Privacy Legal Counsel

At Aristocrat, we focus on delivering happiness through the power of play. As a Privacy Legal Counsel, you will be responsible for guaranteeing our premier gaming products maintain top privacy and data protection standards. Our vibrant and inclusive culture at Aristocrat promotes innovation, creativity, and excellence in gaming. This role plays a critical part in supporting product development, data protection, and advancing player experiences. If you are driven, have proven skills, and seek new challenges, this position is ideal for you.

What You'll Do

• Provide embedded legal support to product and engineering teams on privacy-by-design and default principles across the game lifecycle
• Advise on the development and launch of new features involving player data, personalization, live ops, and online services
• Conduct and guide Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) and risk assessments
• Provide guidance on adherence to GDPR, UK GDPR, ePrivacy directives, and applicable European privacy regulations
• Interpret and operationalize regulatory requirements into practical product mentorship
• Monitor and provide guidance on forthcoming US/EU/UK developments (e.g., Digital Services Act, AI-related regulation, children’s data rules)
• Counsel on data use in free-to-play models, including analytics, advertising, monetization, and player engagement features
• Advise on children’s and teens’ privacy, age-appropriate building, parental controls, and profiling restrictions
• Support the use of virtual economies, telemetry, and behavioral data while managing regulatory risk
• Evaluate and provide suggestions on third-party integrations (analytics, ad networks, SDKs) and the related data-sharing agreements
• Draft and negotiate data protection clauses, DPAs, and cross-border transfer mechanisms (e.g., SCCs, UK IDTA)
• Work with teams cross-functionally (including GIS, Compliance, Product, Engineering, and Marketing) on user protections and platform obligations

What We're Looking For

• Qualified lawyer in the US with 3+ years PQE (or equivalent)
• Strong foundation in privacy and data protection law, encompassing CCPA, CPRA, HIPPA, COPPA, CAN-SPAM, GDPR, and UK GDPR
• Experience advising on consumer-facing digital products or platforms, ideally in a product counseling role
• Demonstrated ability to embed legal advice into product development processes
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally with technical and non-legal teams
• Experience in the gaming industry preferred
• Familiarity with ad tech, analytics, and data monetization models preferred
• Experience developing solutions involving children’s data, age verification, or youth safeguarding frameworks (e.g., Age Appropriate Design Code considerations) preferred
• Certification or specialization in privacy (e.g., CIPP/US, CIPP/E, CIPM) preferred
• In-house experience in a fast-paced technology or gaming environment preferred

Join Aristocrat and be part of an ambitious team dedicated to flawless execution and innovative product development. This is your chance to create a significant impact on player privacy and gaming experiences across the globe!

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.

About Aristocrat

Aristocrat Leisure Limited (Aristocrat) is a global entertainment and content creation company powered by technology to deliver world-leading casino and mobile games. Listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), Aristocrat (ASX code: ALL) is headquartered in Sydney, Australia, with over 7300 employees working in more than 20 locations across the globe. Aristocrat offers a diverse range of products and services including electronic gaming machines, casino management systems, mobile games and online real money games, including iLottery.

Aristocrat has seven corporate functions and three reporting segments that span regulated land-based gaming (Aristocrat Gaming), social casino (Product Madness) and regulated online real money gaming (Aristocrat Interactive). Our game and product portfolios collectively entertain millions of players worldwide every day.

Across our global enterprise, Aristocrat aims to create long-term sustainable value for all stakeholders by upholding our core values and producing the world’s best gaming content. Our people-first mindset prioritises the safety and wellbeing of our people. We have ambitions to be an industry leader in responsible gameplay and we invest in employees’ development and offer career pathways, so they have what they need to do their best work at Aristocrat.

Our values of Talent Unleashed, All About the Player, Collective Brilliance and Good Business, Good Citizen guide and inspire us every day. We are excited about the future of Aristocrat and united by our mission and we invite everyone to join us as we bring joy to life through the power of play!

Employment Equality Statement

Aristocrat Leisure Limited or its affiliates worldwide provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to any protected characteristic, such as race, color, sex, religion, national origin, physical or mental disability, genetic characteristic, pregnancy, breastfeeding or related medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital, military and veteran status, or any other characteristic prohibited by local, state/provincial or federal law.

If you need assistance or accommodation applying for a position, please reach out to helpdesk-recruiting@aristocrat.com.

Empowering a Sustainable Future

At Aristocrat, sustainability is embedded in our strategy, operations and the values and culture of our teams across the globe.

Our Sustainability report provides information on the progress we’ve made each year, across our four strategic sustainability pillars – Good Governance & Responsible Business, Empowering Safer Play (formerly responsible gameplay), Operational Sustainability & Climate, and People & Community.

You can read more about our progress here: https://www.aristocrat.com/sustainability/