Assistant General Counsel – Interactive
The Assistant General Counsel – Interactive will play a meaningful role in crafting the future of Aristocrat's Interactive business. The role involves ensuring seamless legal support for commercial transactions and activities, acting as a strategic partner to the business units.
The successful candidate will provide accurate and timely legal services, including research, drafting, and negotiation. They will work closely with various internal functions to support strategic goals while managing legal and business risks in a dynamic environment.
- Act as a legal advisor for the Aristocrat Interactive business, supporting commercial issues primarily across the Content and Aggregation business.
- Provide assistance for diverse general commercial issues, including management of commercial transactions.
- Provide accurate and timely legal services, including analyzing, researching, reviewing, interpretation, dispute resolution, drafting, and leading negotiations.
- Lead or assist with the assessment of proposed transactions and the development of deal structures to minimize legal and business risks.
- Interpret and advise applicable business units concerning relevant laws and regulations.
- Promote seamless teamwork and become an essential strategic partner to the Interactive business.
- Collaborate with key Group functions like IT, real estate, finance, and procurement.
- Build and deliver cross-channel educational presentations and tools about relevant legal issues.
- Work on special projects requiring in-depth evaluation of variable factors.
- Support and role model Aristocrat’s and the Legal Team’s 2030 strategy.
- Deliver timely and solution-focused legal services while managing cash flow and achieving budget targets.
- Operate as a sustainability champion by providing advice and counsel to business clients.
- Manage external counsel resources.
- Champion a culture of compliance and responsible corporate behaviour.
- Demonstrate a dedication to developing leadership, risk management, and future planning skills.
- Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school and a member in good standing with a State Bar (required)
- 10+ years minimum experience as a commercial attorney either with a law firm, corporation, or both (required)
- Experience in online real money gaming content, aggregation and technology (preferred)
- Experience with North America, EMEA, APAC and other international regions (preferred)
- Capability to work independently as well as collaboratively with other groups (required)
- Ability to manage competing priorities and drive numerous projects (required)
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, drafting and negotiation skills (required)
- Outstanding business judgment and analytical skills (required)
- Experience handling all aspects of commercial contracts (required)
- Comfort and familiarity with existing and emerging technology (required)
- Ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced setting (required)
- Ability to uphold and demonstrate the highest level of integrity (required)
- Comprehensive pay and benefits package
- Annual bonuses and incentives
- Health and wellbeing benefits
- Paid time off
- Retirement plans
- Insurance coverage
- Local or statutory benefits
Aristocrat Leisure Limited is an Australian gaming and technology company and one of the world's largest providers of gambling products. Listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and headquartered in Sydney, it designs and manufactures electronic gaming machines and casino-management systems, and runs sizeable online real-money gaming (Aristocrat Interactive) and mobile games (Pixel United) businesses. Founded in 1953, the group employs more than 7,000 people across over 20 locations worldwide. It is the largest gaming-machine manufacturer in Australia and among the biggest slot-machine makers globally.