Global Payments

Head of Compliance - Worldpay Gaming Solutions

Global Payments • $150K — $180K *
Legal & Accounting
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 15+ years of experience in gaming or highly regulated industries
  • Proven track record in regulatory engagement and compliance oversight
  • Expertise in negotiation and conflict resolution
  • Strong organizational skills for managing multiple high-level projects
  • In-depth knowledge of current gaming trends, both regulated and unregulated
  • Ability to influence strategic discussions while handling daily operations
  • Capacity to balance commercial opportunities with associated risks

Responsibilities

  • Drive regulatory compliance strategy and licensing for Worldpay Gaming Solutions
  • Serve as the primary liaison to gaming control boards and regulators
  • Engage with regulators to shape new market frameworks and advocate for industry outcomes
  • Monitor and enforce adherence to evolving gaming statutes and operational requirements
  • Adapt compliance frameworks to align with changes in payment network rules and market dynamics

Benefits

  • Eligibility for personal gaming licensures across various jurisdictions
  • Opportunity to influence policy and industry growth
  • Engagement with a diverse range of regulatory bodies
  • Involvement in shaping the future of gaming compliance
  • Dynamic work environment with high-level project management opportunities
Full Job Description
Job Description

What you'll ownThe Head of Compliance will drive the overall regulatory compliance strategy and licensing footprint for Worldpay Gaming Solutions. Serving as the primary face to regulatory bodies, the Head of Compliance will ensure Worldpay Gaming Solutions maintains flawless adherence to gaming regulations, card brand rules, and market changes, while actively influencing policy to support industry growth and corporate objectives.
  • Regulatory Licensing & Liaison: Direct all corporate gaming license applications and renewals; serve as the official liaison to state, tribal, and international gaming control boards and regulators.
  • Regulatory Influence & Market Development: Engage directly with regulators to comment on proposed rules, shape new regulated market frameworks, and advocate for outcomes that positively impact both the gaming industry and WPGS.
  • Ongoing Compliance Oversight: Track, audit, and enforce organizational adherence to all evolving gaming statutes, statutory updates, and local operational requirements.
  • Card Brand & Market Intelligence: Monitor and adapt compliance frameworks to reflect changes in payment network rules (Visa/Mastercard card brand regulations) and broader market dynamics affecting gaming processing.


What you'll bring
  • A minimum of 15 years of experience in gaming, gambling or other highly regulated industry.
  • Extensive experience in dealing with regulators, legal experts, regulatory agencies, government and/or other entities involved in the gaming ecosystem.
  • Expert negotiation and conflict resolution skills
  • Highly organized able to manage, influence and direct multiple high level projects at once.
  • Well versed on current trends in gaming - both regulated and unregulated.
  • Ability to influence strategic conversations while managing the tactical tasks of running the day-to-day business
  • Ability to balance commercial opportunity with risk


Key Gaming Personnel Licensing: Candidates must be fully eligible for personal gaming licensures across active and expansion jurisdictions. This includes an absolute willingness to submit to rigorous background investigations and disclose complete personal and financial history dating back to age 18.

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Global Payments (NYSE: GPN) is a transaction processors and offers worldwide electronic transaction processing services through their high speed, robust electronic information networks. These networks process billions of business and consumer payment card and money transfer transactions annually for customers in the United States, Canada, Europe and Latin America. Global Payments also provides business-to-business payment card and processing services, such as money transfer, cash management, financial electronic data interchange, management information and reporting services.

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$25.8 billion
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Net Income
$584.5 million
Founded
1967
5 Year Trend
+31.1%
Revenue
$7.4 billion
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