Lead Domain Architect AI

Kōrero mō te tūranga About the role    

As our Lead Domain Architect AI youll be part of our Enterprise Architecture Chapter bringing your know-how and leadership in AI/ML to the table. Youll shape what our future AI landscape looks like making sure weve got the right foundations in place to support our business strategy. Youll work closely with the Technology Innovation team and other teams across the business to make sure were building AI/ML solutions that are solid smart and actually fit the bill.

Heres what youll get up to:

• Take the lead on defining and rolling out our AI/ML roadmap making sure it lines up with where were heading as a business.
• Keep everyone in the loop with the latest on tech standards industry buzz and whats new out there.
• Help set up and support good processes frameworks and policies for AI/ML and data governanceso were always doing things right.
• Design AI/ML environments and solutions that are built to lastscalable flexible secure and focused on what the business actually needs.
• Work hand-in-hand with teams across data science analytics and transformation and be a go-to advisor in governance groups.
• Be a champion for best-practice architecturesharing frameworks patterns and tools with the wider team.
• Play a key part in bringing Contacts technology vision and strategy to life helping drive us forward into the future.

Qualifications :

Kowaikoe About You   

Were on the lookout for a team player whos not just a great communicator and leader but someone who knows how to bring people together and get things done. Youll be building real production-level AI/ML solutionsnot just tinkering with conceptsand making a real impact.

• Hands-on experience delivering AI/ML projects that go live and deliver value (not just prototypes)
• Deep expertise in AI/ML architecture strategy and governance
• A solid grounding in machine learning frameworks data science basics and stats
• Know your way around ML/AI ops model lifecycle management LLMs and cloud tech (especially AWS & Databricks)
• Masters degree (or higher) in computer science data science AI or machine learning
• Top-notch at communicating influencing decisions and working across teams and at all levels
• An open supportive stylehappy to coach and lift up others and bring them on the journey
• Decisive but always keen to hear new ideas and feedback
• Skilled at building relationships and managing stakeholders

Even better if you also bring:

• Industry-wide experience and a track record of leading AI delivery
• Influence outside your own companymaybe youve helped shape best practices or worked with external groups
• Know-how in digital integration enterprise systems and data architecture
• Skills in governance ethics data quality and keeping things secure

We want someone whos collaborative open-minded and excited to help shape where Contacts AI journey goes next. If most of this sounds like youeven if youre not ticking every boxget in touch. Wed love to find out what you can bring to our team.

Additional Information :

If youre keen to make a genuine difference and help chart the course for AI at Contact wed love to hear from youeven if your experience doesnt tick every box. We believe fresh perspectives drive innovation and were excited about the unique strengths and ideas youll bring to the team.

We support our people to work how where and when works best. Most of the team are based in Wellington and Auckland but were open to applications from all over Aotearoa. The role is critical as Contact ramps up its AI capabilities and youll play a crucial part in establishing and scaling AI initiatives.

Contact is not a place youll stagnate. We are growing and offer superb learning and development opportunities along with a bunch of other perks like free health insurance cover boosted KiwiSaver access to Contact Shares a Good to be Home annual payment toward your home set up & wellbeing a trail-blazing parental leave policy discounts on Contact Energy products and more.

This ad will close automatically on Thursday 20th November but were considering applications as they come in so apply now if youre interested.

Here at Contact Energy (Te Mata Hiko) we know our strength lies in developing a sense of belonging - one that helps us attract and retain people with a broad range of perspectives and experiences.

Were committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued respected and empowered to bring their whole selves to work. Our goal is to reflect the diversity of our customers and communities to help build a better Aotearoa New Zealand.

We have a rich community of talented people that we support to thrive at Contact.

Our inclusive hiring process is designed to embrace the diversity of Aotearoa New Zealand ensuring a wide range of perspectives are included in our decision-making and helping reduce bias along the way.

The wellbeing of our kaimahi is super important to us.

We use employee insights to offer a range of initiatives and resources to support physical mental financial and emotional wellbeing including flexible working arrangements employee network groups and a market-leading parental leave policy.

At Te Mata Hiko we want everyone to thrive. We welcome applicants far and wide - of every age stage background and pride. Join us and be part of a team that values your passion and attitude just as much as your experience and skills.

Please note only candidates with the right to live and work in New Zealand will be considered for this role.

Research shows that while men apply to jobs where they meet 60% of the criteria women and those in underrepresented groups tend to only apply if they tick every box. Were not about box ticking so if you think you have what it takes but dont meet everything stated above please still get in touch. Wed love to kōrero.

Te Mata Hiko (Contact Energy) does not accept any CVs received from recruitment agencies where a formal engagement has not been confirmed and agreed to with our Talent the event that unsolicited CVs are submitted by recruitment agencies Te Mata Hiko (Contact Energy) reserves the right to contact these candidates directly and consider them for current/future vacancies without any financial obligation to the recruitment agency in question. This will also apply to any CVs sent directly to line managers.

Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Full-time