AI Product Lead

nib Group; Newcastle-Maitland; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

50% discount on employee health insurance

18 weeks paid parental leave

Paid cultural leave for First Nations peoples

Volunteer leave through nib Foundation

Access to corporate fitness discounts

Job summary

A leading insurance company in Australia is seeking an experienced AI Product Lead to shape the vision and delivery of scalable AI solutions. The ideal candidate will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure that AI initiatives are aligned to business needs. Responsibilities include driving strategy, defining roadmaps, and promoting ethical AI practices. This position offers a hybrid working model and attractive benefits including health insurance discounts and parental leave.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in AI or digital products, or technical delivery roles.
• Experience working closely with data scientists and/or ML engineers.
• Experience owning AI product strategy or translating AI research into scalable products.

Responsibilities

• Own the product vision for key AI capabilities.
• Work across data science and engineering teams.
• Champion responsible and ethical AI practices.

Skills

AI understanding

Strong communication

Agile methodologies

Technical delivery

Stakeholder influencing

Tools

SQL

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

Overview

At nib, AI isn't an experiment—it's business critical. As our AI Product Lead, you'll drive the delivery of production-grade AI systems. We're searching for a forward-thinking AI Product Lead to shape the vision, roadmap and delivery of scalable, production-grade AI solutions. You'll work closely with product, engineering, and business stakeholders to ensure that AI initiatives are aligned to business needs, technically sound and ethically implemented. You will be responsible for delivering scalable AI systems that drive operational efficiency and deliver tangible business value. You will lead the development of breakthrough AI products that will transform our employee experience.

You'll sit at the centre of product, data science, and engineering, driving strategy, defining roadmaps, translating complex requirements, and ensuring our models don\'t just launch… they scale, get adopted, and stay useful.

What you\'ll do

• Own the product vision for key AI capabilities, with a focus on GenAI, Agentic AI, and applied machine learning
• Work across data science and engineering teams to bring prototypes into production
• Shape roadmaps, set feature priorities, and track performance post-launch
• Translate business needs into ML/AI product opportunities
• Influence stakeholders and align product direction with business strategy
• Champion responsible and ethical AI practices across the lifecycle
• Help upskill teams and embed AI into real business workflows

Let\'s talk about you

• 5+ years in AI or digital products, or technical delivery roles
• Experience working closely with data scientists and/or ML engineers
• Experience owning AI product strategy or translating AI research into scalable products
• Strong communicator who can bridge technical + business thinking
• Ability to identify AI Opportunities
• Solid understanding of AI/ML
• Fluent in Agile and iterative delivery practices.
• Tools like SQL, JIRA, Confluence or ML platforms under your belt

Let\'s talk about nib Group

The nib Group has a mission and vision of people enjoying better health. Through our success, we aspire to more prosperous and sustainable communities. helping members and travellers make more informed healthcare decisions and generally live healthier lives.

Let\'s talk about diversity, equity and inclusion

We embrace a flexible working environment and welcome candidates that reflect the diversity of the communities in which we operate. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people living with disability, veterans, LGBTQIA+ as well as culturally diverse community members to apply for open roles.

nib Group is committed to creating an accessible recruitment process and employment experience. If you identify as a person living with disability and require adjustments to our online application, recruitment, selection and/or assessment process, or would like this advertisement in an alternative format, please contact us.

Let\'s talk about working at nib

Our hybrid working model provides our employees with the flexibility to work from one of our office Hubs and from home. We make a commitment to come together with purpose and are excited to share moments that matter with one another. Our Hubs are purpose built to support focused work, connection, and collaboration with peers.

Other benefits to support you at work (and play) include:

• New starter benefit to help set up a functional home workspace
• 50% discount on employee health insurance + 35% off travel insurance
• The opportunity to give back to the community through paid leave for volunteering through nib Foundation
• Access to our nib Well Program and corporate fitness discounts
• Access to employee share plans, short-term incentive program and life and salary continuance insurance benefits
• 18 weeks paid parental leave for all new parents regardless of carer status, 5 days paid cultural leave for First Nations peoples and 4 weeks paid gender affirmation leave for trans, gender diverse and intersex employees

The fine print

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Successful applicants will be required to complete a background check (including criminal history and bankruptcy check) prior to commencement of employment.

We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn and work.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Information Technology

Industries

• Insurance