What's the role?

Opportunity for a Senior Data Scientist to join our Client Product team in Sydney.

Key Responsibilities

- End-to-End Model Development: Design, build, and deploy production ML models (audience, forecasting, optimization, uplift).
- Applied AI & LLM Initiatives: Leverage LLMs and embedding models for clustering, segment refinement, and search/chat frameworks.
- Production Engineering: Deploy low-latency models via APIs using Docker, GitHub CI/CD, and AWS/Vertex AI stacks.
- Strategy & Governance: Design cookieless targeting and clean room strategies while ensuring strict AI privacy governance.
- Data Science Translation: Translate complex algorithmic and statistical concepts into clear insights for non-technical stakeholders.
- Strategic Partnerships: Align data science, product, and sales teams to match model delivery with platform roadmaps.
- Audience Alignment: Collaborate to establish a unified cross-platform taxonomy and consolidate segments into an identity graph.
- Yield Optimization: Identify monetization opportunities and optimize ad products to boost platform yield and CPMs.
- ROI & Measurement: Link model performance to commercial outcomes via post-campaign analyses to drive client retention.

Who are you?

- PhD or Master’s in a quantitative discipline (e.g., Statistics, Mathematics, Data/Computational Science).
- Deep expertise in deploying advanced algorithms, deep learning, neural embeddings, and classification systems.
- Proven experience implementing LLMs for automated categorization and semantic search discoverability.
- Strong programming background with primary expertise in the Python ecosystem.
- Hands‑on experience architecting scalable model orchestration on Google Vertex AI and AWS, using Docker and GitHub CI/CD.




- Collaborative approach to building robust feature stores and exploratory data analysis (EDA) for live production.
- Track record of translating complex data problems into operational ML tools that deliver measurable business value.
- Solid understanding of digital media revenue metrics (CPM growth) and cookieless audience targeting frameworks.
- Exceptional ability to simplify sophisticated statistical concepts for executive and non-technical stakeholders.
- Ability to navigate ambiguity, collaborate cross-functionally, and innovate within a fast-paced digital media landscape.

Benefits

- Exclusively ours - Access to publications and products from across the News Corp family
- Perks & discounts - Exclusive offers across a range of products and services that deliver genuine cost savings and perks
- Health & wellbeing - Advice, support and facilities for healthy minds and bodies (including an onsite gym at our Adelaide, Brisbane & Sydney offices)
- Time off - News offers a range of leave options to support your personal needs and moments that matter in life: Parental leave, Birthday leave, Volunteer leave, Career break and Compassionate leave.
- Financial wellbeing - Support on making the most of your money

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Diversity strengthens our national teams and newsroom as we seek to tell stories that represent the communities of Australia. Our people make us unique, and so we are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation, age, disability or gender identity. Applicants of diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply!

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📌 Senior Data Scientist (City of Sydney)
🏢 News
📍 City of Sydney