Senior Program Manager

Aristocrat Leisure; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Aristocrat Leisure in Las Vegas seeks a Senior Program Manager to lead end-to-end, enterprise-scale initiatives across product, technology, operations and compliance. You will translate strategic priorities into delivery plans, establish governance, and create measurable outcomes with senior leadership.

You will manage risks, dependencies, and cross-functional workstreams with matrixed teams, mentoring others while maturing standards, tools, data analysis, and reporting practices to ensure

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
• 10+ years leading complex enterprise programs or cross-functional transformation work.
• Experience with globally distributed teams and regulated/compliance environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of complex, cross-functional programs with enterprise visibility and measurable outcomes.
• Translate strategic objectives into actionable delivery plans, governance routines, and ownership models.
• Define success measures, connect plans to business value, and track benefits realization.
• Establish executive-level artifacts, dashboards, reporting, and performance metrics for informed decision-making.
• Identify, assess, raise, and drive resolution of risks, issues, dependencies, and delivery constraints.
• Facilitate governance forums, leadership reviews, and decision-making to promote timely resolution and accountability.
• Influence cross-functional teams without direct authority by clarifying scope, sequencing, and trade-offs.
• Mature standards, tools, data analysis, and reporting practices while mentoring less experienced team members.
• Own program outcomes by aligning delivery plans with business objectives and executive metrics.

Skills

Executive communication

Cross-functional leadership

Program management

Influence without authority

Risk and dependency management

Delivery governance

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Related field experience

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Microsoft Project

SharePoint

Excel

Power BI

Smartsheet

Job description

About the JobServing as an experienced delivery leader on the Global Product Strategic Delivery Team, the Senior Program Manager is responsible for guiding complex, enterprise-scale initiatives across Aristocrat’s global product portfolio. This professional role drives cross-functional execution across Product, Technology, Engineering, Operations, Commercial, Compliance, and leadership teams to ensure strategic priorities are translated into clear plans, disciplined governance, measurable outcomes, and sustained business value.As a trusted partner to senior leaders, this role provides structure in ambiguity, influences alignment across matrixed teams, and drives accountability for delivery commitments, risks, dependencies, decisions, and outcomes. The Senior Program Manager operates with a high degree of autonomy. They engage regularly with senior management. They help mature standards, tools, data analysis, and fulfillment practices across the organization.What You’ll DoLead end-to-end delivery of complex, cross-functional programs with enterprise visibility, business-critical outcomes, and multiple interconnected workstreams.Translate strategic objectives into actionable delivery plans, achievements, success measures, governance routines, and ownership models.Drive program outcomes through partnership with business leaders to define success measures, connect delivery plans to measurable business objectives, track benefits realization, and ensure programs deliver intended business value.Establish and maintain executive-level program artifacts, dashboards, reporting, and performance metrics that provide clarity and enable informed decision-making.Proactively identify, assess, raise, and drive resolution of risks, issues, dependencies, decision points, and delivery constraints.Facilitate governance forums, leadership reviews, and decision-making routines that promote timely resolution of critical issues, clear accountability, and disciplined execution.Influence cross-functional teams without direct authority by clarifying scope, sequencing, commitments, trade-offs, and success measures.Influence the continuous improvement of standards, delivery methodologies, tools, templates, and reporting practices while mentoring less experienced team members.Own program outcomes by aligning delivery plans with quantifiable business objectives, customer impact, financial considerations, and executive-level success metrics.What We’re Looking ForBachelor’s degree in business, Technology, Information Systems, Finance, Product, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.10+ years of experience leading complex programs, critical initiatives, enterprise delivery efforts, or related cross-functional transformation work.Proven success operating as a seasoned program leader across multiple functional areas, preferably in product, technology, gaming, digital, or similarly complex environments.Strong executive communication skills, including the ability to frame complex issues, risks, decisions, dependencies, and trade-offs clearly for senior leadership.Demonstrated ability to influence without authority, build trust with collaborators, and gain alignment in sensitive, ambiguous, or fast-paced situations.Strong knowledge of program management practices, governance models, risk and dependency management, performance reporting, and delivery methodologies.Experience working with globally distributed teams and within environments involving regulatory, compliance, operational, or commercialization constraints.Advanced proficiency with enterprise delivery tools such as Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Project, SharePoint, Excel, PowerPoint, Smartsheet, and Power BI.Why Aristocrat?Aristocrat is a world leader in gaming content and technology, and a top-tier publisher of free-to-play mobile games. Aristocrat has three operating business units, spanning regulated land-based gaming (Aristocrat Gaming), social casino (Product Madness), and regulated online real-money gaming (Aristocrat Interactive). Our team of over 7,400 employees worldwide is united by our company's mission of bringing joy to life through the power of play.We deliver great performance for our B2B customers and bring joy to the lives of the millions of people who love to play our casino and mobile games. And while we focus on fun, we never forget our responsibilities. We strive to lead the way in responsible gameplay, and to lift the bar in company governance, employee wellbeing and sustainability.Diversity and inclusion are integral to our values of Talent Unleashed, Collective Brilliance, Good Business, Good Citizen, and It’s All About the Player. We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on gender, race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.Compensation PhilosophyWe 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.