Principal Data Scientist — AI-Driven Analytics & Strategy

National Australia Bank; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

National Australia Bank is seeking a Principal Data Scientist to partner with the B&PB Analytics team and translate business problems into scalable analytical products, insights and decision-ready recommendations that enhance NAB's customer outcomes.

You will lead the design and deployment of analytics and AI-enabled capabilities, guide product migrations onto NAB's data platforms, and deliver insights that inform product development and risk management.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering advanced analytics, statistical modelling, or machine learning within complex organisational environments.
• Experience in developing analytical products and models using Python, R, SQL and modern cloud data platforms.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, influencing and executive communication skills, with the ability to translate analytical findings into meaningful business insights and actions.
• Proven leadership of high-performing technical teams.
• Structured problem solving and value-based decision making.
• Strategic mindset, demonstrable curiosity
• Strong understanding of risk, governance and production-ready analytical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Leading the design, development and deployment of analytical products, data science solutions and AI-enabled capabilities.
• Guiding the migration and evolution of analytical products onto NAB's strategic data platforms.
• Delivering commercial insights and recommendations that inform product development, customer proposition and risk management strategies.
• Leading the design of innovative solutions that drive better customer outcomes, drive growth, increase efficiency and simplify processes.
• Leading and uplift Analytics & Insights capability, establishing best practice in statistical analysis, experimentation, measurement frameworks and hypothesis-driven problem solving.
• Partnering closely with business, data and technology stakeholders to create automated, production-ready analytical processes and self-serve solutions.

Skills

Advanced analytics

Statistical modelling

Machine learning

Python

R

SQL

Cloud data platforms

Stakeholder engagement

Executive communication

Leadership

Tools

Cloud data platforms

Job description

National Australia Bank is seeking a Principal Data Scientist to partner with the B&PB Analytics team and translate business problems into scalable analytical products, insights and decision-ready recommendations that enhance NAB's customer outcomes.

You will lead the design and deployment of analytics and AI-enabled capabilities, guide product migrations onto NAB's data platforms, and deliver insights that inform product development and risk management.