Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition

At Aristocrat, we are passionate about crafting world-class gaming experiences that bring happiness to millions! As a Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition, you will lead our ambitious growth journey. This role is essential in guiding our regional talent acquisition approach and performing it flawlessly to align with our global priorities. By joining our team in Las Vegas, you’ll have the outstanding chance to contribute directly to our ongoing success and innovation.

Reporting to the Director of Talent Acquisition, you will guide a high-performing team of recruiters. Your strategic role will extend past routine recruiting to include regional workforce planning, executive hiring, and capacity building. This position offers a chance to partner with senior leaders and significantly influence our ambitious growth targets!

What You'll Do

Strategic Leadership & Regional Ownership

• Develop and carry out the recruitment strategy for the Americas region, aligning hiring plans with business growth, organizational build, and workforce planning initiatives.

• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior business leaders, providing market intelligence, talent insights, and strategic hiring recommendations.

• Partner with HR Business Partners and business leaders to anticipate talent needs and proactively build pipelines for future capability gaps.

Team Leadership & Capability Building

• Lead, mentor, and develop a group of recruiters, encouraging a culture of accountability, inclusion, innovation, and high performance.

• Drive recruiter capability in executive search, sourcing strategy, market mapping, and consultative partnership.

• Establish performance standards, hiring benchmarks, and continuous improvement practices across the team.

• Optimize workload allocation, hiring prioritization, and resource planning across the Americas.

Executive & Critical Hiring Delivery

• Personally lead sophisticated, confidential, and executive-level searches (VP+), ensuring outstanding collaborator and candidate experience.

• Improve executive hiring processes, encompassing assessment rigor, succession alignment, and diversity outcomes.

• Implement structured interview frameworks and talent evaluation guidelines to ensure high-quality hiring decisions.

Operational Excellence & Innovation

• Drive continuous improvement across recruitment processes, systems, and service delivery models.

• Use AI-powered recruiting platforms, market analytics, and sourcing technologies to improve speed, quality, and diversity outcomes.

• Monitor recruiting metrics (time-to-fill, quality of hire, diversity representation, pipeline health) and translate data into actionable insights.

• Find opportunities to scale processes and improve efficiency across the Americas region.

Employer Brand & Talent Programs

• Partner with internal collaborators to strengthen Aristocrat’s employment brand across the Americas.

• Lead regional talent attraction initiatives, executive branding strategies, and proactive market engagement.

• Provide strategic oversight of alumni engagement, rehire campaigns, and targeted talent communities.

• Support Diversity & Inclusion objectives by embedding inclusive hiring practices and growing diverse leadership pipelines.

Cross-Functional Partnership

• Collaborate with Global TA leadership to ensure regional alignment with enterprise standards and programs.

• Act as a key contributor to global TA initiatives, pilots, and transformation projects.

• Represent the Americas region in broader talent strategy discussions and enterprise workforce planning dialogues.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant work experience with 12+ years of progressive full-cycle recruiting experience.

• 5+ years of direct people leadership experience managing high-performing recruiting teams.

• Demonstrated experience building and accomplishing regional or functional talent acquisition strategies.

• Strong executive presence with the ability to influence and partner effectively with senior collaborators.

• Proven track record of improving recruiting outcomes through data-driven decision making.

• Deep knowledge of executive search methodology, talent mapping, and succession-aligned hiring.

• Experience using ATS platforms and advanced sourcing technologies (Workday preferred).

Nice to Have

• Experience leading recruiting in large, matrixed global organizations.

• Background in gaming, technology, media, or entertainment industries.

• Experience scaling teams during periods of growth or transformation.

• Proficiency in AI recruitment tools.

• Exposure to workforce planning and organizational development initiatives.

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

• World Leader in Gaming Entertainment

• Robust benefits package

• Global career opportunities

Our Values

• All about the Player

• Talent Unleashed

• Collective Brilliance

• Good Business Good Citizen

Travel Expectations

Up to 25%

Pay Range

$146,871 - $272,762 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

This role is subject to mandatory background screening and regulatory approvals. As part of your employment with Aristocrat, you may be required to complete a criminal background check, submit fingerprints, and obtain licenses or registrations with applicable gaming regulatory authorities.

Aristocrat operates in a highly regulated environment and holds licenses in over 340 gaming jurisdictions worldwide. To meet our global compliance obligations, you will be required to provide the disclosure of relevant personal and background information to government agencies, sovereign nations/tribal regulators, and other applicable gaming regulatory bodies. This is a condition of Aristocrat’s gaming licenses. The specific information required may vary depending on the jurisdiction and project assignment.