Legal & Compliance Officer
About Us
We are a fast-growing iGaming startup preparing to launch a US-focused sweepstakes casino. We operate in a fully compliant promotional gaming model and are building a regulatory-resilient multi-entity structure (US+EU), with PSPs, crypto payments, and traffic from Meta, Google and influencers.
We are looking for a Legal & Compliance Officer who will own the legal and regulatory safety of the entire business.
This is not a Head of Legal role. We are looking for a hands-on senior specialist who understands how sweepstakes, payments, advertising and regulators really work in practice.
Your mission
Ensure that the company can: legally operate a sweepstakes iGaming product in the US, maintain payment providers and advertising platforms, avoid shutdowns by regulators, banks, PSPs, Google, Meta or partners.
Your responsibility areas
Sweepstakes & Gambling Compliance
  • Ensure legality of the sweepstakes model across US states.
  • Maintain allowed/restricted state matrix.
  • Approve game mechanics, prize logic and no-purchase-necessary compliance.
Product Compliance
  • Review and approve: onboarding, KYC triggers, sweeps coin logic, withdrawals and limits.
  • Prevent regulatory and abuse risks.
Payments, Crypto & AML
  • Own AML & KYC frameworks.
  • Support PSPs and crypto gateways.
  • Define SAR, sanctions and geo-blocking logic.
Legal & Corporate
  • Vendor, PSP and affiliate contracts.
  • Multi-entity structure (EU, US, partner companies).
  • IP and business protection.
Regulatory Defence
  • Handle regulator, PSP and platform inquiries.
  • Keep the business audit-ready.
Key responsibilities
Maintain legality of the sweepstakes model in all target US states.
Own and update: Terms & Conditions; Sweepstakes Rules; Privacy Policy; AML/KYC; Responsible Play; Affiliate Terms.
Support PSP and crypto onboarding.
Work with external US law firms and translate their legal opinions into product and operational rules.
How success is measured
Zero Shutdowns
  • No PSP shutdowns.
  • No Google/Meta bans.
  • No regulator warnings.
Smooth Launch
  • Product and payments launch without compliance blockers.
Requirements
Must-have
  • 3+ years in the high-risk field (iGaming is preferred).
  • US regulatory exposure.
  • PSP, AML, KYC experience.
  • Advertising compliance (Meta, Google).
  • English B2+.
Strong plus
  • Crypto gaming.
  • Offshore structures (Cyprus, Curaçao, etc.).
  • Affiliate compliance.
Soft skills
Risk-based, not paperwork-based thinking.
Ability to work independently.
Ability to push back when something is dangerous.
Business-oriented mindset.
We Offer Work
Flexibility
  • Full remote work.
  • Flexible working hours (start between 10:00 and 12:00 СЕТ).
  • 8 hour work day + break.
Time Off
  • 28 calendar days of paid vacation (after successfully passing the probationary period).
  • 4 days of days off.
  • Paid sick leave.
Made with