Head of AI Science — Lead Scalable, Safe LLM Systems

NAB; Brisbane; Presencial; AUD 220 000 - 360 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

NAB is seeking a Head of AI Science to lead the development of next-generation AI capabilities. This hands-on leadership role blends deep technical expertise in LLMs and agentic systems with guiding a high-performing data science team to deliver production-grade, safe and scalable AI solutions across NAB’s enterprise.

You will partner with AI engineers, product leaders, and domain experts to shape architecture, evaluation methods, and technical direction while ensuring measurable business impact

Qualificações

• Deep expertise in LLMs, agentic systems, prompt engineering, and retrieval-augmented generation.
• Proven experience designing and deploying AI systems in production environments.
• Strong hands-on background in machine learning, with depth in optimisation or reinforcement learning.
• Solid foundations in statistics, probability, and experimental design.
• Experience leading or mentoring high-performing data science teams.
• Ability to operate across AI research and engineering implementation.
• Strong communication skills to translate complex concepts into business impact.
• Relevant degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or related field.

Responsabilidades

• Architect and design agent-based AI systems powering NAB’s core AI products.
• Define prompting strategies, orchestration patterns, and context management approaches.
• Lead technical design decisions ensuring AI systems are safe, accurate, and reliable.
• Translate AI architecture into production systems in partnership with engineering teams.
• Drive delivery of advanced AI solutions through a high-performing data science team.
• Collaborate across product, engineering, and business to deliver measurable outcomes.
• Champion innovation through experimentation and continuous improvement.

Conhecimentos

LLMs

Agentic systems

Prompt engineering

Retrieval-Augmented Generation

Production systems

Leadership

Communication

Statistics

Machine learning

Optimization

Reinforcement learning

Formação académica

Relevant degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or related field

Descrição da oferta de emprego

NAB is seeking a Head of AI Science to lead the development of next-generation AI capabilities. This hands-on leadership role blends deep technical expertise in LLMs and agentic systems with guiding a high-performing data science team to deliver production-grade, safe and scalable AI solutions across NAB’s enterprise.

You will partner with AI engineers, product leaders, and domain experts to shape architecture, evaluation methods, and technical direction while ensuring measurable business impact