Vice President, Technology

Aristocrat Leisure; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Aristocrat Leisure in London is seeking a Vice President of Technology to define the technology vision and drive scalable engineering delivery for our gaming platforms.

You will lead distributed engineering teams, enforce modern software practices, and partner with AI and security leaders to align technology with business goals and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Significant senior leadership experience in technology or engineering.
• Proven ability to translate technology strategy into reliable execution.
• Experience with scaling platforms for high-demand, digital gaming environments.
• Strong knowledge of architecture, platform engineering, security and operational resilience.
• Experience leading distributed, multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement the technology vision aligned with strategic priorities.
• Establish scalable architecture, development frameworks, and engineering standards.
• Lead game tech, backend services, and shared platforms.
• Improve productivity, quality, and time-to-market with modern practices.
• Ensure platform reliability, security, and compliance with regulations.

Skills

Technology leadership

Strategy setting

Architecture

Gaming tech

CI/CD

Security & resilience

AI & emerging tech

Job description

Vice President, Technology # Careers at Aristocrat## Vice President, TechnologyApply: Hybrid: London, United Kingdom: Full time: Posted 11 Days Ago: R0022976The Vice President, Technology is accountable for Product Madness’ technology strategy, engineering delivery, platform stability and technical capability. The role ensures the business has the architecture, platforms, tools and engineering practices required to deliver world-class player experiences at speed and scale.**What You'll Do****Technology strategy and architecture*** Define and implement the technology vision aligned with Product Madness’ strategic priorities.* Establish scalable architecture, development frameworks and engineering standards.* Ensure technology investment supports growth, operational efficiency and innovation.* Lead build, buy and partner recommendations across technology capabilities.**Engineering excellence*** Lead engineering teams responsible for game technology, backend services and shared platforms.* Improve engineering productivity, quality, predictability and speed to market.* Create a culture of ownership, operational excellence and continuous improvement.* Embed modern software engineering practices, including automation, CI/CD and quality assurance.**Reliability, security and scalability*** Ensure platform reliability, performance, security and resilience.* Establish operational readiness, incident management and service ownership standards.* Maintain compliance with relevant security and regulatory requirements.* Build infrastructure capable of supporting portfolio growth and changing player demand.**AI and emerging technology*** Partner with Aristocrat technology and AI leaders to leverage enterprise capabilities.* Identify practical opportunities to accelerate development and improve performance through AI-enabled tools.* Ensure emerging technology investments are tied to measurable business outcomes.**What We're Looking For*** Significant senior leadership experience in technology or engineering within a digital product, gaming or high-scale consumer environment.* Commercial judgement, enterprise perspective and the ability to influence across Product, Data, Games and corporate technology partners.* Track record of setting technology strategy and translating it into reliable execution and measurable business value.* Strong understanding of modern architecture, platform engineering, software delivery, security and operational resilience.* Experience leading distributed, multidisciplinary teams through growth and change.*This job description may have been reviewed and enhanced using AI-assisted tools to improve clarity, consistency, and inclusivity. All final content, role requirements and hiring decisions remain subject to human review and approval by Aristocrat.* # **Compensation Philosophy**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.You may also be eligible for inclusion in our annual equity program, providing the opportunity to share directly in Aristocrat's long-term growth and success through equity ownership.Specific details about compensation and benefits for this position will be discussed during the recruitment process.