SVP/VP Compliance

BLUBERI VALUES:

• We Are the New School
• Clarity and Transparency
• Find It, Fix It, Own It
• Standard Operating Success
• Easiest Company to do Business With
• It’s A Team Sport
• Celebrate Wins, But Never Be Satisfied

About the Company:

Headquartered in Las Vegas and backed by more than 25 years of industry experience, Bluberi is an inventive company that is dedicated to developing and delivering the highest quality casino gaming experience to players and operators. Our team is comprised of seasoned, multi-talented innovators who are focused on bringing gaming to life with entertaining games and high-performing cabinets. We are the risk-taking spirit of gambling, and we add imagination and innovation to everything we create.

Position Summary:

The SVP/VP of Compliance serves as a strategic compliance leader and cross-functional partner, working hand in hand with R&D, Product, Legal, Operations, Sales and other teams.  Together, you’ll embed regulatory, technical, shipping and operational compliance into every stage of our business.  This role is not just oversight – it’s about collaboratively shaping compliant, innovative products, processes and culture.  This person ensures that the company’s products (hardware, firmware, software, math models), licenses and operations meet all relevant legal, regulatory, jurisdictional, and industry standards. They also build and maintain relationships with gaming regulatory authorities, labs, internal teams (R&D, product, legal, operations), and drive proactive compliance in product development, market entry, and ongoing operations.

This position will directly supervise the Director of Compliance and report to the CEO.

Key Responsibilities:

Regulatory & Jurisdictional Oversight

• Stay ahead of evolving regulatory requirements across all jurisdictions
• Partner with business units, labs and technical teams to ensure products align with regulatory standards in each market the company operates / plans to operate in the future
• Ensure products are certified / approved in all relevant jurisdictions: manage product submissions, lab testing, technical bulletins, hardware / software / firmware approvals, math models / volatility / RTP compliance.
• Support internal teams to interpret and incorporate compliance into design, engineering and manufacturing decisions

Product Compliance and Technical Standards

• Collaborate closely with R&D, Product, QA and Engineering teams to implement technical / jurisdictional requirements beginning at product approval through end-of-life
• Facilitate third-party testing, lab relations, audits and field trials – coordinating efforts with the product and sales teams
• Oversee technical compliance and partner with the product and R&D teams from product release strategy through end-of-life.
• Partner with the product team to obtain buy-in on internal processes around compliance

Compliance Programs & Policies

• Develop, maintain, and improve the global compliance framework: policies, procedures, guidelines, internal controls.
• Responsible for compliance in related areas: Anti-Money Laundering (AML), responsible gaming / player protection, data privacy, export controls / trade sanctions, IP protection, etc., as relevant.
• Internal auditing & monitoring: periodic and ad hoc reviews to ensure compliance is embedded and effective.
• Quarterly Compliance Committee Meetings with report outs the Board of Directors

Risk Management & Incident Response

• Identifying compliance risks (product, operational, legal), conducting risk assessments, prioritization and remediation.
• Leading investigations of compliance incidents (product non-compliance, regulatory findings, lab failures, internal breaches). Oversight of corrective action plans.

New Market Entry / Market Expansion

• Work jointly with Strategy, Business Development, Product, Legal and Sales to assess regulatory barriers, define certification strategies and plan regulatory submissions
• Provide compliance input on online / digital game licensing and submission processes and requirements
• Partner with the Executive Team to determine market entry priorities utilizing a scorecard approach factoring in cost, effort and revenue

Compliance Programs, Policies & Education

• Co-develop, maintain, and evolve our global compliance framework (policies, procedures, internal controls) in consultation with Legal, IT, HR and Operations teams
• Lead compliance training, awareness programs and knowledge transfer across business units – enabling teams to “own” compliance in their are