Program Manager–Enterprise Data & Analytics

Join our Enterprise Data & Analytics team as a Program Manager and help shape the future of data-driven decision-making s is an exceptional opportunity to work with an extraordinary team and align Aristocrat’s objectives across our centre of excellence!

We support partner needs, lead project intake, offer tech mentorship, and implement process upgrades. You will lead multiple projects within the Enterprise Data & Analytics Centre of Excellence, collaborating with both business and technical leaders to ensure seamless execution and delivery.

• Coordinate Enterprise Data & Insights Project and Program Management Initiatives:
  • Lead all aspects of the planning, execution, and delivery of data initiatives
• Build and Maintain Program Governance:
  • Develop project charters, handle program plans, and ensure timely delivery across initiatives.
• Define, Monitor, and Elevate Success Metrics:
  • Set performance indicators and success benchmarks for primary data services and data product initiatives.
  • Collaborate with engineering and data science teams to lead data product lifecycle phases
• Link Business Requirements with Technical Implementation:
  • Translate detailed business requirements into precise technical scopes and user stories for data engineering teams.
  • Ensure customer needs are incorporated into the design
• Establish Agile Product Planning Frameworks:
  • Apply Agile principles to priorities and refine backlogs, run sprint ceremonies, and enable multi-functional partnership
• Advance Data Democratisation Goals:
  • Partner with product managers, analysts, and data consumers to prioritise and develop reusable data assets and self-service capabilities that enable business innovation.
• Curate Data Product Roadmaps:
  • Maintain forward-looking roadmaps for platform capabilities and domain-specific data products
• Ensure Data Product Quality and Value:
  • Champion customer-centric and quality-focused delivery. Measuring business impact and usability of data products.
• Coordinate Collaborator Alignment:
  • Collaborate with product leaders, data stewards, and governance teams to ensure products meet regulatory, compliance, and ethical data use standards.
• Support Communication and Reporting:
  • Develop leadership dashboards, presentations, and steering committee updates. Ensuring portfolio visibility, including project health and wins!
• Support and Evolve PMO Governance and Standards:
  • Support and maintain program governance frameworks, including portfolio management processes, standardized methodologies, and reporting structures to ensure delivery excellence across all initiatives.
  • Drive continuous improvement of PMO practices by refining processes, introducing best-in-class standards, and enabling consistent governance for enterprise data programs.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or a related field, with an equivalent qualification considered
• 8+ years experience working in a similar role
• Consistent track record to define, scope, and run sophisticated programs and projects, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and successful delivery within timeline, budget, and quality standards.
• Expertise in coordinating a portfolio of initiatives, with the ability to consolidate, analyse, and report on program health, status, and impact.
• A consistent record of applying Agile principles to drive iterative progress and adaptability.
• Proficiency with JIRA, Confluence, Smartsheet, and Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Project)
• Ability to evaluate incoming requests, prioritise based on organisational needs, and make data-informed decisions.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with multiple teams and collaborators, encouraging a collaborative and aligned environment.
• Consistent track record to design, implement, and evolve PMO frameworks, or contribute to their development and maturation, with a focus on portfolio management, process optimization, and standardization to ensure governance and delivery excellence.
• Demonstrated experience improving PMO and program workflows using automation and AI‑enhanced processes. This includes using tools like Microsoft Power Automate and Agentic AI to streamline intake,…