At AustralianSuper, we truly care about our colleagues. We know work and life are intertwined. That’s why we support the diverse needs of everyone and have policies that enable us all to thrive and be truly flexible. We ensure diversity is celebrated for the opportunity it provides us all to learn and grow, and deliver better outcomes for members.
Your New Role
Reporting to the Head of Enterprise Platforms, the Senior Manager – AI is a key leadership role within Technology Services and Enterprise Platforms teams. This role leads the AI Centre of Excellence for the Fund and consults to multiple domains to embrace AI across their functions. Specifically. we have a goal to have AI everywhere across the Fund and ensure our colleagues are equipped and fluent in utilising AI in their roles.
This critical leadership position is supported by a dedicated team of technology experts to design, develop, test and release AI technology solutions. The role includes people leadership responsibilities for the team, and leads the ongoing demand and capacity planning, schedule, risk and issues management, financial management, and other aspects of portfolio and delivery management.
Key responsibilities will include;
Champion the use of AI across the fund including education, promotion, helping business partners define use cases
Lead and manage the AI delivery team to deliver fit for purpose technology solutions across domains
- Motivate and inspire the team and suppliers by demonstrating commitment to the Fund’s values and leadership principles
Lead and facilitate the capture of new demand into AI Applications technology
Pipeline and appropriately manage the team’s capacity to service this demand
Stand up persistent cross functional squads to service the demand and orchestrate across the technology services to bring solutions to life
Stand up an effective operational capability that ensures stable and effective servicing across platforms
Effectively manage solution design, testing and deployment activities being performed by external vendors / service providers
Ensure high level of business satisfaction through the delivery of technology solutions
Build relationships with vendors & service providers to enable the successful delivery of solutions using vendor products
What You’ll Need
Deep experience leading technology delivery teams in the Financial Services or Superannuation industry
Depth of proven experience in delivering initiatives utilising agile techniques
Strategic thinking with proven experience in leading transformation programs
A Leader who is well versed across emerging tech including AI and has proven ability to define the vision, roadmap to implement and champion delivery accordingly
Commercially astute, with strong financial management, supplier management, and negotiation skills
Ability to develop and maintain high quality interpersonal relationships with stakeholders at all levels, both inside and outside the Fund
Experienced in managing global teams
Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology or Computer Science
Relevant certifications in project management, such as, Prince2 or PMP
Agile certification such as Scaled Agile
Life at AustralianSuper
AustralianSuper is committed to colleague development, and we support our people with ongoing learning, coaching and training, as well as career opportunities across our expanding global organisation. We offer generous leave entitlements and promote a blended working environment in which all roles can flex, and we’re happy to discuss what this looks like for you.
We cultivate a workplace that champions safety, respect, inclusiveness and diversity. We are committed to supporting our diverse workforce in a way that is inclusive and embraces diversity in all its forms. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process or the role, please let our recruitment team know.
What’s Next
Apply now, if you share our values of Energy, Integrity, Generosity of Spirit and Excellent Outcomes and would like the opportunity to work in a challenging, growing and rapidly evolving team to deliver outstanding results.
Australian or New Zealand citizenship or Australian permanent residency status is required.
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