
Senior Director – Machine Learning, AI
Auror
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Melbourne • Australia
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Salary
💰 $200,000 - $260,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Drive the ML and AI strategy for Auror, focusing on reducing retail crime.
- Lead the Data Science organization and collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Customer teams.
- Define and deliver Auror’s 3-year AI & ML strategy, ensuring customer value, growth, and leadership in responsible AI.
- Lead the roadmap for embedding AI into the platform, driving measurable outcomes.
- Oversee research and development in machine learning, generative AI, and related fields.
- Establish guardrails for responsible AI and monitor AI-related risks.
- Champion AI adoption across the organization through raising literacy and building confidence.
Requirements
- Significant experience leading AI/ML functions, with a proven track record of shaping and executing enterprise-level AI strategy.
- Demonstrated success deploying large-scale ML systems into production environments.
- Strong proficiency in modern ML techniques, frameworks, and tooling, with the ability to guide teams using Python.
- Deep experience with cloud-based ML ecosystems and MLOps practices, including model lifecycle management.
- A builder at heart, growing systems, strategies, and high-performing teams.
- Excellent communicator able to influence across teams and contribute confidently at Board level.
- Confidence as the expert voice in the room, able to challenge assumptions and guide AI adoption.
- Visionary mindset anticipating emerging AI trends and leveraging them responsibly and commercially.
Benefits
- Competitive salary Range: Depending on level of experience of USD$200,000 - $260,000 (PL5 / PL6)
- Annual bonus: discretionary bonus based on company revenue targets
- Employee share scheme: You’ll own part of a company making a real difference!
- Flexibility: We promote a healthy work/life blend.
- Shorter work weeks (at full pay): Everyone gets Friday afternoons off.
- Focus on mental and physical health: Wellness Days, and up to $750 AUD for expert sessions every year.
- Health insurance: contribution to individual health insurance plan through Bupa health insurance.
- Family-friendly: comprehensive paid parental leave available to all Aurors from day one.
- Personal growth: support for participating in courses, conferences, or events for skill development.
- Team love: regular team lunches and social events during work hours.
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Hard Skills & Tools
machine learningartificial intelligencePythonMLOpsmodel lifecycle managementgenerative AImodern ML techniqueslarge-scale ML systemscloud-based ML ecosystemsenterprise-level AI strategy
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationinfluencingteam collaborationvisionary mindsetconfidencebuilding high-performing teamsstrategic thinkingcustomer value focusresponsible AI advocacy