Senior Data Scientist - People Intelligence, Agentic AI (Human Resources)

• Apply Data Science, Machine Learning, Gen AI and Agentic AI to solve complex workforce challenges
• Partner with senior HR business leaders and enterprise-wide stakeholders to influence strategic decisions
• Join a team of AI builders with diverse backgrounds solving and scaling interesting AI solutions

See yourself in our team

People Intelligence sits within Human Resources and helps shape strategic workforce decisions across the Group, building and scaling largest personalized learning systems and career mobility platforms for thousands of employees, laying foundation for responsibly intelligent Agentic AI systems with human in the loop.

Our team combines Data Science, Advanced Analytics, Machine Learning, Gen AI and Agentic AI to deliver trusted insights and scalable solutions that help CommBank better understand its workforce readiness, anticipate future capability needs, quantify internal mobility and improve employee experiences.

Working closely with HR leaders and business stakeholders, we solve complex workforce challenges and support evidence-based decision-making that benefits our people, customers and communities.

Do work that matters

People are at the centre of CommBank's strategy. As organisations continue to adapt to advances in AI, automation and changing workforce needs, the ability to use data-driven insights to understand skills, capability and future workforce requirements have never been more important.

As a Senior Data Scientist, you'll help shape the future of work at CommBank by applying advanced analytics, machine learning and Generative AI to deliver meaningful workforce outcomes.

Your work will influence how we identify opportunities and risks, improve decision-making and build a future-ready, skills-focused and inclusive workforce.

Key responsibilities:

• Partner with HR, business leaders and Centres of Excellence to solve workforce challenges through data science, analytics and AI
• Design, build and deploy machine learning and Generative AI solutions that deliver measurable business value
• Analyse complex workforce datasets to uncover insights that support workforce planning, capability, employee experience, productivity and organisational effectiveness
• Translate complex analytical findings into clear recommendations and executive-ready insights
• Apply responsible AI, privacy and ethical data practices when working with sensitive people data
• Collaborate with data engineers, platform teams, risk, privacy and MLOps teams to deliver scalable and production-ready solutions
• Identify opportunities to embed analytics and AI into HR decision-making and self-service experiences
• Contribute to best practice frameworks, analytical assets and coding standards across the People Intelligence Chapter
• Coach and mentor team members while helping build AI and data science capability across the team

We're interested in hearing from people who:

• Have strong experience in building, productionizing and deploying solutions in applied Data science, Statistical modelling, Machine learning, Generative AI and Agentic AI.
• Are strong coders in Python, R, SQL alongside exposure to modern AI tools, delivery of cloud-based analytics, machine learning or AI solutions using AWS.
• Can work with large and complex, messy enterprise scale datasets and build robust, reusable assets and pipelines.
• Understand responsible AI principles, model explainability, privacy, ethical use of data to translate ambiguous business problems into practical data science solutions.
• Are confident communicating complex technical concepts and influencing both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Bring curiosity about the future of work, workforce transformation and the evolving role of AI trends in shaping employee experiences.

Working with us

We offer training, great technologies, smart colleagues, and development opportunities. We're a skills-focussed organisation and are primarily looking for someone with a growth mindset, and who can bring their own talents and experiences to the role and develop alongside this emerging team.

Our people bring their diverse backgrounds and unique perspectives to build a respectful, inclusive, and flexible workplace. One where we're driven by our values, and supported to share ideas, initiatives, and energy. One where making a positive impact for employees, communities and each other is part of our every day.

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