Legal Counsel, Compliance and Digital Regulations

Overview

As Legal Counsel at EFG, you guide compliance and digital regulation across a global, fast-paced esports environment. You’ll balance regulatory obligations with business needs, supporting AML, sanctions checks, privacy governance, and policy development. You will partner with cross-functional teams to implement Digital Services Act and Online Safety Act requirements, while shaping robust risk management and training. This role offers impact at scale in a dynamic, globally distributed company.

Responsibilities

• Oversee AML and sanctions compliance workflows
• Implement and monitor digital regulation requirements (DSA, Online Safety Act) and related content moderation and safety processes
• Support privacy governance initiatives including privacy-by-design and vendor due diligence
• Conduct legal research on emerging digital regulations and draft/update policies and agreements
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to align regulatory needs with business operations
• Manage the company’s insurance portfolio and address related questions in commercial agreements
• Prepare training materials and deliver sessions on compliance best practices and obligations

Key requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Law
• 2+ years of relevant legal experience in a law firm or in-house environment with focus on compliance, digital laws, or data protection
• Strong understanding of global digital regulations (GDPR, DSA, Online Safety Act)
• Excellent analytical, research, writing, and communication skills; ability to build cross-functional relationships
• Certifications in compliance or privacy (e.g., ACAMS, CIPP/E) are a plus

• Analytical thinking
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Privacy governance
• Due diligence
• Regulatory analysis and policy drafting

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