This is an exciting chance to become a Senior Program Manager – New Market Entry at Aristocrat, working within the Content Operations Team. You will direct complex, cross-functional projects that allow Aristocrat to launch products, content, and capabilities in new regulated markets. Your responsibilities include managing a portfolio of strategic new market entry projects, coordinating actions among Product, Technology, Commercial, Compliance, Legal, Finance, and Operations teams. This role plays a key part in Aristocrat’s growth strategy by providing transparency to senior leadership, encouraging timely decisions, and maintaining alignment on scope, risks, dependencies, timelines, and business outcomes.
What You'll Do- Own end-to-end delivery of strategic new market entry programs, providing clear visibility and reporting to executive leadership and cross-functional collaborators.
- Translate market-entry scope into actionable delivery plans with clear outcomes, achievements, dependencies, owners, and critical-path activities.
- Manage programs using approved delivery methodologies, tracking achievements, risks, actions, issues, decisions, dependencies, and delivery progress throughout the program lifecycle.
- Drive progress across Product, Technology, Commercial, Compliance, Legal, Finance, Operations, and go-to-market teams.
- Coordinate and facilitate delivery across multiple business functions, ensuring alignment, accountability, and timely decision-making.
- Establish and manage program governance, including steering committees, working groups, launch-readiness reviews, and decision forums.
- Maintain program artifacts, dashboards, and reporting using tools such as Microsoft Project, Excel, Power BI, SharePoint, Confluence, and Jira.
- Proactively identify, bring up, and resolve risks, issues, and dependencies that may impact launch timelines, regulatory readiness, or business outcomes.
- Drive visibility and accountability across workstreams, ensuring collaborators understand commitments, timelines, decisions, and delivery expectations.
- Support prioritization of requirements and delivery trade-offs to ensure launch-critical work is clearly defined and aligned to business value.
- Lead change management and collaborator alignment across global teams to support successful market launch and operational adoption.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Technology, Information Systems, or related field.
- 7+ years of experience managing medium to large, complex cross-functional programs.
- Experience working in product-led, technology, or digital organizations preferred.
- Familiarity with both Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
- Proven ability to influence without authority and manage up to executive levels.
- Effective communicator who can synthesize complex information for diverse audiences.
- Experience working with globally distributed and cross-functional teams.
- Experience coordinating multiple collaborators, workstreams, and dependencies across large-scale initiatives.
- Experience with enterprise tooling (Jira, Confluence, Power BI, MS Project, etc.).
- Proficient in MS Office for document creation, reporting, and executive presentations.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to establish structure, transparency, and accountability in ambiguous environments.
- PMP, PgMP, and/or Agile certification a plus.
- Prior experience working on market expansion, product launch, regulatory, compliance, or licensing-related programs is a plus.
Aristocrat is an Australia-based entertainment and content-creation company powered by technology to deliver world-leading mobile and casino games, entertaining millions of people across the globe daily. Aristocrat has three operating business units, spanning regulated land-based gaming (Aristocrat Gaming), social casino (Product Madness), and regulated online real-money gaming (Aristocrat Interactive). Our team of over 7,300 employees worldwide is united by our company's mission to bring joy to life through the power of play.
Aristocrat InteractiveAristocrat Interactive is a regulated online real money gaming (RMG) business and was formed in 2024 when the Anaxi and NeoGames businesses (Anaxi, NeoGames, Aspire Global, BtoBet, and Pariplay) came together. The company is an industry leader in content and technology solutions for online RMG, offering a comprehensive suite of services that includes content, proprietary technology platforms, and a range of services across iLottery, iGaming, and online sports betting (OSB).
We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on gender, race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law. Diversity and inclusion are integral to our values of Talent Unleashed, Collective Brilliance, Good Business, Good Citizen, and It’s All About the Player.
Travel ExpectationsUp to XX%
Additional InformationDepending on the nature of your role, you may be required to register with the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) and/or other gaming jurisdictions in which we operate.
Company Summary
Aristocrat Interactive
Aristocrat Interactive is Aristocrat Leisure Limited’s (ASX:ALL) regulated online Real Money Gaming (RMG) business and was formed in 2024 when the Anaxi and NeoGames businesses (Anaxi, NeoGames, Aspire Global, BtoBet, and Pariplay) came together. The business is an industry leader in content and technology solutions for online RMG, with a full-service offering that includes content, proprietary technology platforms and a range of value added services across iLottery, iGaming and Online Sports Betting (OSB).
About Aristocrat
Aristocrat Leisure Limited (ASX: ALL) is a leading gaming content creation company powered by technology to deliver industry-leading casino games together with mobile games and online real money games, collectively entertaining millions of players worldwide, every day. Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, Aristocrat has three operating business units, spanning regulated land-based gaming (Aristocrat Gaming), social casino (Product Madness) and regulated online real money (Aristocrat Interactive). Our team of over 8,500 people across the globe are united by our company mission to bring joy to life through the power of play.
Our Values
All about the Player
Talent Unleashed
Collective Brilliance
Good Business Good Citizen
Travel Expectations
NoneAdditional Information
At this time, we are unable to sponsor work visas for this position. Candidates must be authorized to work in the job posting location for this position on a full-time basis without the need for current or future visa sponsorship.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Technology, Information Systems, or related field
- 7+ years of experience managing medium to large, complex cross-functional programs
- Familiarity with Agile and Waterfall delivery methodologies
- Proven ability to influence without authority and manage up to executive levels
- Effective communication skills; synthesize complex information for diverse audiences
- Experience working with globally distributed and cross-functional teams
- Experience coordinating multiple collaborators, workstreams, and dependencies across large-scale initiatives
- Experience with enterprise tooling (Jira, Confluence, Power BI, Microsoft Project, Excel)
- Proficient in MS Office for document creation, reporting, and executive presentations
- Strong organizational skills with ability to establish structure, transparency, and accountability in ambiguous environments
- PMP, PgMP, and/or Agile certification
- Prior experience with market expansion, product launch, regulatory, compliance, or licensing-related programs
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.
Aristocrat Insights
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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