AI Transformation Leader: Enterprise Strategy & Governance

World Vision International; Victoria; On-site; AUD 260,000 - 340,000; Full time

Job summary

World Vision Australia is seeking an AI Transformation Lead to shape and drive our enterprise AI strategy, governance, and adoption roadmap. You will collaborate with Technology, Data, Risk, Privacy, Legal, Finance and People & Culture to ensure responsible and scalable AI initiatives that deliver real value.

You’ll lead discovery through to implementation, manage cross-functional change, and establish playbooks, templates and metrics to support safe, value-driven AI across the organisation.

Qualifications

• 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.

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.

Skills

AI strategy

Stakeholder engagement

Cross-functional leadership

Generative AI

Process redesign

Business analysis

Risk & ethics

Strategic thinking

Education

AI/Data/CS/IS/Business degree

Job description

World Vision Australia is seeking an AI Transformation Lead to shape and drive our enterprise AI strategy, governance, and adoption roadmap. You will collaborate with Technology, Data, Risk, Privacy, Legal, Finance and People & Culture to ensure responsible and scalable AI initiatives that deliver real value.

You’ll lead discovery through to implementation, manage cross-functional change, and establish playbooks, templates and metrics to support safe, value-driven AI across the organisation.