Head of Engineering AI & Data
Lead a strategic engineering domain at the centre of data, AI and financial services innovation! Shape our platforms and capabilities that power smarter customer experiences and better business decisions!Permanent full time role based in RichmondWe're REA With bold and ambitious goals, REA Group is changing the way the world experiences property. No matter where you're at on your property journey, we're here to help with every step - whether that's finding or financing your next home.Our people are the key to our success. At the heart of everything we do, is a thriving culture centred around high performance and care. We are purpose driven and collaborative, which drives innovation and our ability to make a real impact. As such, we’re proud to have been named in Australia’s “Top 5” Best Workplaces two years in a row, as well as being recognised as a Best Workplace for Women.Where the team fits inThe Head of Engineering, Data & AI will join the Financial Services Product & Technology team located in our Financial Services business, serving Mortgage Choice, PropTrack and Campaign Agent finance, data & AI experiences connected to realestate.com.au. Our purpose is to offer home finance and other financial services to customers at key moments in their property journey. Given the opportunity of that audience, our vision is to better connect property search, broker productivity, data, and intelligent customer experiences through seamless digital products and strong engineering foundations.This role will lead the engineering capability for Data Services, Products and AI Enablement. You will partner closely with Product, Design and Architecture peers, and work particularly closely with the Principal Product Manager, Data & AI, to turn strategy into scalable, reliable, and well-governed platforms, products and capabilities.What the role is all aboutLead 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, drawing on technical team members to arrive at the right outcomes for both the domain and the enterprise Ensure engineering excellence across your teams through strong technical judgment, sound decision making, and adoption of REA standards, platforms and practices Maintain technical operational excellence across your products and services, including system health, resilience, performance, reliability, security and engineering risk compliance Partner closely with the Principal Product Manager, Data & AI to shape roadmaps that connect business value, customer needs, data product strategy and engineering feasibility Ensure data & AI platforms, pipelines and services are built with strong governance, clear ownership, appropriate controls, and high trust in quality and integrity Guide teams in building sc...