AI & Data Advisory - Director | Melbourne

• Access to free and confidential coaching for you and your family including wellbeing, financial and nutrition coaching.
• 18 weeks paid parental leave + 12 months return to work support (work 4 days and get paid 5).
• International PlaceFlex to work from select countries for a period.

Are you a strategic thinker who is passionate about leveraging Data, AI, and Agentic solutions to drive transformative change? Join our team which is dedicated to helping organisations to grow revenue, increase productivity and manage risk through the power of Data and AI. 

We are seeking a visionary and strategic Director to lead the sales and delivery of comprehensive AI and data  solutions from advisory through to program delivery leadership. As a senior member of our practice, you will engage with C-suite executives to advise on value driven Data & AI strategy, leading the development of intelligent data platforms and agentic AI solutions and overseeing transformation initiatives that deliver measurable business value. You will also play a pivotal role in business development, practice leadership, and building world-class teams.

What will your typical day look like?

Client Advisory and Solution Design

• Build and maintain relationships with senior stakeholders, including C-suite executives, to effectively communicate the value of Data & AI initiatives, provide insights on the art of the possible and drive alignment with strategic priorities.
• Develop ELT presentations and board papers that articulate complex insights in a clear and compelling manner, guiding senior client leadership in decision making.
• Shape comprehensive AI transformation journeys spanning predictive analytics, generative AI, and autonomous agentic systems
• Design integrated solutions that combine strategy, use case delivery, emerging AI technologies, and operational excellence
• Guide clients through responsible Data & AI governance frameworks and ethical implementation practices

Sales and Business Development

• Identify and pursue new business opportunities across key industries (financial services, retail, healthcare, government, manufacturing)
• Lead complex, multi-million dollar sales cycles from opportunity identification through commercial negotiation and close
• Build and maintain executive relationships, positioning yourself as a trusted advisor on AI and data transformation
• Develop compelling value propositions that demonstrate ROI from Data & AI investments, including agentic AI implementations

Delivery and Execution

• Oversee successful delivery of large-scale AI and data transformation projects, ensuring quality, timeline, and budget adherence
• Lead multidisciplinary teams across data science, AI engineering, agentic AI development, and change management
• Leverage Deloitte Gen AI platforms and Agentic assets to deliver highly efficient services guiding our clients through low risk, highly productive workflows to achieve the desired outcome.
• Leverage our global delivery centres and AI Centres of Excellence to delivery high impact, innovative solutions for our clients
• Support clients in establishing operating models for sustained AI value creation
• Drive adoption of agentic AI solutions that can autonomously execute business processes and decision-making

Practice and Capability Leadership

• Build and scale a high-performing AI and data advisory team with diverse, cutting-edge capabilities
• Contribute to thought leadership and innovation in AI, data strategy, and agentic A automation
• Mentor and develop emerging leaders and specialists across the practice
• Stay at the forefront of AI developments including large language models, multimodal AI, and agentic frameworks

About the team:

Our AI & Data practice is a diverse group of over 500 specialists across Australia, partnering with clients in both public and private sectors to deliver transformative solutions. We collaborate with leading technology providers such as AWS, Microsoft, Google, Snowflake, Databricks, and emerging agentic AI platforms, ensuring we remain at the cutting edge of AI innovation and implementation.

Enough about us, let's talk about you.

Experience & Skills

• 12+ years' experience in consulting, technology, or industry roles related to AI/ML, data strategy, or digital transformation
• Proven track record selling and delivering large-scale AI transformation, data modernisation, or intelligent automation programs ($1M+ engagements)
• Deep understanding of AI technologies including predictive models, generative AI, agentic AI frameworks, MLOps, and relevant platforms (e.g., Azure AI, AWS Bedrock, Google AI Platform, Databricks, Snowflake)
• Experience with agentic AI systems, autonomous agents, and multi-agent orchestration platforms
• Strong business acumen with ability to translate technical AI capabilities into commercial outcomes and competitive advantage

Leadership Qualities

• Proven leadership of multidisciplinary teams in consulting or matrixed environments (20+ team members)
• Exceptional stakeholder management and executive communication skills
• Passion for innovation, emerging AI technologies, and creating measurable client value
• Experience building and scaling high-performing technical practices

Performance Expectations

As a Director, your role is to deliver transformative solutions, collaborate with clients, and drive innovation, aligned with our Performance Excellence Framework. Your responsibilities will include:

• Client Engagement & Project Leadership – Manage data-driven projects and ensure business impact. 

• Team Leadership & Development – Support junior consultants in technical delivery, career growth, and skill development. 

• Innovation & Thought Leadership – Contribute to Deloitte’s AI & Data community, staying ahead of emerging technologies. 

• Client Engagement and Project Leadership – Manage data-driven projects and ensure measurable business impact, both for the client, and Deloitte.  

• Sales Leadership – Develop a sustained pipeline of opportunities in the Customer Decisioning and AI offerings. 

• Practice Contribution – Work closely with teams to deliver and enhance standardised, AI-fuelled development approaches to client engagements.  

• Team Leadership & Development - Support junior consultants in technical delivery, career growth, and skill development. 

• Continuous Learning & Innovation – Contribute to Deloitte’s AI & Data community, staying ahead of emerging technologies. 

• Operational Excellence – Meet Quality & Risk Management standards, ensuring project efficiency and governance. 

Why Deloitte?         

At Deloitte, we focus our energy on interesting and impactful work. We’re always learning, innovating and setting the standard; making a positive difference to our clients and our society. We put coaching at the heart of what we do, helping our people grow their careers in any direction – whether it be up, moving into something new, or even moving across the world.        

We embrace diversity, equity and inclusion. We have a diverse collection of people from different backgrounds, with different experiences, gender identities, abilities and thinking styles. What binds us together is a shared commitment to value everyone’s perspective and to cultivate inclusion; so that our work environment is a safe space we can all belong.         

We prioritise flexibility and choice. At Deloitte, you get trust on Day 1. We know our people get their best work done when they’re in control of where and how they work, designing their work week around their client, team and personal commitments.       

We help you live and work well. To support your personal and professional life, we offer a range of perks and benefits, including retail discounts, wellbeing leave, paid volunteering days, twelve flexible working options, market-leading parental leave and return to work support package.       

Next Steps    

Sound like the sort of role for you? Apply now, we’d love to hear from you!