadership and the Board.
- Lead and develop a high-performing team of Risk and Fraud professionals, including recruitment where required.
- Promote a culture of integrity, ethical gameplay, and risk awareness across the organisation.
- Collaborate with Product, Analytics, Legal, Operations, and Account Management teams to embed integrity principles into products and player interactions.
- Advise senior leadership on strategic risk trends, regulatory developments, and industry best practices.
Qualifications & Requirements
- Proven leadership experience in Risk, Fraud, or Payments within iGaming, fintech, or online payments.
- Strong understanding of fraud typologies, including bonus abuse, identity fraud, and payment fraud.
- Knowledge of AML/CFT requirements in regulated markets.
- Strong understanding of payment ecosystems and chargeback processes.
- Experience with fraud prevention tools and KYC/AML providers.
- Strong analytical skills with a data-driven approach to decision-making.
- Experience leading and developing multi-functional teams.
- Knowledge of key regulatory frameworks.
Key Skills & Competencies
- Strategic thinking and risk assessment.
- Investigative mindset.
- Data analysis and interpretation.
- Decision-making under pressure.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Excellent attention to detail and high ethical standards.
Stakelogic Offers
- New, modern, and fun office with all amenities.
- Open-door policy with regular, open, and transparent communication.
- Frequent 1-1s with managers where personal and career progression is monitored.
- Medical health insurance.
- Health benefit contribution upon passing probation.
- Fully functioning kitchen.
- Free fruit, drinks, and coffee.
- Beer Fridays.
- Company events.
- Employee wellbeing initiatives.
Travel Requirements
May be required to travel from time to time according to business needs.