Aristocrat seeks a strategic and commercially minded finance leader for our Development & Build Finance team. As Director of Portfolio Planning & Capital Allocation, you will influence investment decisions, prioritize capital, guide portfolio strategy, and measure success across our multi-billion-dollar global business. This role offers a unique opportunity to help shape Aristocrat's strategic direction by ensuring investments are aligned to the initiatives that create the greatest long-term value for the organization.
Far beyond a traditional FP&A role, this highly visible position sits at the intersection of finance, strategy, governance, and executive decision-making. You will help shape Aristocrat's capital allocation framework, investment governance processes, and strategic decision-making across Product, Technology, Studios, Finance, and enterprise functions. Partnering closely with senior leaders across the organization, you will evaluate cases, assess investment opportunities, and guide how the company allocates capital across innovation, technology, talent, and growth. Your work will directly influence portfolio priorities, investment governance, resource allocation, and long-term business performance across the enterprise.
The ideal candidate is intellectually curious, commercially astute, and comfortable navigating ambiguity. You can move seamlessly between critical thinking, financial analysis, operational execution, and executive communication. You build credibility quickly, challenge conventional thinking when needed, and influence decision-making through clear insights and compelling business narratives. If you are energized by solving complex business problems, driving measurable impact, and helping senior leaders make better investment decisions, this is an exceptional opportunity to build a new capability, gain broad organizational exposure, and leave a lasting mark on the future of Aristocrat.
- Support the development and ongoing evolution of Aristocrat's capital allocation framework.
- Drive alignment between capital allocation priorities, product roadmaps, investment proposals, and business outcomes.
- Own and direct investment governance processes to ensure resources are passionate about the highest-return opportunities.
- Develop portfolio-level insights that inform executive, ESC, and Board decision-making.
- Accountability for multi-year portfolio strategy and policy.
- Lead a team responsible for developing arguments, investment analysis, scenario modeling, and strategic evaluations across Product, Technology, Studios, Finance, and enterprise functions.
- Deliver financial and strategic counsel on important initiatives, new product investments, organizational changes, acquisitions, and transformation programs.
- Evaluate trade-offs between contending opportunities and support prioritization decisions.
- Translate complex financial and strategic questions into clear options, trade-offs, and decisions for senior leaders.
- Assume responsibility for capital allocation, investment outcomes, and portfolio reporting directed at the Executive Leadership Team, ESC, and Board audiences.
- Build clear, compelling narratives that connect investment choices to strategic outcomes and measurable value creation.
- Build decision-focused reporting that improves transparency, accountability, and follow-through across the investment lifecycle.
- Help establish a robust rhythm of business around investment reviews, portfolio health, and strategic performance measurement.
- Partner with business leaders to track outcomes against investment commitments.
- Drive continuous improvement in decision quality, governance, and investment accountability.
- Work closely with Product, Technology, Business Divisions, Finance, Strategy, Corporate Development, and Chief of Staff teams across Aristocrat.
- Influence outcomes through clear analysis, strong collaboration, good judgment, and practical recommendations.
- 10+ years of experience in FP&A, strategy, investment analysis, consulting, corporate finance, portfolio management, or decision support roles.
- Demonstrated experience developing investment frameworks, and executive-level recommendations.
- Strong commercial foresight with the ability to balance strategic objectives and financial outcomes.
- Experience presenting to senior executives and/or Boards.
- Advanced financial modeling, scenario analysis, and portfolio management capabilities.
We offer a comprehensive pay and benefits package designed to stay competitive in the market, support your wellbeing, and recognise your contribution to our success. Our approach is underpinned by a pay-for-performance belief in rewarding individual impact. Your specific compensation package will be determined by factors such as your skills, experience, qualifications, and location.
Depending on your role and location, you may be eligible for annual bonuses and incentives, health and wellbeing benefits, paid time off, retirement plans, insurance coverage, and other local or statutory benefits.
Specific details about compensation and benefits for this position will be discussed during the recruitment process.
Skills Required
- 10+ years of experience in FP&A, strategy, investment analysis, consulting, corporate finance, portfolio management, or decision support
- Demonstrated experience developing investment frameworks and executive-level recommendations
- Experience presenting to senior executives and/or Boards
- Advanced financial modeling, scenario analysis, and portfolio management capabilities
- Proven ability to lead a team and influence cross-functional senior leaders
Aristocrat Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Aristocrat and has not been reviewed or approved by Aristocrat.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical coverage offers multiple Aetna options with preventive care fully covered and $0 in‑network outpatient mental health visits, plus employer‑paid premiums on at least one dental and one vision plan. Feedback suggests first‑day eligibility and HSA funding increase perceived value.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave provides up to 12 weeks for primary caregivers and 10 days for secondary caregivers, with adoption/surrogacy reimbursement and access to Lyra sessions. Feedback suggests these supports materially enhance family and mental wellbeing.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — The SuperShare program matches employee share purchases with free shares up to a defined annual limit, with clear enrollment windows and a two‑year vest. Feedback suggests this structure delivers uncommon ownership value compared with standard ESPPs.
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What We Do
Aristocrat Leisure Limited is an ASX20 listed company and one of the world’s leading providers of gaming solutions. We’re licensed in over 300 jurisdictions and operate in over 90 countries around the world. We’re also proud to have a team of over 6500 employees that deliver outstanding results by pushing the boundaries of innovation, creativity and technology each day. We offer a diverse range of products and services including electronic gaming machines, social gaming and casino management systems, but it doesn’t stop there. Despite our global presence and exponential growth, we remain an ideas company at heart that is committed to delivering outstanding results for our customers and players and an unparalleled experience for our employees, who have the opportunity to grow, be inspired and be the best they can be. Our values of Talent Unleashed, All About the Player, Collective Brilliance and Good Business, Good Citizen guide and inspire us to live our mission of bringing joy to life through the power of play – every day. Come and join us – let’s play!
Why Work With Us
Individually we’re great, but together we’re brilliant. Our employees are the beating heart of our business and we attract the best people in the industry thanks to our unique and inspiring culture. Come and join the team and help bring joy to life through the power of play.
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