Commercial Counsel

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.

What We're Looking For

• 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.

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.

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

Qualified lawyer with an unrestricted Australian practising certificate. 4+ years of post-qualification commercial legal experience. Experience advising on and negotiating complex commercial agreements. Ability to work independently, apply sound judgment, and become effective quickly. Strong commercial judgment, analytical capability, and a practical, solutions-focused approach.