This role is open to secondments, with salary to be discussed where secondment arrangements apply.
Shape the future of gambling regulation in Great Britain.
This is a rare opportunity to join the Gambling Commission’s senior leadership team and lead one of the most influential regulatory and enforcement functions in the country.
As Director of Enhanced Compliance & Enforcement, you will play a pivotal role in protecting consumers, tackling criminality, driving industry compliance and ensuring gambling is conducted fairly, openly and free from harm.
Leading our Compliance, Enforcement and Anti-Money Laundering teams, you will oversee high-profile investigations, shape regulatory strategy, make critical decisions on complex cases and influence how we respond to emerging risks across a rapidly evolving sector.
This is a role for a strategic leader who thrives on complexity, is motivated by public service and can deliver meaningful impact through strong leadership, sound judgement and evidence-based decision making.
Why join us?
At the Gambling Commission, our work matters. Every decision we make contributes to protecting consumers, preventing crime and maintaining confidence in one of the UK’s most keenly observed industries.
Joining us means becoming part of an organisation recognised as one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work, where collaboration, inclusion and continuous improvement are at the heart of our culture.
Our offer to you:
• Civil Service Pension, with 28.97% employer contribution. Click for more information
• 26 days’ holiday, rising to 29 days after two years’ service (pro rata)
• Holiday purchase scheme (option to buy up to five extra days annual leave)
• Flexible working & family friendly policies
• Ergonomic, fully accessible office, across the road from Birmingham New Street Station
Your responsibilities:
• Lead ongoing risk assessment, prioritisation and decision making for regulatory activity, adapting to changing circumstances to deliver maximum impact against Regulatory objectives. Chair meetings ensuring robust oversight of intelligence development and progression of regulatory and criminal cases.
• Develop the processes, build team capability and quality approaches within operational teams, working with Licensing and Illegal Market Directors to maximise overall operational impact within constraints and conflicting demands.
• Develop, coordinate and deliver the Commission’s business plans and maintain control of budgets for Enhanced Compliance, Enforcement and Anti-Money Laundering teams meeting the overall Operations objectives.
• Act as a decision maker for Compliance and Enforcement cases in accordance with our Scheme of Delegation.
• Maintain and create productive stakeholder relationships at a senior level, both internally and externally. Represent the Commission at external meetings and events with Industry, Government and other Regulators.
• Support a broad portfolio of work, innovate in response to new requirements and changing circumstances. Translate ideas into effective and impactful papers, proposals and presentations for Exec and Board to drive decisions, change and improvement.
What we’re looking for:
We are looking for an experienced leader with the ability to lead our Enhanced Compliance, Enforcement and Anti-Money Laundering capabilities and develop our teams involved in the operational response. We want to see a mentor, ensuring high performance is delivered and encouraging continuous professional growth across our function.
You must be able to demonstrate that you have:
Essential
• Experience in a regulatory or enforcement environment within the public or private sectors, with a track record of effective engagement with both individual businesses/customers and their representative groups.
• Experience of overseeing and directing regulatory and/or criminal investigations, with a clear understanding of the legal and evidential standards required for formal sanctions or prosecutions.
• A track record of effective oversight of compliance, acting as a defensible senior decision-maker in complex or high-risk cases.
• Ability to analyse, evaluate and interpret data to support evidence-led decision-making across an organisation and with external stakeholders, drawing on insights from past and current issues and trends.
• Experience in assessing the effectiveness of existing policies, products or services, and advising on the operational implications of policy or regulatory options based on robust evidence analysis.
• Proven ability to lead multiple teams simultaneously in a transformational environment, including effective management of operational budgets and resources.
Desirable
• Proven experience in Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and financial crime requirements within a regulated sector, potentially with relevant qualifications.
• Law Enforcement & Intelligence Network Experience: Experience working collaboratively with multi-agency partners, such as the National Crime Agency (NCA), HMRC, police forces, or international regulatory bodies.
• Legal Process Exposure: Experience of giving evidence in court, tribunals, or formal regulatory panels, or working directly with legal counsel on prosecution strategies.
• Knowledge of and/or experience gained in the gambling industry
Vetting
In additions to passing BPSS checks, candidates will need to hold or be able to attain Security Clearance (SC)
Your application:
We value diversity in our workplace and are committed to a culture where each individual is engaged and feels that their contribution is valued and respected. We welcome all applications from candidates who meet the minimum requirements for the role.
To apply for this position, please see the Gambling Commission careers website.
The Gambling Commission have an anonymised recruitment process, so you should not attach a CV to your application. Instead, application questions will ask you to evidence how your
personal skills, qualities and experience match the essential criteria for the role.
Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be declined. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.
The selection process for this vacancy will comprise of an in-person interview consisting of competency and technical questions. There may be a presentation as part of the interview process, this will be confirmed to candidates before the Interview. To prepare for your interview please familiarise yourself with the STAR technique for answering interview questions.
There will also be informal and unscored discovery chats conducted before the interview, this is a great opportunity to ask any questions you have and to explore further your motivations for applying.
The closing date for this role is midnight on 28th June 2026.
Informal Discovery Chats will be taking place via Teams on 13th July 2026
Interviews are expected to be 21st July 2026 at Victoria Square House, Birmingham, B2 4BP.
Please ensure you have the right to work in the UK before applying as we are unable to provide visa sponsorship.
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