Senior AI Enablement Lead

Job Description

Organisation :

At CommBank, we never lose sight of the role we play in other people’s financial wellbeing. Our focus is to help people and businesses move forward, to progress. To make the right financial decisions and achieve their dreams, targets and aspirations. Regardless of where you work within our organisation, your initiative, talent, ideas and energy all contribute to the impact that we can make with our work. Together we can achieve great things.

Job Title : Senior Staff Data Scientist – COO AI & Advanced Analytics CoE

Location : Bengaluru

Business & Team : COO AI & Advanced Analytics CoE

Impact & contribution :

The Senior Staff Scientist is a strategic and technically advanced individual contributor role within the COO AI & Advanced Analytics CoE. This position is designed for a seasoned expert who combines deep technical expertise with leadership in innovation, analytics enablement, and operational transformation. The role will drive the technical maturity of the CoE, uplift AI capabilities across operations, and deliver high-impact insights and solutions

Lead the design, development, and deployment of end-to-end agentic AI solutions, embedding autonomous decision-making capabilities into operational workflows.

Drive innovation in generative AI, including prompt engineering, fine-tuning, and safe deployment of LLM-based applications.

Provide hands-on technical leadership across the full lifecycle—design, implementation, deployment, and governance—ensuring robustness, explainability, and safety.

Champion best practices in data science standards, including code quality, model governance, and operationalisation.

Roles & Responsibilities :

Strategic Enablement & Delivery

• Accelerate AI and analytics capability, delivery, and adoption across operations teams.
• Translate complex analytical findings into actionable business insights that enhance operational efficiency and risk management.
• Partner with senior leadership to identify and prioritise strategic challenges that can be addressed through analytics.

Mentorship & Culture Building

Operational & Analytical Excellence

Essential Skills :

Education Qualifications : Bachelor’s degree in Engineering in Computer Science / Information Technology.