Senior Director - US Marketing Compliance

What are we building?

Hard Rock Digital is a team focused on becoming the best online sportsbook, casino, and social casino company in the world. We’re building a team that resonates passion for learning, operating, and building new products and technologies for millions of consumers. We care about each customer interaction, experience, behavior, and insight and strive to ensure we’re always acting authentically. 

Rooted in the kindred spirits of Hard Rock and the Seminole Tribe of Florida, Hard Rock Digital taps a brand known the world over as the leader in gaming, entertainment, and hospitality. We’re taking that foundation of success and bringing it to the digital space — ready to join us?

What’s the position?

The Senior Director – US Marketing Compliance will play a central part in Hard Rock Digital’s marketing strategy and help scale our marketing efforts across multiple jurisdictions.  We’re after somebody who will sit alongside our marketing teams to ensure our marketing is compliant yet challenges the norms, enabling us to deliver epic marketing campaigns, promotions and marketing creatives. 

Key Responsibilities

• Establish second line of defence marketing compliance function to meet the current and future needs of marketing teams and ensure compliance with regulations, guidelines and best practices.

• Partner with the marketing teams on key marketing campaigns and/or promotions to ensure regulatory compliance.

• Partner with marketing teams to create effective first line of defence policies and procedures to ensure marketing compliance.

• Create and deliver marketing training to marketing teams.

• Advise marketing teams on key regulatory or legal updates impacting marketing teams.

• Ensure compliance with any regulatory filings or approval processes.

• Review and assess appropriateness and configuration of marketing platforms to ensure regulatory compliance.

What are we looking for?

• You must have at least 7 years marketing compliance experience, with experience of managing a team and developing younger talent.

• Must have US gaming experience in both online sports betting and iGaming.

• Ideally you will have worked within the marketing profession and hold a JD.

• Excellent relationships with state gaming regulators and gaming lobbyists are required.

• Must have experience of working with marketing platforms used for communications, bonus orchestration and segmentation, tracking and affiliate monitoring, and be comfortable advising on marketing initiatives relating to SEO, affiliates, CRM, paid and organic social and brand marketing.

• This role requires excellent knowledge of the legal landscape regarding state marketing regulations, sweepstake laws, raffles laws, responsible gaming laws and other relevant legislation and caselaw.

• You must be somebody who thinks outside the box and is solution orientated.   

• You must have the ability to build strong relationships with key stakeholders in marketing teams and communicate complicated legal concepts to non-lawyers.

What’s in it for you?

We offer our employees more than just competitive compensation. Our team benefits include: 

• Competitive pay and benefits

• Flexible vacation allowance

• A hybrid / remote working environment 

• Startup culture backed by a secure, global brand 

Roster of Uniques

We care deeply about every interaction our customers have with us, and trust and empower our staff to own and drive their experience. Our vision for our business and customers is built on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment where regardless of background or beliefs you feel able to be authentic and bring all your talent into play. We want to celebrate you being you (we are an equal opportunity employer).