Director, Portfolio Planning & Capital Allocation

GamblingCareers.com; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Aristocrat seeks a strategic and commercially minded finance leader for our Development & Build Finance team. As Director of Portfolio Planning & Capital Allocation, you will influence investment decisions, prioritize capital, guide portfolio strategy, and measure success across our multi-billion-dollar global business.

This role offers a unique opportunity to help shape Aristocrat's strategic direction by ensuring investments are aligned to the initiatives that create the greatest long-term

Qualifications

• 10+ years in FP&A, strategy, investment analysis, or corporate finance.
• Experience developing investment frameworks and executive-level recommendations.
• Advanced financial modeling and portfolio management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Support development and evolution of Aristocrat's capital allocation framework.
• Drive alignment between capital priorities, roadmaps, investments and business outcomes.
• Lead investment governance and portfolio reporting for executive audiences.

Job description

Aristocrat seeks a strategic and commercially minded finance leader for our Development & Build Finance team. As Director of Portfolio Planning & Capital Allocation, you will influence investment decisions, prioritize capital, guide portfolio strategy, and measure success across our multi-billion-dollar global business. This role offers a unique opportunity to help shape Aristocrat's strategic direction by ensuring investments are aligned to the initiatives that create the greatest long-term value for the organization.

What You’ll Do

• Support the development and ongoing evolution of Aristocrat's capital allocation framework.
• Drive alignment between capital allocation priorities, product roadmaps, investment proposals, and business outcomes.
• Own and direct investment governance processes to ensure resources are passionate about the highest-return opportunities.
• Develop portfolio-level insights that inform executive, ESC, and Board decision-making.
• Accountability for multi-year portfolio strategy and policy.
• Lead a team responsible for developing arguments, investment analysis, scenario modeling, and strategic evaluations across Product, Technology, Studios, Finance, and enterprise functions.
• Deliver financial and strategic counsel on important initiatives, new product investments, organizational changes, acquisitions, and transformation programs.
• Evaluate trade-offs between contending opportunities and support prioritization decisions.
• Translate complex financial and strategic questions into clear options, trade-offs, and decisions for senior leaders.
• Assume responsibility for capital allocation, investment outcomes, and portfolio reporting directed at the Executive Leadership Team, ESC, and Board audiences.
• Build clear, compelling narratives that connect investment choices to strategic outcomes and measurable value creation.
• Build decision-focused reporting that improves transparency, accountability, and follow-through across the investment lifecycle.
• Help establish a robust rhythm of business around investment reviews, portfolio health, and strategic performance measurement.
• Partner with business leaders to track outcomes against investment commitments.
• Drive continuous improvement in decision quality, governance, and investment accountability.
• Work closely with Product, Technology, Business Divisions, Finance, Strategy, Corporate Development, and Chief of Staff teams across Aristocrat.
• Influence outcomes through clear analysis, strong collaboration, good judgment, and practical recommendations.

What We're Looking For

• 10+ years of experience in FP&A, strategy, investment analysis, consulting, corporate finance, portfolio management, or decision support roles.
• Demonstrated experience developing investment frameworks, and executive-level recommendations.
• Strong commercial foresight with the ability to balance strategic objectives and financial outcomes.
• Experience presenting to senior executives and/or Boards.
• Advanced financial modeling, scenario analysis, and portfolio management capabilities.

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.

Specific details about compensation and benefits for this position will be discussed during the recruitment process.