This role involves supporting audits related to IT compliance, analyzing risks, collaborating with teams, and ensuring adherence to regulatory standards.
We’re Underdog.
The fastest-growing sports gaming company – ever.
We build innovative games, products, and experiences for American sports fans.
We’re here to shake up the fastest growing industry with bold ideas, custom-built tech, and the drive to win.
Founded in 2020, our team has built four of today’s most widely played fantasy games and launched the Underdog Sportsbook – built entirely in-house with our own technology. That means we control our product, move fast, and create experiences you won’t find anywhere else.
In just over two years, we’ve reached over a $1.2 billion valuation, with investors like BlackRock, Spark Capital, SV Angel, Mark Cuban, Kevin Durant, and Adam Schefter. And we’re just getting started.
At Underdog, we believe that sports are for everyone. Join us.
About the role and why it’s unique:
- Driving and supporting various audits related to security and IT compliance. Working closely with security and IT teams.
- Analyze risk and impact to regulatory and security standards in respect to our systems, implementations, processes and third party integrations.
- Identifies and implements business process improvements by collaborating with various teams.
- Minimize risk while enabling efficient business operations.
- Analyze new product features and functionalities that the technical team is planning to implement, then provide feedback related to regulatory requirements for targeted markets.
- Lead the development of comprehensive guidelines and resource libraries.
- Interact with regulators and certification labs to present our current technology flows and planned implementations.
- Help drive and support our release and change management management process.
- Collaborate with the technical team to define and implement automation strategies for release notes and change management needs.
- Build and maintain compliant processes and procedures while considering long-term goals and gearing towards future flexibility.
- Help build a team with strong inclusive culture and creative mindset.
Who you are:
- You have at least 5 years of experience in evaluating and interpreting regulatory requirements, effectively relating them to technical solutions and implementation flows.
- You have knowledge of IT security compliance and frameworks (PCI-DSS Compliance, SOC 2, ISO 27001).
- You have experience with supporting and driving external audits and reporting.
- You have in depth knowledge of the software development life cycle and release/change management process.
- You have experience collaborating with and building strong partnerships with the software development team, security and IT teams.
- You demonstrate strong proficiency in analyzing and assessing risk within software platform implementation, identifying concerns or weak areas in regards to compliance, integrity and security as well as identifying potential solutions to minimize risk.
- You are an excellent communicator and advisor always striving to promote full visibility internally and externally.
- You are not afraid to try new approaches and work on unfamiliar areas.
- You are motivated, curious and possess good self-management skills.
Even better if you have:
- Experience with sports betting regulations
- Experience in new market expansion
- Experience in high growth companies
Our target starting base salary range for this position is between $130,000 and $160,000, plus target equity. The starting base salary will depend on a number of factors including the candidate’s skills and experience, among other things.
What we can offer you:
- Unlimited PTO (we're extremely flexible with the exception of the first few weeks before & into the NFL season)
- 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave
- A $500 home office allowance
- A connected virtual first culture with a highly engaged distributed workforce
- 5% 401k match, FSA, company paid health, dental, vision plan options for employees and dependents
#LI-REMOTE
This position may require sports betting licensure based on certain state regulations.
Underdog is an equal opportunity employer and doesn't discriminate on the basis of creed, race, sexual orientation, gender, age, disability status, or any other defining characteristic.
Top Skills
Iso 27001
Pci-Dss Compliance
Soc 2
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