Senior Platform Manager AI/ML

Join one of Australia’s leading national retailers as an AI/ML Platform Engineering Manager, where you will play a pivotal role in shaping and scaling the organisation’s next-generation machine learning capabilities. This is a permanent leadership opportunity overseeing a high-performing team of six engineers and driving end-to-end ownership of the AI/ML platform.

About the Role

In this role, you will lead the design, development, and delivery of critical AI/ML platform components supporting enterprise-wide machine learning initiatives. You will partner closely with data scientists, ML engineers, software developers, and platform teams to translate business needs into scalable and secure platform capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture and development of AI/ML platform components including model training environments, feature stores, model registries, deployment pipelines, and monitoring frameworks.
• Manage end-to-end delivery of platform enhancements, ensuring scalability, reliability, and high performance across all ML workloads.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with technical and non-technical stakeholders to gather requirements and enable seamless delivery of AI/ML solutions.
• Implement and champion best practices in MLOps, including model versioning, lifecycle management, CI/CD, observability, and platform security.
• Drive continuous improvement by integrating new tools, frameworks, and automation to streamline and accelerate ML workflows.
• Oversee platform reliability, incident response, operational support, and capacity planning to maintain enterprise-grade availability.
• Ensure all platform capabilities adhere to organisational data governance, security standards, and relevant regulatory requirements.
• Provide regular reporting, insights, and strategic recommendations to senior leadership on platform performance, risks, and future opportunities.

About You

You are a technical leader with a passion for building robust, scalable AI/ML platforms and empowering teams to deliver impactful machine learning outcomes. You thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and bring deep experience in MLOps, automation, and cloud-native engineering.

What’s on Offer

• Permanent leadership role in a high-growth AI/ML environment
• Opportunity to shape a major retailer’s enterprise ML ecosystem
• Lead and develop a team of six talented engineers
• Competitive salary, benefits, and long-term career pathways

For more information contact Melissa Haddad at melissa.haddad@talentinternational.com