Responsibilities
- Lead and grow Ippon Australia’s AI capability, shaping offerings, delivery standards, ways of working, and market positioning.
- Grow, mentor, and coach consultants across software engineering, architecture, delivery, and AI.
- Help define repeatable consulting frameworks, assessment models, accelerators, and service offerings.
- Foster a culture grounded in engineering excellence, collaboration, continuous improvement, and practical experimentation with AI.
- Act as a trusted advisor to the leadership team.
- Translate ambiguous business and technical challenges into pragmatic engagement strategies and measurable outcomes.
- Support pre-sales, proposals, workshops, discovery engagements, and executive conversations.
- Shape AI-enabled transformation strategies across engineering, product, delivery, and architecture.
- Provide technical and consulting oversight across engagements involving software engineering, product development, architecture, platform modernisation, and AI-enabled delivery.
- Champion modern engineering practices including platform thinking, observability, DevOps, CI/CD, and test automation.
- Use evidence-based metrics such as DORA and flow metrics to improve delivery performance and team effectiveness.
- Help clients balance governance, security, compliance, speed, and quality in highly regulated environments.
- Guide clients in the practical adoption of AI, including agentic workflows, LLM-enabled applications, AI-assisted software engineering, and intelligent automation.
- Partner closely with cloud and data practices to connect AI capabilities with AWS, Snowflake, modern data platforms, and enterprise architecture.
- Support responsible adoption of AI through clear approaches to governance, privacy, security, and risk management.
- Identify pragmatic AI use cases that improve software delivery, customer experience, operational efficiency, or product outcomes.
Requirements
- Proven experience in a hands-on consulting leadership role combining modern engineering, product thinking, software architecture, and applied AI.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and grow a technical capability within a consultancy or engineering organization.
- Strong background in software engineering, cloud, data, and AI technologies.
- Experience mentoring and coaching technical consultants and teams.
- Ability to translate ambiguous business and technical challenges into actionable strategies with measurable outcomes.
- Track record of delivering practical outcomes over hype in technology transformations.
- Deep understanding of modern engineering practices including DevOps, CI/CD, test automation, observability, and platform thinking.
- Experience advising clients on AI adoption, including LLMs, agentic workflows, and AI-assisted engineering.
- Ability to work within highly regulated environments and balance governance, security, compliance, speed, and quality.
- Strong communication and client engagement skills, including experience in pre-sales, workshops, and executive conversations.
Nice to Have
- Experience working within a boutique or agile consultancy environment.
- Partnership or collaboration experience with AWS, Snowflake, Databricks, or DBT.
- Familiarity with evidence-based performance metrics such as DORA and flow metrics.
- Background in responsible AI practices including governance, privacy, and risk management.
Benefits
- Competitive remuneration
- Flexibility in working arrangements
- Ongoing professional development
- Opportunity to contribute directly to the growth and strategic direction of the business
- Work-life balance supported through flexible working arrangements
- Option for a 4-day work week
- Equal opportunity employer with commitment to diversity and inclusion
Work Arrangement
Remote (Country) — Australia
Additional Information
- Work-life balance is prioritized
- Flexible working arrangements available
- 4-day work week option offered
- Ippon is an equal opportunity employer
- Committed to building an inclusive culture that celebrates diversity
