Games development manager to director of compliance and information security in gambling
A games development manager already meets 26% of what the director of compliance and information security in gambling role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.
68.7/ 100
1 How much of what a director of compliance and information security in gambling is expected to do is already part of a games development manager’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the director of compliance and information security in gambling role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A director of compliance and information security in gambling role treats 3 of its required skills as things a games development manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- ensure compliance with policies
- follow ethical code of conduct of gambling
- responsible gambling
What stands in the way is 9 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A director of compliance and information security in gambling role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a games development manager background worth leading with.
- already held manage gambling finances management skills
- already held ensure gambling operational standards assisting and caring
- already held responsible gambling health and welfare
- already held follow ethical code of conduct of gambling assisting and caring
- already held ensure compliance with policies management skills
All 5 carried skills, including the 3 the director of compliance and information security in gambling role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 14 missing skills fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn gambling games required
- still to learn online gambling required
- still to learn legal standards in gambling required
- optional, not held quality standards optional
- still to learn handle game complaints required
- still to learn apply conflict management required
- still to learn handle customer complaints required
- optional, not held speak different languages optional
- still to learn manage gambling operation required
- optional, not held manage staff optional
- still to learn implement ICT security policies required
- optional, not held conduct content quality assurance optional
- still to learn information security strategy required
- optional, not held analyse information processes optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a director of compliance and information security in gambling role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 gambling games study this
- 02 manage gambling operation practise this
- 03 online gambling study this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 5 skills that carry over
- already held ensure compliance with policies skill
- already held follow ethical code of conduct of gambling skill
- already held responsible gambling knowledge
- already held ensure gambling operational standards skill
- already held manage gambling finances skill
5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held analyse information processes optional
- optional, not held conduct content quality assurance optional
- optional, not held manage staff optional
- optional, not held quality standards optional
- optional, not held speak different languages optional
12 held skills the director of compliance and information security in gambling role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role align efforts towards business development skill
- not needed by the target role apply change management skill
- not needed by the target role apply gaming psychology skill
- not needed by the target role apply knowledge of human behaviour skill
- not needed by the target role games rules knowledge
- not needed by the target role lead a team skill
- not needed by the target role manage gambling game skill
- not needed by the target role manage gambling hospitality skill
- not needed by the target role manage gaming cash desk skill
- not needed by the target role manage gaming facilities skill
- not needed by the target role monitor customer service skill
- not needed by the target role train employees skill
5 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn gambling games required
- still to learn online gambling required
- still to learn information security strategy required
- still to learn legal standards in gambling required
- optional, not held quality standards optional
Other moves recorded from games development manager
Common questions about this move
Can a games development manager become a director of compliance and information security in gambling?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A games development manager already covers 26% of what a director of compliance and information security in gambling is expected to do: 5 skills carry over, 3 of which the director of compliance and information security in gambling role treats as required.
What skills does a games development manager need to become a director of compliance and information security in gambling?
9 required skills are missing, plus 5 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by business, administration and law. The single most important is gambling games.
How hard is the move from games development manager to director of compliance and information security in gambling?
Its learning distance is 68.7 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.