Innovation & Analytics Lead

Frey Consulting Group; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Frey Consulting Group in Melbourne is seeking an Innovation & Analytics Lead to design, build and deploy decision-support and analytics solutions within a defined governance framework. Reporting to the Head of Strategy & Projects, you will deliver prototypes and scale initiatives with collaboration across IT to maintain architecture and cyber security standards.

You bring hands-on AI delivery experience, a background in quantitative analysis or data science, and the ability to translate business

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience building and deploying AI solutions in business.
• Translating business requirements with subject matter experts into deliverables.
• Experience with governance, risk and responsible use of data/AI.
• Knowledge of financial markets products is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Own the design, build and deployment of decision-support and analytics solutions.
• Collaborate with IT to align initiatives with enterprise architecture and cyber security.
• Provide training, coaching and knowledge-sharing to raise internal AI capability.
• Apply project/change management rigour to governance and delivery.

Skills

AI

Analytics

Data science

Project management

Governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in quantitative/analytical/tech/finance

Job description

• Sophisticated wholesale financial markets environment
• Build and deploy AI solutions that sharpen decision-making
• Technology in service to public purpose and financial stability

About the organisation

This specialist financial institution operates at the centre of a major Australian financial system, providing centralised treasury and risk management services to institutional clients across funding, liquidity and interest rate exposures. The organisation's work underpins financial stability and resilience for the community it serves, and its innovation agenda is directed at using technology and data to extend organisational capability and create greater value for clients.

About the role

Reporting to the Head of Strategy & Projects, the newly created role of Innovation & Analytics Lead owns the "how" of delivery. The role will design, build and deploy decision-support and analytics solutions - including prototypes and proofs of concept, within a defined policy and responsible-use framework. The role contributes project and change management discipline with sufficient structure to support governance and track progress, without adding process or slowing delivery. Close collaboration with IT will ensure initiatives remain aligned to enterprise architecture, technology standards and cyber security requirements. The role's direct impact will be through solutions built and adopted and, indirectly, through training, coaching and knowledge-sharing that develops a cohort of internal practitioner-developers and raises organisation-wide capability in AI, analytics and decision-support tools.

About you

You bring recent, hands-on experience building and deploying AI solutions that are in use within a business, using current-generation technology. Backgrounds in quantitative analysis or data science are equally welcome, provided they're backed by tangible delivery experience in AI. You're someone who moves fluidly between technical depth and commercial judgement, translating business requirements alongside subject matter experts, then building the solution yourself. You bring project and change management rigour without needing formal process to do it, and you understand governance, risk, and the responsible use of data and AI as second nature. A working knowledge of financial markets products and services is advantageous. A tertiary qualification in a quantitative, analytical, technology, or finance discipline is also desirable. This is a rare and important mandate to join an organisation where decision-making and execution support financial stability and long-term prosperity.