AI Governance Lead: Responsible AI & Compliance Expert

Northern Sydney Local Health District; Sydney; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Sydney IBM is seeking an AI Governance Lead to head the AI Governance practice for IBM Consulting Australia. You will be responsible for establishing technical frameworks ensuring AI systems are explainable, fair, transparent, and compliant with evolving regulations across Australia and globally.

You will work as a hands-on leader and trusted advisor to senior clients and executives. In this role you will design governance architectures, mentor junior staff, and collaborate with cross-functional

Qualifications

• Demonstrated depth in AI/ML engineering or AI research with production/run experience.
• Hands-on expertise in model explainability methods (SHAP, LIME, etc.) and choosing the right approach.
• Experience designing AI fairness assessments and mitigation techniques.
• Strong grounding in responsible AI principles (transparency, privacy, oversight) in enterprise contexts.
• Proven ability to research rapidly and translate knowledge into guidance for clients.

Responsibilities

• Lead IBM Consulting Australia's AI Governance practice and develop frameworks for explainability and fairness.
• Architect and implement model explainability and bias detection pipelines.
• Translate AI regulatory landscapes into practical client postures and roadmaps.
• Collaborate with AI engineering teams to embed governance in MLOps and deployment pipelines.
• Represent IBM in external forums and client engagements with clear, executive-facing communication.

Skills

AI/ML engineering

Explainability techniques

Fairness assessments

Python / ML stack

Regulatory knowledge

Client facing consulting

Communication skills

Tools

watsonx.governance

AI Fairness 360

AI Explainability 360

Fairlearn

InterpretML

PyTorch / TensorFlow

Job description

Sydney IBM is seeking an AI Governance Lead to head the AI Governance practice for IBM Consulting Australia. You will be responsible for establishing technical frameworks ensuring AI systems are explainable, fair, transparent, and compliant with evolving regulations across Australia and globally.

You will work as a hands-on leader and trusted advisor to senior clients and executives. In this role you will design governance architectures, mentor junior staff, and collaborate with cross-functional