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This role goes beyond pure analysis, you’ll be working on deep, complex problem-solving, building models that directly influence business outcomes, and partnering closely with stakeholders across the organisation.\nYou’ll play a key role in shaping how AI is applied across the business, combining strong technical expertise with commercial thinking and stakeholder engagement.\nKey Responsibilities Design, build and deploy machine learning and AI models to solve complex business problems\nConduct deep-dive analysis to uncover insights and identify opportunities for optimisation\nTranslate ambiguous business challenges into structured data science problems\nWork closely with cross-functional teams (product, engineering, commercial) to deliver end-to-end solutions\nCommunicate insights and model outcomes to senior stakeholders in a clear and compelling way\nContinuously improve model performance, scalability, and reliability in production environments\nContribute to the development of AI strategy, best practices, and governance frameworks\nMentor junior team members and help uplift overall data science capability What We’re Looking For Proven experience in data science, machine learning, or AI focused roles\nProgramming skills in Python (or similar), with experience using ML frameworks\nExperience working with large, complex datasets and building predictive or optimisation models\nSolid understanding of statistics, algorithms, and data modelling techniques\nExperience deploying models into production environments\nStrong data visualisation and storytelling skills\nAbility to work autonomously and own problems end-to-end\nExcellent stakeholder management and communication skills Experience with Generative AI / LLMs and prompt engineering\nExperience in fast-paced, product-led or data-driven environments Why Join Work on cutting-edge AI initiatives with real business impact\nHigh level of autonomy and ownership\nCollaborative, forward-thinking data and technology team\nOpportunity to shape how AI is embedded across the organisation If this role is of interest, please apply now or call Graham Walker on 0417 630 485 to discuss further\nAcknowledgement of Country\nSalt respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands across Australia as the continuing custodians of country and culture. 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