Job Description

Summary

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Trust Architects build trust in the AI and trust among the people who use it. They make sure every system Avanade Next ships is safe, reliable and ready for production — and that the client's people are confident, capable and willing to adopt new ways of working alongside it.

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Summary

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Trust Architects build trust in the AI and trust among the people who use it. They make sure every system Avanade Next ships is safe, reliable and ready for production — and that the client's people are confident, capable and willing to adopt current ways of working alongside it.

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The role operates across two dimensions. Trust in the AI: evaluation frameworks, accuracy measures, security controls, governance controls and human-in-the-loop safeguards. Trust in the people: adoption design, capability uplift, ways of working and confidence in human-agent collaboration.

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Location

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Flexible across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Perth.

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Key Responsibilities

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Governance & Guardrails

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- Set governance, risk and security guardrails before build begins.
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- Embed controls, human review and feedback loops as the system evolves.
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- Support regulatory and privacy positions with the right client and Avanade specialists.
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Evaluation & Release Assurance

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- Design and run evaluations, including accuracy targets, test harnesses and release evidence.
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- Hold the release gate with delivery and quality teams.
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- Work shoulder to shoulder with FDEs so trust and monitoring are built in.
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Adoption & Ways of Working

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- Design adoption and change approaches that build confidence through transparency, education and demonstrated outcomes.
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- Help clients redesign human-agent interaction so systems fit real work.
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- Track active usage and effective human oversight after go-live.
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Contribution & Reuse

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- Support executive and Board confidence with clear governance and accountability frameworks.
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- Contribute evaluation harnesses, guardrail patterns, governance frameworks and adoption assets.
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- Provide independent challenge where trust risks are not being addressed.
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KEY MEASURES

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- Governance, guardrails and security controls in place before build starts.
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- Target accuracy, safety and governance thresholds met before production.
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- Adoption above agreed threshold at 90 days post-go-live.
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- Compliance with responsible AI standards and client obligations.
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- Reusable trust, evaluation and adoption assets contributed from every engagement.
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Qualifications

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SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

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- 5+ years across AI governance, model risk, security, responsible AI, or large-scale technology change and adoption. Strength in two of these with a credible path into the third is expected — few candidates will have all of it.
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- Hands-on evaluation experience with generative or agentic systems is strongly preferred over policy-only backgrounds.
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- Working knowledge of the APAC regulatory environment relevant to their market.
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- Practical change and enablement capability with technical audiences and frontline users alike.
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- Able to build trust with sceptical stakeholders and to say no with evidence.
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- Comfortable in a role that is still being defined, in a track with no established internal precedent.
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Work Rights:

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Australian Citizens are preferred; however, Permanent Residents will also be considered.

📌 Trust Architect (Responsible AI, Risk & Governance) (New South Wales)
🏢 Avanade
📍 New South Wales