About Us 

At Sportsbet, we’re united behind our purpose to Bring Excitement to Life for over 2.4 million customers. We do this by delivering fun, challenging the status quo, and living our values. As part of the global Flutter Group, we’re a major player internationally, but in Melbourne, Sydney and Darwin, we’re a tightknit team of 1,300+ teammates (with over half in Tech & Data Science). 
 
Our commitment to responsible gambling is genuine and demonstrated through the wide range of responsible gambling initiatives and tools. We’re proud to be the leaders in responsible gambling in our industry, not just locally, but globally. 

 
We are one of the top workplaces for Women through WORK180. WORK180 is a leading platform that independently assesses employers on policies, benefits and practices that support women and underrepresented groups at work. We remain committed to making Sportsbet the best place to work and encourage you to explore our employer profile on the WORK180 website to learn more about what we offer. 
 
 

About The Role

Reporting into the GM Risk, Compliance & Assurance (Line 2) / Chief Privacy Officer, this newly created leadership role will lead Sportsbet’s privacy, data governance and responsible AI agenda.  

Leading a team of 4, you will play a key role in shaping a trusted and well-governed operating environment by designing and embedding practical frameworks, policies, controls and uplift initiatives that support compliance, innovation and strong commercial outcomes. 

You will lead Sportsbet’s implementation of Flutter’s Responsible AI Framework, tailoring it to the local operating, regulatory and risk environment while also evolving Sportsbet’s data governance framework and privacy practices across the business. Working closely with teams across Technology, Data, Cyber Security, Product, People and leadership, you will provide trusted advice, influence decision-making, strengthen controls and help ensure the responsible use of data and AI at scale 

This is a unique opportunity to join a fast-paced, highly digital business in a role that combines strategic leadership, governance design, risk advisory, assurance and transformation. 

Responsibilities Include: 

• Leading the ongoing development and implementation of Sportsbet’s privacy, data governance and responsible AI frameworks 

• Recommending and embedding policies, processes and controls to ensure compliance with applicable privacy laws and relevant standards 

• Providing strategic and practical privacy advice across the full data lifecycle, including collection, use, disclosure, retention and deletion of customer and employee data 

• Supporting the effective operation and continuous improvement of privacy risk assessments, Privacy Impact Assessments and data breach response processes 

• Partnering with Product, Technology and Data teams to identify, assess and manage responsible AI risks across the AI lifecycle from design through to deployment and monitoring 

• Designing and continuously improving Sportsbet’s data governance framework, including policies, standards, guidance and training 

• Working with Technology, Data and Cyber Security teams to strengthen data ownership, quality, access controls, classification and lifecycle management 

About You 

While we are big on development and offer on the job training, we want to set you up for success. You will be a pragmatic and influential leader with deep expertise in privacy, data governance and/or technology risk and a strong interest in helping businesses adopt AI responsibly. You’re comfortable operating in a fast-paced, highly regulated environment and know how to balance strong governance with commercial outcomes. Ideally, you’ll bring: 

• Proven experience leading high-performing teams 

• Strong experience in privacy, data governance, compliance, risk, audit or governance roles in large or complex/highly regulated organisations 

• Demonstrated ability to design and operationalise governance frameworks, policies and controls 

• Experience influencing senior stakeholders and driving change across cross-functional environments 

• Sound commercial judgment, problem-solving capability and the ability to navigate ambiguity 

• Relevant qualifications in privacy, data governance, technology law, AI ethics, risk or internal audit - you may also bring industry certifications such as CIPP, CIPM or CIMPT, or postgraduate study in a relevant discipline. 
  
  

 
The Perks 

We work hard and play hard, so along with a competitive salary and generous performance-based bonus for permanent staff members, here’s some of our other perks: 

• 25 days annual leave (that’s right, an additional week’s leave!) 

• Hybrid working policy (Monday and Friday from home) and a $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. We also have a progressive return to work benefit for your first 6 months back: come back for 3 days, get paid for 4; come back for 4 days, get paid for 5. 

• Hack Days - where your creativity and collaborative ideas lead to exciting new ideas and projects for our customers. 

• Access to outstanding career development programs, including expert-led internal training and external learning opportunities (staff allowance for personal development) 

• Weekly concierge service including free massages and nail appointments – all onsite in our Melbourne office!  

• Free breakfast, daily fresh fruit and weekly rotating socials, from Thursday office drinks to fun team events  

• End of trip facilities with onsite table tennis and pool tables 

• Discounted health insurance and free flu jabs yearly.