AI Testing & Assurance Practice Lead

Want to be a force for good?
At Aware Super we believe that we do well through doing good. Finding ways to support our communities is part of our DNA and we have a track record of being bold and breaking new ground. We have always believed that we have a responsibility to invest in ways that deliver strong returns for members at the same time as improving our communities, building a more sustainable economy and supporting employment locally and globally.

Aware Super is one of Australia’s largest industry funds providing superannuation, advice and retirement solutions to those who teach, nurse, care, respond and help others in our communities. We offer a truly collaborative workplace that responds to rapid change, without losing sight of what is most important to us: our members. To learn more visit: https://awaresuper.com.au/member

About this opportunity

12-Month Day Rate Contract | Melbourne or Sydney

Join one of Australia's largest profit-for-members superannuation funds as we establish an enterprise-wide AI Testing & Assurance capability that will shape how AI solutions are safely validated, governed and released to members.

This is a unique opportunity to lead the development of AI testing and assurance standards for high-risk, member-facing AI solutions. Working across Transformation, Technology, Risk and AI teams, you'll define what good looks like for AI validation, assurance and release readiness in a highly regulated environment.

In this role you will:

• Define enterprise-wide AI testing and assurance standards
• Establish frameworks covering AI safety, bias, drift, explainability, resilience and ongoing monitoring
• Provide independent assurance and release-readiness recommendations for high-risk AI initiatives
• Partner with Technology, Risk and AI teams to embed AI assurance into existing governance and delivery practices
• Establish business validation approaches that ensure AI outcomes are safe, appropriate and member-centric
• Shape future-state AI-enabled testing and quality engineering capabilities
• Lead capability uplift and workforce transition initiatives across testing and assurance functions

How do you exceed our expectations?

• You will have experience building AI/ML testing, model validation, responsible AI or assurance frameworks
• Strong understanding of AI risks including bias, explainability, reliability, adversarial testing and monitoring
• Background in quality engineering, testing leadership or assurance
• Ability to translate complex risk and assurance requirements into practical business outcomes
• Experience influencing senior stakeholders across business, technology and risk functions
• Strong governance, regulatory and risk management capability 
• Financial services, banking, insurance or superannuation experience
• Responsible AI or model risk management expertise
• Experience with AI evaluation frameworks, red teaming or adversarial testing
• Experience modernising testing functions and quality engineering capabilities

The Aware Super difference
At Aware Super, we believe that diversity of thought, background and experience creates better outcomes for our people, members and communities. Our people are focused on creating a diverse and dynamic environment that embraces and values differences and enables our team to bring their whole selves to work. We are proud to be consistently recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality and our CEO, Deanne Stewart, is a Pay Equity Ambassador. Our members are at the heart of everything we do, and we CARE deeply, DELIVER honourably, and LEAD bravely.

Applicants must have the right to work in Australia and will be subject to police and bankruptcy checks.