Permanent Opportunity | Melbourne | Large Retail Organisation An exciting opportunity is available for an experienced

Data Science & AI Engineering Manager

to join a large, well-known retail organisation and lead a multidisciplinary team delivering enterprise-scale Data and AI solutions. Leading a team of approximately

20 people , you'll bring strong technical leadership across

AI/ML, Data Science, Data Engineering, Software Engineering and DevOps , while ensuring solutions deliver measurable business value.

What you'll be doing

Lead a multidisciplinary team of Data Scientists, ML Engineers, Data Engineers, Software Engineers, DevOps Engineers and QA specialists.

Own the successful delivery of AI, machine learning and data solutions across scope, budget, quality and timelines.

Provide technical leadership across the design and development of scalable, production-ready AI/ML and data platforms.

Partner closely with Product Managers and business stakeholders to translate business problems into practical Data & AI solutions.

Establish and uplift engineering standards across software development, data engineering and ML model development.

Drive modern

DevOps, CI/CD, automation, testing and QA practices

to improve delivery speed and reliability.

Ensure production AI and data solutions are secure, reliable, well-governed and meeting agreed SLAs.

Build a strong engineering culture focused on experimentation, innovation and continuous improvement.

Mentor and develop team members,



creating clear career pathways and building future technical leaders.

Stay across emerging AI and data technologies and help shape the organisation's future technology roadmap.

What we're looking for

Proven experience leading a

large, multidisciplinary technical team , ideally 15-20+ people.

Strong technical background spanning

AI/ML, Data Science, Data Engineering and Software Engineering .

Strong understanding of

DevOps, CI/CD and modern engineering practices .

Experience delivering complex AI and data solutions into production within a large enterprise environment.

Demonstrated ability to balance

technical leadership, people leadership and delivery management .

Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to work across Product, Technology and senior business stakeholders.

Experience building high-performing teams and developing engineering capability.

Retail or similarly large-scale, data-rich enterprise experience would be highly regarded.

The chance This is an opportunity to take ownership of a significant Data & AI capability within a large enterprise environment. You'll lead an established technical team, influence the organisation's AI strategy and play a key role in delivering solutions that have genuine business and customer impact.

Permanent opportunity | Melbourne | Competitive salary package For more information, contact Melissa Haddad at *****@talentinternational.com

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