Lead, Trustworthy AI Governance

International Business Machines Corporation; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM Consulting Australia is seeking an AI Governance Lead to steer responsible and explainable AI initiatives across client engagements in Australia and the APAC region. You will drive governance frameworks, model explainability, and fairness assessments while partnering with AI engineering teams to embed governance into MLOps and deployments.

You will engage with executives, regulators, and clients to translate complex AI concepts into practical governance postures, staying ahead of evolving AI

Qualifications

• Demonstrated depth in AI/ML engineering or research with production or research experience.
• Hands-on explainability and interpretability techniques such as SHAP, LIME, and causal inference.
• Experience designing AI fairness assessments and bias mitigation.
• Strong understanding of responsible AI principles in regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead AI Governance practice across Australia, advising clients on responsible AI deployments.
• Design and implement model explainability and fairness architectures for regulated contexts.
• Develop governance frameworks, risk taxonomies, and monitoring dashboards.
• Engage in client engagements, RFP responses, and executive briefings on AI governance.

Skills

AI governance

Explainability

Bias detection

Regulatory knowledge

Python & ML

Consulting experience

Tools

IBM watsonx.governance

AI Fairness 360

Fairlearn

InterpretML

Job description

IBM Consulting Australia is seeking an AI Governance Lead to steer responsible and explainable AI initiatives across client engagements in Australia and the APAC region. You will drive governance frameworks, model explainability, and fairness assessments while partnering with AI engineering teams to embed governance into MLOps and deployments.

You will engage with executives, regulators, and clients to translate complex AI concepts into practical governance postures, staying ahead of evolving AI