Position: Head of Legal and Compliance
Category: Other
English level: fluent
Years of experience: 11


Over 15 years of experience as a Legal Counsel and Compliance Officer with deep understanding of IT industry. Extensive experience in B2B and B2C iGaming licensing; Banking/Payment Compliance; High-risk Business Compliance; Cryptocassets Regulation & Compliance; Affiliate Marketing Regulation; issue resolution and consultations; Protecting the interests of the company before foreign regulators (UKGC, MGA, GGL, CEG, and others); Dispute resolution process (customer claims, contract breaches, IP infringement, pre-trial procedure for the settlement of disputes); Thorough knowledge and experience of technology contracts, including Software License Agreements, Game Provision Agreements, Payment Service Providers Agreements, SaaS agreements; Tax structuring for international group of companies review and optimization; data protection laws (including GDPR) and compliance issues and Venture Capital and Private Equity Transactions. 
In my most recent position, I served as a Head of Legal Compliance and was responsible for:
- Leading new B2B and B2C gambling license applications and renewals in various jurisdictions in consultation with local legal partners and regulators;
 -Structuring tax arrangements for the group of companies to optimize financial efficiency;
- Protecting the interests of the company before foreign regulators and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements;
- Providing legal and compliance support for payment systems and gateways;
- Monitoring legal and regulatory developments in relevant markets and assessing risks of operating in such markets;
- Managing dispute resolution process (customer claims, contract breaches, IP infringement)
- Ensuring compliance with any gambling license conditions and/or codes of practice in territories where the Company holds a license;
- Ensuring that product specifications are consistent with regulatory requirements for relevant jurisdictions, and that products are tested and certified as appropriate;
- Know-Your-Customer (KYC), Customer Due Diligence (CDD/EDD), Anti-Money Laundering (AML-CTF);
- Legal support for PCI DSS and ISO/IEC 27001  certification;
-Drafting and revising commercial contracts with game providers, third-party providers, payment service providers;
- Managing dispute resolution process; 
- Researching and analyzing potential legal risks in the company's jurisdictions of operations (multiple jurisdictions);
- Providing support for day-to-day legal activities and operations of the company.