Commercial Counsel - Gaming CIII (ANZ) - 12-Month Fixed-Term Contract

Employment Type: Full-time, 12-month fixed-term contract

At Aristocrat, we are passionate about transforming gaming, achieving excellence, and driving innovation. As a world leader in gaming content and technology, we are dedicated to bringing joy through the power of play. This is your chance to join a groundbreaking team and contribute to our mission and culture that values inclusion, collaboration, and outstanding performance.

We're looking for a Commercial Counsel to join our high-performing ANZ Legal team on a 12-month fixed-term contract. This is a unique opportunity to work at the heart of a highly successful, global, ASX-listed business while partnering with commercially minded leaders across Australia, New Zealand and international markets.

What You'll Do

• Act as a reliable legal advisor for the Company's Gaming business in ANZ. Provide legal assistance to other ANZ units, global teams, and the India business.
• Offer practical, accurate, and timely legal advice on various commercial matters, including gaming-related supply, sales, maintenance, systems agreements, procurement, and real estate leases.
• Prepare, examine, interpret, and negotiate a variety of commercial contracts and legal documents, and support the resolution of commercial disputes.
• Analyse and research legal issues, evaluate available options, and recommend practical, risk-based solutions.
• Assess proposed transactions and support the development of transaction structures to manage legal and commercial risk effectively.
• Interpret relevant laws and regulations, advising business collaborators on their application and associated requirements.
• Build collaborative relationships with internal collaborators, working as a strategic partner to support their objectives.
• Manage a varied workload, balancing competing priorities to provide timely, solution-focused legal services within budget requirements.
• Coordinate external counsel, determining when external support is necessary and maintaining oversight of scope, quality, cost, and delivery.
• Undertake special projects requiring in-depth legal or commercial analysis.
• Quickly understand the business, key collaborators, current matters, and established legal processes to ensure effective transition and continuity of legal services.
• Learn and utilise various corporate and legal-specific software tools and systems relevant to business workflows and company policies.

• Qualified lawyer with an unrestricted Australian practising certificate.
• 4+ years of post-qualification commercial legal experience in a law firm, in-house legal team, or both.
• Experience advising on and negotiating complex commercial agreements.
• Gaming industry or other regulated-industry experience is advantageous but not essential.
• Ability to work independently, apply sound judgment, and become effective quickly within a fixed-term role.
• Ability to work cross-functionally, influence collaborators, and build effective working relationships at all organisational levels.
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities, progress multiple matters concurrently, identify and resolve business issues, and earn the confidence of senior collaborators.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, legal drafting, and negotiation skills.
• Strong commercial judgment, analytical capability, and a practical, solutions-focused approach.
• Capability to operate efficiently in a lively and rapidly changing setting and respond swiftly to evolving priorities.
• Demonstrated dedication to the highest standards of integrity and an understanding of the standards encouraged within a regulated business.