What are the responsibilities and job description for the Privacy Legal Counsel position at Aristocrat?
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
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.
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
- 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
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.