Senior Data Scientist

Do work that matters:

As a Senior Data Scientist within the Institutional Banking & Markets (IB&M) AI Solutions team, you will assist in the development, monitoring, implementation and management of models supporting our journey of transforming the practice of banking for Institutional Clients.

From applying Generative AI to better support knowledge and decision management functions, to activating agent-oriented AI design patterns to automate and drive results, you will be familiar with the latest and most exciting patterns in AI and Data Science development.

See yourself in the team:

You will work closely with key business stakeholders in the Institutional Banking & Markets division (IB&M). Your AI and Data Science perspective will be coupled by your experience in the financial services or financial technology domains.

You will be at the forefront of the application of Artificial Intelligence to drive decisions, optimise outcomes and improve financial performance, supporting Australia's large corporations and institutions, in Australia's leading economic growth story.

We are seeking people who are:

· Passionate about building market-leading commercial applications that utilize state-of-the-art generative AI techniques to improve work productivity and provide the best customer service

· Excited about tackling new, challenging business problems in AI.

· Adept at using a combination of commercial and technical AI models to find unique solutions that add strategic value to the business.

· Collaborative in nature, working with product teams, curious enough to solve real-world problems, and courageous in positively influencing senior stakeholders using cutting-edge AI solutions.

· Natural leaders who enjoy mentoring team members using their technical expertise and fostering a positive and inclusive culture that promotes development and growth.

· Constantly thinking outside the box and breaking boundaries to solve complex data science problems using generative AI methods.

Tech skills:

We use a broad range of tools, languages, and frameworks. While we don't expect you to know them all, experience or exposure to generative AI, agents, AI, and machine learning will set you up for success in this role.

· Generative AI Hands-on Delivery Experience: Demonstrated hands-on experience as a senior data scientist, with successful applications of generative AI in production settings.

· Experience applying generative AI concepts or building prototype applications.

· Proficiency in using large language models (LLMs) for various business applications.

· Have applied experience in multi-agentic Generative AI frameworks such as Semantic Kernel, AutoGen, LangGraph, or OpenAI Responses API (or equivalent frameworks).

· Expertise in AI including prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), design, safety guardrails.

· Experience or strong interest in developing and deploying generative AI or AI models on cloud infrastructure such as AWS.

· Cloud Platforms: Preferred experience using AWS Bedrock, SageMaker, or Microsoft Azure OpenAI platforms.

· Practical experience in Institutional banking products (lending, transaction banking) or financial markets products and relationship-driven business models preferred.

· Strong communication skills, you will be engaging directly with senior stakeholders and develop use cases together with them.

· Tertiary Qualification in Statistics, Mathematics, or Computer Science.

If this role sounds like you – Apply now

Working with us: 

Our people bring their diverse backgrounds and unique perspectives to build a respectful, inclusive, and flexible workplace with an ultimate flexibility to work from any of our engineering hubs within Australia. One where we're driven by our values, and supported to share ideas, initiatives, and energy. One where making a positive impact for customers, communities and each other is part of our every day

If you're already part of the Commonwealth Bank Group (including Bankwest, x15ventures), you'll need to apply through Sidekick to submit a valid application. We're keen to support you with the next step in your career.

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