Sporty Group · 1 day ago
Business Development Manager - Risk & Fraud
Sporty Group is looking for a Business Development Manager - Risk & Fraud to safeguard platform integrity while enabling seamless customer journeys at scale. This role involves monitoring fraud trends, supporting new market launches, and collaborating with various teams to optimize onboarding and transaction flows.
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Responsibilities
Monitor fraud trends, risk ratios, and operational leakage across markets, with regular reporting and insights
Support new market launches, working closely with Legal, Admin, Product, and Ops teams to assess: regulatory frameworks and local legal requirements; data privacy, AML, KYC, and compliance obligations; design and optimization of customer onboarding and transaction flows
Run monthly competitor analysis on fraud tools, KYC processes, and risk controls, ensuring best-in-class balance between security and user experience
Partner with Product and Tech teams to continuously improve onboarding, withdrawal, and transaction flows
Evaluate, onboard, and manage KYC, AML, fraud, and compliance partners
Lead partner negotiations and support cost optimization initiatives
Support PCI DSS compliance, security audits, and broader regulatory readiness programs
Ensure end-to-end risk and fraud readiness for new market rollouts
Build dashboards and reporting frameworks to provide leadership with clear risk visibility and decision support
Qualification
Required
6+ years of experience in risk, fraud, compliance, or payments security
Strong working knowledge of KYC, AML, transaction monitoring, and risk controls
Proven experience collaborating with product and engineering teams in fast-moving environments
Highly analytical with strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills
Comfortable operating in greenfield, low-structure environments and managing multiple streams in parallel
Highly adaptable and resilient, with the ability to navigate evolving regulatory and market requirements
Strong stakeholder management skills across Product, Operations, Technology, Legal, and external partners
Fluency in both written and spoken English is essential
Preferred
Experience working in emerging markets strongly preferred
Benefits
28 days paid annual leave
Referral bonuses & flash bonuses
Top of the line equipment
Annual company retreats to provide great internal networking opportunities
Company
Sporty Group
Sporty Group is a global consumer internet & media company with a strong presence in sports broadcasting, fintech, entertainment and gaming.
Funding
Current Stage
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2023-12-20
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