Agentic Discovery Analyst

IAG; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Boosted superannuation 13%

20 days annual leave + 5 days MyLeave

Work from home and myFlex options

Up to 50% off personal insurance

Partner discounts on private health, &

20 weeks paid parental leave

LinkedIn Learning access

Job summary

IAG is advancing its AI Forward Deployed team in Australia, offering a twelve-month fixed-term contract or secondment to work on Agentic Discovery analytics. You’ll explore AI agents, test prototypes, and collaborate with business units to shape AI-powered experiences across the company.

You'll gain hands-on training, mentorship, and practical experience at the forefront of GenAI technology, balancing experimentation with evidence-based decision making within agile squads.

Qualifications

• Strong software engineering fundamentals.
• Strong foundational experience with Python or similar programming languages.
• An interest in AI, machine learning or Generative AI.
• A passion for continuous learning.
• Comfort working in fast-moving environments with evolving requirements.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Curiosity towards building, experimenting and learning by doing.

Responsibilities

• Building and running AI and agentic prototypes.
• Designing workflows that combine LLMs, tools and enterprise knowledge.
• Experimenting with models, prompts and architectures.
• Evaluating performance, reliability & quality.
• Capturing learnings, reusable patterns and best practices.
• Collaborating closely with product, platform and delivery teams.
• Helping shape AI solutions before they move into production.

Skills

Software engineering fundamentals

Python

AI / Generative AI interest

Learning mindset

Communication skills

Curiosity / experimentation

Education

University degree preferred

Job description

At IAG, we're ready for you. We're the largest general insurance group in Australia and New Zealand. Our family of brands turns the IAG purpose of making your world a safer place into action by helping everyday Aussies and New Zealanders, supporting their ambitions and making insurance accessible.

IAG is investing in the next generation of Generative AI and Agentic Systems to transform the way work gets done, creating exciting opportunities for curious, ambitious and technically minded individuals to join its growing AI Forward Deployed team as an Agentic Discovery Analyst.

This is far more than a traditional analyst role, offering the chance to work directly with business units across IAG to identify high-value challenges, develop and test AI agents, workflows and prototypes, and experiment with the latest large language models (LLMs), agentic frameworks and GenAI technologies.

You'll help turn complex and ambiguous problems into validated, scalable solutions, reducing delivery risk through rapid experimentation and evidence-based decision-making. Working in agile, multidisciplinary squads, you'll play a key role in shaping AI-powered experiences and accelerating each business unit's AI vision.

While prior AI expertise is not essential, a strong technology foundation, curiosity and a passion for problem-solving are highly valued. In return, you'll receive hands-on training and mentorship, gaining practical experience, while building highly sought-after skills at the forefront of the industry.

What You'll Do

• Building and running AI and agentic prototypes.
• Designing workflows that combine LLMs, tools and enterprise knowledge.
• Experimenting with models,promptsand architectures.
• Evaluating performance, reliability & quality
• Capturing learnings, reusablepatternsand best practices.
• Collaborating closely with product,platformand delivery teams.
• Helping shape AI solutions before they move into production

This is a tweleve month fixed term contract or secondment opportunity, which offers a flexible hybrid work model based on the East Coast of Australia.

What You'll Bring

You may have experience through university, internships, side projects,hackathonsor early career roles.

We'reinterested in people who have:

• Strong software engineering fundamentals.
• Strong foundational experiencewith Python or similar programming languages.
• An interest in AI, machinelearningor Generative AI.
• Apassion for continuous learning.
• Comfort working in fast-moving environments with evolving requirements.
• Strong communicationand collaboration skills.
• Acuriositytowards building,experimentingand learning by doing.

What We Offer

• Boosted superannuation with 13% as standard.
• 20 days annual leave + 5 days MyLeave (extra leave for what's important to you).
• Work from home and many more flexibility options with myFlex.
• Up to 50% off personal insurance, including home and motor insurance.
• Partner discounts on private health insurance, tech & appliances, and many more.
• Industry-leading 20 weeks paid parental leave.
• Access to LinkedIn Learning, the award-winning IAG Academy, study assistance and secondment opportunities.
• employment type eligibility criteria apply

Applications close: Thursday 5 November 2026 11:59PM AEDT.

Adjustments and Support

If you require any support or adjustments to participate equitably in our recruitment process, we encourage you to reach out to [e-mail] for a confidential conversation.

More About Us

As part of IAG you'll enjoy a world of career opportunities, a purpose-led place focused on creating connection and belonging, and where you can create meaningful impact every day and grow your career beyond the expected. That's not just words. It's our people promise. We're ready for you with unexpected opportunities for your career, your work-life and your ability to make a difference. We celebrate all viewpoints shaped by life experiences and culture, and are guided by the knowledge and voice of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, businesses, and communities. We collaborate on Indigenous-led solutions that enable growth and create meaningful change for our customers and employees.