State Gaming Manager

ALH Recruitment; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Exclusive discount card for ALH Hotels

Wellbeing and health programs

Dedicated learning and development

Job summary

ALH, part of Endeavour Group, is seeking a State Gaming Manager based in Brisbane to drive the gaming strategy across venues from Brisbane north to Cairns and beyond. You will partner with state operations, venues and national teams to deliver AML/compliance, guest-first gaming experiences and continuous performance improvement.

You will lead and upskill venue gaming teams, influence product strategies, and ensure stakeholder feedback shapes implementation plans across the state portfolio.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of business or adjacent gaming experience.
• Experience delivering customer-facing products and growth.
• Strong regulatory & compliance knowledge for states.
• Excellent verbal communication and facilitation skills.
• Able to travel across the portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Ensure State Gaming performance meets expectations via location and jackpot optimisations.
• Lead venue teams in the Guest First program.
• Collaborate with Product Team to execute shared strategies.
• Develop and upskill venue gaming teams in AML, RCG and sustainability.
• Analyse competitor reviews and align with gaming strategy.
• Drive trade planning and ongoing strategy meetings.

Skills

Gaming experience

Analytics experience

Regulatory knowledge

Leadership

Communication skills

Job description

Let’s go to the pub!" Chances are, it’s one of ours. The cornerstone of over 350 Australian communities, ALH owns and operates more pubs than anyone. In every community, the pub is where stories are made and retold. A place to escape, and feel at home. With passion on tap, our team adds to every pub’s story. A great local is made up of great people. And together, both sides of the bar create something special.

Company Description

Calling all experience creators!

Let’s go to the pub!" Chances are, it’s one of ours. The cornerstone of over 350 Australian communities, ALH owns and operates more pubs than anyone. In every community, the pub is where stories are made and retold. A place to escape, and feel at home. With passion on tap, our team adds to every pub’s story. A great local is made up of great people. And together, both sides of the bar create something special.

Job Description

• Brisbane-based opportunity
• Support strategy execution and and create pub experiences locals love in gaming
• Portfolio covers Brisbane northern suburbs to Cairns, Mt Isa and Darwin

As the State Gaming Manager, you’ll be responsible for the successful execution of the ALH gaming strategy initiatives in your state portfolio, which will be delivered through working closely with the State Operations Teams, individual venues and national functions that support Gaming, Regulatory and Compliance.

You’ll also be responsible for providing solutions to venue gaming operations to improve performance, as well as upskilling venue gaming teams and creating pub experiences locals love in gaming.

Sound good? Read on.

Here is a taster of what you can expect in this role:

• Ensure that the State Gaming performance is delivering to expectations through:
  • Utilising machine location optimisation;
  • Jackpot optimisation;
  • Promotional activity centric to the individual needs of the venues;
  • Driving a culture of guest-first in gaming experience.
• Gather and specify competitor reviews, segmented by clubs, hotels and LGA’s, aligning them with the groups gaming strategy.
• Trade planning.
• Lead venue teams in the Guest First program.
• Lead & coach our teams in our sustainability, AML & RCG strategies and initiatives.
• Participate in Gaming Team strategy meetings with a focus on continual improvement.
• Continue to evolve gaming managers induction programs and development.
• Identify, assist and develop teams knowledge in systems and operational procedures.
• Partnering with the State Operations teams on the successful execution of Gaming strategies within the state, including ensuring stakeholder feedback is included in the implementation planning.
• Work with the Product Team to ensure effective collaboration and execution of shared strategies.

Qualifications

Now let’s talk about you:

• 3+ years of business or adjacent gaming experience andexperience delivering customer-facing products
• Ability to define and deliver growth in our business coupled with experience working with analytics to measure performance
• Excellent verbal communication and facilitation skills, with the ability to present complex information in an easily digestible manner
• Strong knowledge of state specific regulatory & compliance requirements
• Strong knowledge of Gaming Systems, common game mechanics and the broader market
• Able to meet State / Territory licensing requirements (includes a probity check)
• Flexible to travel across the portfolio as required

The benefits are good too!

• An exclusive discount card for our ALH Hotels pubs & accommodation, BWS, Dan Murphy’s and other Endeavour Group brands. Through our partnership with Woolworths, you'll also enjoy discounts at Woolies supermarkets and BIG W
• As a valued member of the team, your health and wellbeing is our top priority. You will have access to a range of free services to help you live well and support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing
• Endeavour Group is full of opportunities - use our dedicated learning and development options to grow an idea, yourself, and your career. This is just the start, so dream big
• Find out more about our range of benefits and discounts here

At Endeavour, we value being a workplace where everyone’s welcome - if you meet a number of the requirements (and not all), we encourage you to apply.

Additional Information

We are together creators

We’re big, but part of something much bigger. ALH is in good company, sitting alongside the likes of Dan Murphy’s, BWS, Pinnacle Drinks within the Endeavour Group. Together we create the moments that bring millions of people together. And together we have more fun, create more opportunities, and score a lot more goals. We’re serious about having a good time - creating a safe, inclusive and fun place to rock up to. We’re all about creating a more sociable future, together - for our customers and each other.

#WeAreTogetherCreators #ComeAsYouAre #DreamBig #FeelTheEnergy #LeaveYourMark #ALH #EndeavourGroup

You can learn more about working with us on LinkedIn or at endeavourgroupcareers.com.au