Pentasia Malta.

Own high-level stakeholder relationships across government and regulators. Act as the face of the business in critical engagements and negotiations. High-impact role in a fast-growing company. I’m working with a rapidly scaling organisation in the iGaming sector who are looking to appoint a Director of Client Relations to lead their most critical external relationships. This is a senior, strategic, and highly visible position, suited to someone comfortable operating across commercial, regulatory, and political environments. You’ll play a key role in shaping outcomes, building trust, and representing the business at the highest levels. The Role; You will take ownership of senior stakeholder relationships, acting as the primary interface between the business and government bodies, regulators, and key industry partners. This role goes beyond traditional account management — it requires someone who can navigate complexity, manage sensitive situations, and influence outcomes, both in formal settings and through strong relationship-building. Key Responsibilities; Build and manage senior relationships across government, regulatory bodies, and industry stakeholders Represent the business in high-level meetings, negotiations, and external engagements Navigate complex, politically sensitive environments with sound judgment Influence stakeholder alignment with commercial and strategic objectives Provide leadership with insights on stakeholder sentiment, risks, and opportunities Act as a trusted escalation point for sensitive or high-priority issues Ensure internal teams are aligned with external expectations and commitments What They're Looking For 10+ years’ experience in client relations, stakeholder engagement, or government relations Proven ability to influence and negotiate at senior levels Strong understanding of regulatory and political landscapes Highly credible and confident in externally facing roles Excellent communication skills, adaptable across audiences Fluency in English and Tagalog Additional Context This is an onsite role, best suited to someone who thrives in a relationship-led environment. Success in this position will involve building strong connections with stakeholders both formally and informally, including regular networking, hosting, and maintaining close working relationships. If you’d be open to hearing more, feel free to reach out for a confidential discussion.

Location: London or Newcastle Hybrid: 1 day per week in the office About the Company My client develops high-quality digital platforms, applications, and backend systems within the global betting, gaming, and lottery sectors. Main Responsibilities: Lead a team of engineers to deliver projects on time and within budget Oversee development of SDKs, APIs, and services within a regulated environment Collaborate closely with Product, QA, and delivery teams to execute the roadmap Drive accurate estimations, planning, and prioritisation of work Coach and mentor engineers Monitor delivery metrics and optimise processes and efficiency Ensure compliance with security and regulatory standards Support hiring, performance management, and career development Desired experience: Proven experience managing software engineering teams delivering complex products Background as a Software Engineer in a commercial environment Strong leadership, coaching, and stakeholder management skills Experience with modern development practices and full SDLC Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in fast-paced environments Benefits Flexible hybrid working Bonus and profit-sharing schemes Generous holiday allowance and extra leave perks Health, insurance, and travel-related benefits  

About the Company My client is a globally established and licensed online sports betting and gaming operator with a long-standing presence in the industry. They deliver high volume, real time products to a worldwide user base and are recognized for their focus on innovation, performance, and technical excellence. The company operates complex, large scale platforms and offers engineers the opportunity to work on low latency, high throughput systems within a modern, cloud native architecture. The Role My client is seeking a Mid/Senior .NET Developer to join their backend engineering team. This role focuses on building and enhancing the core services that support real time trading, risk management, and platform functionality. This is a hands on Mid/senior role offering a high degree of ownership and influence. You will contribute to architectural decisions, solve open ended technical challenges, and help drive improvements across engineering practices, not just deliver pre-defined tasks. You will play an active role across the full software development lifecycle, from requirements analysis and design through to deployment, optimization, and production support. Key Responsibilities Design, develop, and maintain scalable and high performance backend systems using Microsoft .NET Translate business requirements into robust technical solutions Participate in all stages of the SDLC, including design, development, testing, deployment, and ongoing support Build and maintain cloud native infrastructure, including containerized workloads and orchestration using Kubernetes Implement and support CI/CD pipelines Integrate with: Message brokers (e.g. RabbitMQ) Caching technologies (e.g. Redis) Relational databases Troubleshoot, optimise, and monitor system performance using logs, metrics, and dashboards Diagnose and resolve production issues in a real time, high availability environment Ensure system reliability, scalability, and uptime Conduct code reviews and contribute to technical design discussions Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior and mid level engineers Collaborate closely with product, QA, and other engineering teams Stay up to date with emerging backend, cloud, and distributed systems technologies Required Skills & Experience Strong analytical and problem solving skills with excellent attention to detail Comfortable working in a fast paced, changing environment Self motivated, proactive, and able to take ownership of technical solutions Strong communication and collaboration skills Experience delivering and supporting production systems end to end Ability to manage multiple priorities effectively Technical Background Degree or diploma in Computer Science or a related field 5+ years of commercial experience with Microsoft .NET Strong experience designing and developing scalable, distributed systems Hands on experience with message driven architectures (RabbitMQ or similar) Solid experience with Redis Practical experience using Kubernetes in production environments Cloud platform experience (Azure preferred, AWS also considered) Experience with automated testing and modern development practices Desirable / Nice to Have Experience with gRPC, WebSockets, or Server Sent Events (SSE) Exposure to observability tools such as OpenTelemetry Frontend exposure using React and TypeScript Why Join? Work on largescale, real time systems with global reach Solve complex technical challenges in a performance critical environment Significant ownership and influence over backend architecture Join an experienced, engineering led organization with modern tooling and practices