9 Jul 2026

Head of Engineering AI & Data

REA Group

Richmond

9 Jul 2026

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REA Group is seeking a Head of Engineering AI & Data to lead the engineering capability for Data Services, Products and AI Enablement in the Financial Services business. This permanent full-time hybrid role based in Richmond, Victoria, Australia involves shaping data and AI platforms that power smarter customer experiences and better business decisions. The ideal candidate has proven experience leading engineering teams in complex product or platform environments with deep expertise in data & AI platforms.

AI-enabledHybridFull-timeDirectorData & AI PlatformsData-intensive Systems

Head of Engineering AI & Data

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AI-enabledHybridFull-timeDirectorData & AI Platforms

Salary

Not specified

Work Location

Richmond, Victoria, Australia, AU

Work Model

Hybrid

Employment Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Head of Engineering

Core Qualifications

Technical (Must-have)

Data & AI platformsData-intensive systemsData pipelinesData servicesData productsModern data architecturesDistributed systemsPlatform healthObservabilityReliabilityOperational excellenceTechnical strategyGovernanceComplianceRisk management

Soft Skills

People leadershipTechnical judgmentDecision makingPartnershipCommunicationCollaborationMentoring

Preferred Qualifications

Technical (Nice-to-have)

Financial servicesLendingRegulated productsCRM/data ecosystemsApplied AIApache KafkaCDCApache AirflowGCP BigQueryGCPAWSLLM Model CapabilitiesSplunkNew RelicWizRAG systemsMulti agent workflowsAWS BedrockGCP Vertex AILLM GatewaysAI ObservabilityEvaluation PatternsCost ManagementPlatform modernisation

Key Responsibilities

•Lead the engineering strategy for Data and AI, aligned to business priorities, technology strategy and enterprise data principles
•Oversee and guide technical solution design across your domain
•Ensure engineering excellence across your teams through strong technical judgment and adoption of REA standards
•Maintain technical operational excellence across products and services
•Partner closely with the Principal Product Manager, Data & AI to shape roadmaps
•Ensure data & AI platforms are built with strong governance and high trust in quality
•Guide teams in building scalable data-intensive applications and AI-enabled capabilities
•Support responsible and practical adoption of AI
•Contribute to the technical strategy of the broader business unit
•Hire, grow and support engineering leaders and technical specialists
•Coordinate delivery across multiple teams
•Support larger cross-functional programs

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Core Qualifications

Technical (Must-have)

Soft Skills

People leadershipTechnical judgmentDecision makingPartnershipCommunicationCollaborationMentoring

Preferred Qualifications

Technical (Nice-to-have)

Key Responsibilities

•Lead the engineering strategy for Data and AI, aligned to business priorities, technology strategy and enterprise data principles

•Oversee and guide technical solution design across your domain

•Ensure engineering excellence across your teams through strong technical judgment and adoption of REA standards

•Maintain technical operational excellence across products and services

•Partner closely with the Principal Product Manager, Data & AI to shape roadmaps

•Ensure data & AI platforms are built with strong governance and high trust in quality

•Guide teams in building scalable data-intensive applications and AI-enabled capabilities

•Support responsible and practical adoption of AI

•Contribute to the technical strategy of the broader business unit

•Hire, grow and support engineering leaders and technical specialists

•Coordinate delivery across multiple teams

•Support larger cross-functional programs