Senior Data & AI Governance Specialist

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This role plays a key part in shaping QBE's data foundations to support AI and advanced analytics. You will drive improvements in data quality, governance, and metadata, ensuring the organisation has trusted, scalable, and AI ‑ ready data to support better decision ‑ making. About QBE At QBE, we get to the heart of what matters for our customers . And we do it all with a human touch. We're an international insurer with more than 13,000 people working across 26 countries - which means we're big enough for your ambitions, yet small enough for you to make a real impact. It's an exciting time. We're building momentum towards our vision to become the most consistent and innovative risk partner . What if you could have a positive impact - at work and in the world? As part of the QBE team, you'll get to spend every day working with people who are passionate, talented and kind. Your new role As part of the AUSPAC Data & AI Governance team, this role combines technical data expertise with stakeholder engagement to uplift how data is structured, managed, and used across the business. You will play a key advisory role, helping embed best practices and enabling teams to take ownership of high ‑ quality data, while supporting QBE's broader AI ambitions. Key responsibilities include: Lead initiatives to improve data quality, metadata management, and data governance practices across the organisation Define and implement data quality rules, standards, and frameworks to support AI and analytics outcomes Develop and enhance semantic models, ontologies, and metadata structures to enable AI readiness Partner with business and technical stakeholders to solve data challenges and embed best practices Improve adoption and usability of data governance tools through scalable, self ‑ service approaches Support integration and optimisation of platforms such as Ataccama , Collibra, and Databricks About you You are a forward ‑ thinking data professional with a passion for enabling high ‑ quality, trusted data at scale. You combine strong technical expertise with a collaborative mindset, and you're excited by the opportunity to shape how data supports AI and business outcomes. Key requirements: Strong experience in data governance, data quality, or metadata management Hands ‑ on experience with tools such as Collibra, Ataccama , or similar platforms Understanding of modern data environments (e.g. Databricks) and data architecture concepts Ability to work across business and technology stakeholders to deliver practical outcomes Interest in AI and how data underpins advanced analytics and emerging capabilities 7+ years' experience in data roles within a regulated environment (financial services preferred)

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Primary Details Time Type: Full time Worker Type: Employee Provides input into business decisions through the data analysis of trends and business opportunities using both standard and specialized models/systems. Senior Data & AI Governance Specialist Role Highlights Location: Sydney /Melbourne Type: Permanent, full time Hybrid role, Happy to talk flexible working Click here to discover what it's like to be a part of QBE Group

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