AI Solutions Lead

- Salary range: $127,334 - $150,485 (pro rata) plus super plus salary packaging
- Up to $15,900 in salary packaging and hybrid WFH & office model

About the role
Victoria Legal Aid (VLA) is seeking a leader to implement innovative, responsible and technically sound AI-driven solutions that improve service delivery and improve access to justice for all Victorians. This newly formed role is crucial in the execution and delivery of Victoria Legal Aid's AI roadmap.

In this role, you will:

- Evaluate, procure, implement, and maintain AI systems that meet organisational standards for compliance, performance, and long-term sustainability.
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure AI solutions are feasible, fit-for-purpose, and secure.
- Assess and recommend AI tools, platforms, and vendors based on organizational needs and compliance requirements.
- Work with external vendors to test, implement, and refine AI solutions that align with organizational standards and deliver meaningful value.

This role is ideal for someone with strong technical expertise, strategic thinking, and leadership skills, who is passionate about using AI to advance access to justice.

This role is based at our Melbourne CBD office on Wurundjeri Country.

About you
As our ideal candidate, you will possess:

- Proficiency in evaluating and managing AI systems, with experience in leveraging platforms and approaches such as cloud-based AI services (e.g., Azure), data pipelines, and DataOps practices to support scalable, compliant, and sustainable implementations.
- Strong leadership skills in coordinating AI roadmaps and aligning AI projects with organizational goals, while managing vendor relationships and ensuring value delivery.
- Exceptional communication skills, able to translate complex technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders and provide education on AI tools and their applications.
- Relevant tertiary qualifications in a technical field such as Computer Science, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, and/or equivalent practical experience (mandatory).

Don't meet every requirement? At VLA, we understand that your work and life experiences can be just as valuable. If you're excited about this role but your CV doesn't align perfectly with our job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or one of our many other opportunities.

About Victoria Legal Aid
We provide legal representation to those who need it most. With over 1400 staff employed in 16 offices across Victoria, we help people with their legal problems by providing information, advice and education with a focus on the prevention and early resolution of legal problems.

Our clients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds and foster a work culture that's inclusive as well as diverse. Your unique ideas and perspectives are valued so that we best represent the people we serve.

Employee benefits

- Focus on work-life balance including flexible working arrangements
- Hybrid work from home & office model
- Training and professional development opportunities
- Excellent salary packaging options including General Expenses up to $15,900, Meals & Entertainment up to $2,650 and Novated Leasing
- Supportive team environment in modern offices (including free gym and end-of-trip facilities at our CBD office)
- Access to discounted Private Health Insurance

How to apply
To be considered for this role, please submit your current resume and a cover letter.

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process or need an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with our team .

For further information, please review the attached position description or contact Lauren Rolfo, Recruitment Specialist on (03) 9269 0225 or recruitment@vla.vic.gov.au .

No agency applications will be accepted.

Applications close by 11.59pm on Sunday 24 August 2025.

Other relevant information
It is a requirement that staff attend for office-based days at their primary work location. In line with this requirement, interstate applications will be considered only where the candidate is able and willing to relocate to Victoria, unless part of a border community.

VLA is committed to putting the safety and wellbeing of children first.

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