AI Transformation Lead

World Vision; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

World Vision Australia is seeking an AI Transformation Lead to shape and drive the enterprise AI transformation across the organisation. You will define the strategy, governance framework and adoption roadmap, delivering AI-enabled initiatives that create measurable impact for children and communities.

You will lead discovery through to implementation, oversee cross-functional programmes, and ensure responsible AI adoption with a strong focus on risk, ethics and governance.

Qualifications

• Strategic enterprise AI strategy & operating model experience.
• Hands-on delivery of AI-enabled transformations from discovery to adoption.
• Strong understanding of responsible AI including ethics, governance, and risk.
• Experience partnering with Technology and Data teams on integration and risk.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver enterprise AI strategy and roadmap aligned with organisational priorities.
• Establish governance, decision processes and prioritisation.
• Advise senior leaders on AI opportunities, risks, ethics and investment decisions.
• Lead AI-enabled transformations with clear business ownership, value and measures.
• Coordinate cross-functional redesigns with Technology, Data, vendors and business teams.
• Develop responsible AI principles, policies and decision frameworks.
• Create playbooks and tools to support safe business-led adoption.
• Measure adoption, productivity improvements and value creation.

Job description

Lead the future of AI at World Vision Australia

At World Vision Australia, we're harnessing the power of technology to create greater impact for children and communities worldwide. We're seeking an experienced AI Transformation Lead to establish and drive our enterprise AI transformation agenda, helping us unlock value responsibly, ethically and at scale.

This is a unique opportunity to lead the development of our enterprise AI strategy, governance framework and adoption roadmap while delivering high-impact AI initiatives that improve the way we work and serve others.

About the role

As the AI Transformation Lead, you will establish and coordinate AI enablement across the organisation, working closely with leaders across Technology, Data, Risk, Privacy, Legal, Finance and People & Culture to ensure responsible and sustainable AI adoption.

You'll combine strategic thinking with hands‑on delivery, leading selected AI‑enabled transformation initiatives from discovery through to implementation, adoption and transition into business‑as‑usual operations.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and deliver an enterprise AI strategy and roadmap aligned with organisational priorities.
• Establish governance frameworks, decision‑making processes and prioritisation criteria.
• Advise senior leaders on AI opportunities, risks, ethics and investment decisions.
• Maintain an enterprise opportunity funnel and work with business owners to define problems, establish baselines, quantify potential value and test whether AI is the appropriate response.
• Recommend priorities, sequencing, delivery approach and investment through enterprise governance, routing lower‑risk adoption to business teams and deferring or stopping work that does not justify central transformation capacity.
• Lead the discovery, design and implementation of selected AI‑enabled transformations with clear business ownership, expected value, measures, controls and transition criteria.
• Lead cross‑functional process redesign and work with Technology, Data, vendors and business teams to prototype, configure, test and implement approved AI‑enabled solutions.
• Develop responsible AI principles, policies and decision frameworks.
• Coordinate proportionate assessment and controls covering human oversight, transparency, fairness, privacy, security, intellectual property, records, safeguarding, vendor risk and incident response.
• Monitor emerging AI trends, regulations and best practice.
• Establish AI learning programs, communities of practice and champion networks.
• Create practical playbooks, templates and tools that support safe business‑led adoption.
• Measure outcomes including adoption, productivity improvements and value creation.

About you

You are a strategic and commercially minded AI leader who can bridge business and technology while influencing across complex stakeholder groups.

You'll bring:

• Demonstrated experience shaping enterprise AI strategies and operating models.
• Hands‑on experience leading material generative AI, copilot, agent, automation or other AI‑enabled use cases from discovery through adoption and transition.
• Strong understanding of responsible AI, including ethics, bias, transparency, privacy, security, intellectual property, data governance, human oversight, safeguarding and emerging regulation.
• Experience working with Technology and Data teams on solution options, integration, evaluation, reliability and technical risk without duplicating their accountabilities.
• Strong business analysis, process improvement and organisational change capabilities.
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement skills with experience influencing senior executives.
• Relevant qualifications in AI, Data Science, Computer Science, Information Systems, Business or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.

WorkingforWorld Vision means you aremaking the worldbetter

It'snot every day that a job comes along that lets you change the world.WorkingforWorld Vision means lookingforward to turning up at work because you knowyou’reabout to dosomethingmeaningful.It means working with35,000 staff and3.3 million supporters in 100 countries whowillstop at nothing tohelp children live better lives.Joina teamthat is bold and courageous,andwherejob satisfaction goes beyondfinancial reward.

The SelectionProcess

For your information, the interviews will start immediately, and the role may be filled before the closing date.

We embrace diversity, employing people from a variety of cultural and religious backgrounds. We take our Safeguarding responsibilities seriously and we are committed to providing an environment that is safe for children. Our stringent recruitment procedures make sure the safest and most suitable people work with the children in our programs. All successful candidates will undergo all required pre‑employment checks which is inclusive of a criminal record check.

We provide our staff and volunteers with ongoing supervision, support, and training in their work with vulnerable children and their families. World Vision Australia participates in the Inter-Agency Scheme for the Disclosure of Safeguarding‑related Misconduct in Recruitment Process within the Humanitarian and Development Sector.

Who we are

World Vision is a Christian organisation that empowers everyday Australians to create meaningful change for children through relief, development and advocacy work. For more information on World Vision and the work we do, please visit our website: https://www.worldvision.com.au/about-us