Senior Data Scientist, People Analytics at Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Setup: Hybrid
Location: Sydney, New South Wales
Type: Full-time
Level: Senior

Description

CommBank is seeking a Senior Data Scientist specializing in People Analytics to leverage data, AI, and analytics to transform the future of workforce management. The role involves partnering with HR and business stakeholders to extract valuable insights, develop scalable AI solutions, and contribute to building a future-ready, skills-focused, and inclusive workforce. Key responsibilities include identifying workforce challenges, developing and deploying GenAI/ML models, analyzing complex datasets, translating findings into actionable insights, collaborating with various teams, ensuring ethical AI practices, and mentoring junior staff.

Required Skills

Statistical Modelling
Machine Learning
Generative AI
Applied Data Science
Python
R
SQL
AWS Services
Data Pipelines
Tableau
Power BI

Additional Information

Preferred Qualifications: Ability to build robust, reusable, and well-documented data pipelines and analytical assets.
Understanding of responsible AI, privacy, explainability, and ethical use of people data.
Strong storytelling ability to communicate complex findings to HR leaders, executives, and non-technical audiences.
Experience with BI and visualization tools such as Tableau or Power BI.
Curiosity about the future of work, skills, workforce transformation, and the role of AI in shaping employee experiences.
Self-motivated, experimental, collaborative, and comfortable working in ambiguity.