Principal Data Scientist: Responsible & Agentic AI

CommBank; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

CommBank is seeking a Principal Data Scientist specialized in Responsible AI to lead evaluation, risk management and monitoring across Generative and Agentic AI initiatives. You will guide architects, mentor data scientists and work with risk and policy teams to embed governance and operational controls at scale.

The role is hands-on with leadership responsibilities, requiring strong communication skills and a track record of delivering practical AI solutions in complex environments.

Qualifications

• Proven commercial experience leading design, build and deployment of production AI systems.
• Experience evaluating and managing risk of Generative/Agentic AI.
• A strong foundation in statistics, probability and ML with ability to explain model behavior.
• Excellent communication with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership in shaping Responsible AI capabilities across evaluations, runtime assurance and monitoring.
• Collaborate with risk, policy and engineering teams to deliver responsible AI solutions.
• Establish risk reporting and governance for AI initiatives.
• Guide architecture decisions and improve delivery practices.

Skills

Python

SQL

Deep Learning

Statistics

Cloud - AWS/Azure

Governance

Communication

Leadership

Education

Data Science degree

Tools

Docker

Git

CI/CD

Job description

CommBank is seeking a Principal Data Scientist specialized in Responsible AI to lead evaluation, risk management and monitoring across Generative and Agentic AI initiatives. You will guide architects, mentor data scientists and work with risk and policy teams to embed governance and operational controls at scale.

The role is hands-on with leadership responsibilities, requiring strong communication skills and a track record of delivering practical AI solutions in complex environments.