Head of AI

At Trade Me, we're about connecting Kiwi to create the life they want. Whether it's the big things like finding a home, a job, a car or growing their business, or the smaller things, like finding that right bedside table or parting ways with some old stuff. At Trade Me our vision is to be the place where Kiwi look first.

As a Senior Leader within the Technology team, your role will be vital in shaping and delivering Trade Me's AI and Data strategy. You will be at the forefront of driving innovation and leveraging data and AI to enhance our platform, improve decision-making, and deliver exceptional value to our customers.

You will lead the evolution of our data platforms and enable self-service, define our AI platform strategy and drive AI adoption across Trade Me.

This role could be done from Auckland or Wellington.

Here is what success looks like:

• AI is successfully driven, embraced and utilised across different businesses, processes, and product offerings, driving strategic impact.
• Trade Me has a clear and effective AI platform strategy, with a high level of understanding across the organisation of the opportunities and challenges of AI.
• Our data platforms are well-managed and support the needs of the business. And our Data Platform migration is completed and delivers on our vision of Data Self-Service, transforming how the organisation accesses and leverages data.
• You'll effectively influence and collaborate with your peers to ensure the right capabilities are delivered to support Trade Me's strategies and product roadmaps.
• You are seen as a champion of our values, living these daily. You're creating and fostering a diverse and inclusive environment.
• You're driving a lot more innovation and adoption of AI and data in our decision-making.
• Trade Me is moving at pace.

What you will bring to our team:

• 10+ years in Data/AI related positions
• 5+ years in AI
• 10+ years of leadership experience
• Deep understanding of AI/ML, with the ability to drive AI adoption across the whole organisation (platforms, processes, and product offerings).
• Good understanding of Data Platforms (Data pipelines, Data Mesh, Data Warehouses, etc.)
• Experience driving transformations (ways of working, etc.)
• Experience working in online properties (e-commerce, classifieds portals).
• Experience working in agile organisations that move at pace.
• Experience articulating and communicating a vision and a strategy
• Senior Leadership experience, adept at laying out a vision and direction for the team, building team culture and capability, coaching, and leading the team to deliver great outcomes.
• Experience working with diverse stakeholders. A strong leader, with good experience influencing big teams and motivating people, hiring and developing great talent.
• A good strategist and creative thinker — commercially astute and easily able to grasp and contribute to our wider business imperatives.
• Able to demonstrate an ability to affect meaningful change across an organisation.
• Naturally curious, with a demonstrated inclination to try new things.
• Energetic and optimistic.
• Naturally focused on solutions, and will be good at balancing strong theory with practical application.
• A great communicator and team player, able to gain the respect and trust of people of all different skill-sets and levels of seniority

You'll have the best time working at Trade Me, and this is why:

#Flexible:
Flexibility means different things to different people and we support you to find what works, including a home office set up and utilities allowance. We value team connection and come together in person on Monday and at least one other day a week.

#Wellness:
Being your best self means caring for your physical and mental wellbeing, we offer lots of resources to help you along the way.

#Leave:
We support you with leave when you need it, including 5 days of wellness leave each year and 10 days of sick leave from day 1.

#Social:
Nothing beats getting together to have some fun and celebrate our success. Join us in the office on payday for company paid lunches. Regular Friday drinks and nibbles, annual Trade Me company awards, celebrations and more.

#Learning :
Whether it's on the job, formal training, mentoring or something else, you'll grow with us from Day 1.

We know some candidates can be reluctant to apply for roles if they feel they don't 'tick all the boxes'. If you're excited about this opportunity, we'd still really like to hear from you.

Trade Me is an INZ accredited employer. We truly value diversity and embrace a flexible workplace where people are encouraged to achieve their potential.