The Vice President, Enterprise Data Platforms is a senior leader in Aristocrat's Enterprise Data & Analytics (ED&A) organization. They are accountable for defining and leading the strategy, architecture, delivery, and operational excellence of both the enterprise data platform and business-unit data platforms. The role focuses on uniting and advancing data platforms across people, process, and technology to deliver scalable, reliable, and high-quality capabilities that power enterprise analytics and AI.
It ensures platforms produce trusted, well-structured, and consumable data that meets business needs. The role drives the adoption of AI and automation to improve engineering efficiency, platform intelligence, and operational efficiency. Operating across a complex, global matrix environment, this leader influences outcomes across organizational boundaries.
Join us in advancing scalable, high-impact data platforms that power analytics and AI across Aristocrat!
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Define and drive the enterprise data platform strategy, ensuring aligned, scalable, secure, and cost-effective platforms. Communicate strategy, progress, and outcomes to executive leadership. Develop consensus and guide investment decisions focusing on value, prioritization, and cost efficiency.
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Proactively engage and influence business and IT leaders to shape data, architecture, and platform direction for new initiatives, driving modern, scalable approaches over legacy patterns.
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Guide platform and data decisions that enable self-service, data literacy, and scalable data consumption, in partnership with Architecture and Data Governance.
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Establish and implement the technology and architecture roadmap for data platform modernization and AI-ready data capabilities in alignment with enterprise architecture, including the use of AI to improve engineering efficiency and platform operations.
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Ensure data platforms are AI-ready, providing high-quality, well-structured, and discoverable data to support advanced analytics and machine learning.
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Collaborate across data, technology, and business teams to provide platform capabilities and data solutions.
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Establish clear operating models, roles, and decision frameworks to enable consistent execution, including standardization across platforms, technologies, and regions.
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Ensure high availability, performance, security, cost efficiency, and reliability of data platforms in line with organizational and regulatory SLAs.
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Drive engineering and operational excellence by establishing automated and AI-enabled practices that ensure data quality, reliability, and speed of delivery within data platforms.
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Lead and develop a global organization of architecture, platform, engineering, and operations leaders and engineers, fostering accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement through multiple levels of leadership.
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15+ years leading large-scale data platform or data engineering organizations, with a track record of delivering measurable business impact.
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Strong executive communication skills, with the ability to influence, drive alignment, and secure consensus for platform strategy and investments.
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Proven track recordin definingplatforms with to define and implement strategic plans, drive technology alignment, and lead large-scale platform transformation initiatives.
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Deep technical expertise in modern data platforms and enterprise data architectures (e.g., Snowflake, Databricks, Azure, GCP), including data ingestion, orchestration, and large-scale pipeline engineering.
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Experience defining and leading data platform strategies that enable AI/ML capabilities, including establishing AI-ready data foundations and driving the adoption of AI-enabled engineering and operational practices.
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Experience leading high-performing data platform organizations through directors and multiple levels of leadership, while fostering an environment of accountability, operational excellence, and ongoing improvement.
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Demonstrated success operating in high-SLA environments, including implementing proactive, automated processes to ensure reliability, compliance, and performance at scale.
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Proven ability to collaborate effectively across data functions (e.g., Governance, Product, Analytics, Data Science) and business partners to deliver aligned, high-impact outcomes.
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Ownership of platform financials, including budgeting, investment planning, and cost optimization.
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Experience managing strategic vendor and partner relationships, including contract oversight and performance.
Why Aristocrat?
Aristocrat is a world leader in gaming content and technology, and a top-tier publisher of free-to-play mobile games. 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. We’re a diverse business united by shared values and an inspiring mission to bring joy to life through the power of play.
We aim to create an environment where individual differences are valued, and all employees have the opportunity to realize their potential. We welcome and encourage applications from all people regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, cultural background, disability status or LGBTQ+ identity. EEO M/F/D/V
Our Values
Travel Expectations
Up to 25%
Pay Range
$192,500 - $357,500 per year
Our goal is to pay a market competitive salary focusing near the median of our pay ranges. However, final offers for all positions will be based on several factors such as experience level, education, skills, work location, and internal pay equity.
This position offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, and vision insurance, paid time off, and a 401(k) plan with employer matching, more details available at https://atibenefits.com/.
Additional Information
At this time, we are unable to sponsor work visas for this position. Candidates must be authorized to work in the job posting location for this position on a full-time basis without the need for current or future visa sponsorship.
