Senior Manager – Safety & Wellbeing (HSE)

Join Aristocrat, a global leader in gaming content and technology, where innovation meets excellence. Our mission is to enrich life through the power of play. As the Senior Manager – Safety & Wellbeing (HSE) for ANZ & APAC, you will play a critical leadership role in shaping, embedding, and advancing a world-class safety culture across Australia, New Zealand, and broader APAC regions including Macau and India.

This role goes beyond compliance—you will act as a strategic partner to the business, driving proactive risk management, operational excellence, and continuous improvement in health, safety, and wellbeing outcomes. You will influence leaders at all levels, ensuring safety is deeply integrated into how we work, innovate, and grow

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Culture

• Partner with senior leadership to define and execute a forward-looking HSE strategy aligned to business objectives.

• Champion a high-performance safety culture that prioritizes psychological safety, wellbeing, and proactive risk management.

• Act as a trusted advisor to executives and regional leaders on HSE risks, trends, and opportunities.

• Foster strong employee engagement through safety campaigns, communications, and recognition programs.

• Drive leadership accountability and capability in safety through coaching, mentoring, and performance frameworks

Governance, Risk & Compliance

• Ensure full compliance with all relevant HSE legislation, standards, and regulatory requirements across ANZ & APAC.

• Establish and maintain robust governance frameworks, policies, and standards to ensure consistency and best practice.

• Lead enterprise-wide risk identification, assessment, and mitigation strategies, including critical risk management.

• Oversee internal and external audit programs, ensuring timely closure of actions and continuous improvement.

• Drive maturity of HSE systems through data-led insights, benchmarking, and adoption of global best practices

Data, Reporting & Insights

• Analyze trends to identify emerging risks and opportunities, informing strategic decision-making.

• Report performance to senior leadership and key stakeholders, driving transparency and accountability.

Specialized Programs & Regional Oversight

• Lead regional initiatives such as Vehicle Risk Reduction, contractor safety, and workplace wellbeing programs.

• Provide oversight and guidance across multiple sites and countries, ensuring alignment with global standards while respecting local requirements.

• Collaborate with global HSE team to share best practices and drive consistency across regions

What Success Looks Like

• A visible, proactive safety culture embedded across all ANZ & APAC operations.

• Measurable improvements in leading and lagging HSE indicators.

• Strong leadership engagement and accountability for safety outcomes.

• High levels of employee participation and ownership of safety and wellbeing.

• Robust, scalable HSE systems aligned with global best practices.

What We’re Looking For

• 8+ years of progressive experience in HSE leadership roles within large, complex, matrix organizations.

• Demonstrated experience operating across ANZ & APAC regions with strong knowledge of local legislation and regulatory frameworks.

• Proven ability to influence and engage senior stakeholders and drive cultural transformation.

• Expertise in risk management, incident investigation methodologies, and HSE management systems.

• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to align safety outcomes to business performance.

• Advanced analytical skills with experience leveraging data to drive insights and decision-making.

• Exceptional communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.

• Experience leading change initiatives and embedding continuous improvement practices.

• Relevant qualifications in Health & Safety, Environmental Management, or related disciplines.

• Relevant certifications (e.g. CSP, NEBOSH, ISO 45001) preferred

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

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.