Vice President, Global External Communications
The Vice President, Global External Communications role at Aristocrat offers an excellent opportunity to guide global media engagement and brand reputation strategies and make a strong contribution to the organisation. This role plays a key part in the Communications & Corporate Brand team, elevating external communications to greater heights.
The successful candidate will guide a dynamic team to design and complete world-class communication strategies that engage diverse business units and collaborators. This position is perfect for an ambitious communications professional passionate about leading groundbreaking initiatives and supporting flawless communication standards.
- Lead the development and execution of effective external communications strategies that support Aristocrat’s business objectives and improve corporate reputation.
- Provide critical communications advice and support to senior leaders, ensuring alignment with company goals.
- Coordinate the implementation of global external communications programs, including media and reputation management strategies.
- Coordinate with communications teams across the globe to ensure accurate and timely media responses.
- Manage and develop the External Communications team, ensuring efficient prioritisation and vendor management.
- Drive external communications initiatives related to Sustainability and Responsible Gameplay in collaboration with key collaborators.
- Handle media enquiries, issues management, and provide crisis communications support.
- Anticipate emerging challenges and champion continuous improvement in communication practices.
- Measure the efficiency of global external communications using data and analytics to find opportunities for improvement.
- Support the preparation of market materials, Group publications, and disclosures, bringing them to bear within regions and business units as needed.
- Carry out additional tasks as assigned to assist the Communications & Corporate Brand team’s objectives.
- Degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, or a related field (preferred).
- 15+ years of experience in Corporate Affairs and/or Communications leadership roles within complex businesses, ideally with international experience (required).
- Proven track record of successfully setting and accomplishing communication strategies (required).
- Outstanding written and oral communication skills (required).
- Ability to anticipate business requirements and develop proactive communication solutions (required).
- Strong issues management experience, including leading crisis communications and media/reputation management (required).
- Experience managing external collaborators and diverse internal audiences (required).
- Ability to lead and develop a high-performing team, manage budgets, and prioritise resources effectively (required).
- Strong business partnering skills with the ability to build relationships and trust across internal collaborators (required).
- High level of personal probity, influencing, and relationship-building skills (required).
- Ability to provide strong corporate communications thought leadership and foster a positive team culture (required).
- Comprehensive pay and benefits package designed to stay competitive in the market, support wellbeing, and recognise contribution to success.
- Annual bonuses and incentives (depending on role and location).
- Health and wellbeing benefits.
- Paid time off.
- Retirement plans.
- Insurance coverage.
- Other 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.