Head of Legal

At Ancient Gaming, we're not just participating in the iGaming revolution – we're leading it. Founded in Malta in 2018, we've exploded into a global force of 100+ creative rebels spread across 35+ countries, united by our passion for creating mind-blowing gaming experiences. We embrace a remote first culture, giving our team the freedom to work from anywhere while staying connected through our passion for gaming and innovation.

We're the masterminds behind:

• CSGORoll – The world's #1 skin gaming platform for CS2 players, featuring our custom-built games like Roulette, Crash, Unboxing, and PVP battles that keep 100,000s of players coming back daily.

• HypeDrop – A gamified shopping phenomenon where over 500,000 users experience the adrenaline rush of mystery box openings, box battles, and customizable deals (150+ million boxes sold and counting).

As Head of Legal, you will provide strategic legal leadership across our global operations, ensuring compliance with the ever evolving regulatory landscape while enabling sustainable commercial growth. You will safeguard business interests, manage legal and reputational risk across multiple jurisdictions, and act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership.

This is a high impact, executive level role requiring deep expertise in international iGaming regulation, corporate structuring, and commercial strategy.

What you’ll do:

• Lead and define the global legal strategy across regulated and non-regulated markets.

• Enable commercial expansion while proactively managing legal, regulatory, and reputational risks.

• Partner with executive leadership on strategic initiatives, market entry, and product expansion.

• Lead all global iGaming licensing applications, renewals, and regulatory approvals.

• Oversee ongoing compliance with all local, regional, and international iGaming laws and regulatory frameworks.

• Establish and maintain strong relationships with regulators, advisory bodies, and external counsel.

• Design and optimise multi jurisdictional corporate structures to support scalability, tax efficiency, and asset protection.

• Draft, review, and negotiate complex commercial agreements. 

• Structure innovative legal solutions that balance risk with commercial opportunity.

• Oversee corporate governance, board matters, shareholder relations, and statutory filings.

• Develop and implement robust internal policies and risk mitigation frameworks.

• Prepare and oversee regulatory reporting and submissions globally.

• Protect and manage intellectual property, trademarks, and related rights.

• Foster a proactive, commercially aware legal function aligned with business objectives.

• Lead and mentor a high performing international legal team by setting clear strategic priorities, fostering accountability, and championing continuous professional growth and development.

Who you are:

• 7+ years of legal experience, ideally within iGaming or high growth digital sectors operating internationally.

• Qualification as a Solicitor (5+ years PQE minimum required).

• Business acumen and commercial awareness with an ability to identify and resolve legal issues quickly and effectively.

• Deep expertise operating in both regulated and non-regulated environments.

• Extensive background in drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements.

• Exceptional communication and influencing skills at executive level.

• Demonstrated experience managing competing priorities in fast scaling environments.

The Perks That Actually Matter:

• Work From Literally Anywhere – Beach in Bali? Mountain cabin? City apartment? Your call.

• Annual Team Meetups in Epic Locations – Previous destinations have included vibrant European capitals, tropical islands and adventure hubs.

• Home Office Budget – Get the setup you need to do your best work.

• Growth Fund – Dedicated budget for courses, conferences, and skill development (plus unlimited Udemy access).

• Mental Health Support through Spill – Because creative brains need care too.

• Be Part of Something Big - We're growing fast, which means unlimited opportunities to level up your career.

Our "Not-So-Secret" Secret Sauce:

• We Get Shit Done – No endless meetings or analysis paralysis. We move fast.

• Failure = Learning – We celebrate bold attempts, not just successes.

• Remote-First, Not Remote-Compromise – Our distributed team is our strength, not an afterthought.

• Player Obsessed – Every design decision starts and ends with our users.