This role sits at the intersection of AI innovation and public sector transformation. You will serve as a trusted strategic advisor to government leaders navigating technology adoption, helping them define strategies, assess organisational readiness and build realistic, multi-year roadmaps aligned to their mission outcomes and policy objectives.
You will partner closely with public sector customers to translate complex technical capabilities into clear business value, shape national and jurisdictional technology agendas and support successful adoption at scale. This is as much a thought leadership and advisory role as it is a sales role. You will be expected to influence how governments think about AI, not just how they buy it.
Key job responsibilities
AI Strategy & Advisory
- Serve as a principal advisor to senior government executives (SES-band and above) on AI strategy, helping them define where it should be applied, how it should be governed and what capabilities to build first.
- Develop tailored readiness assessments and multi-year adoption roadmaps for government agencies, aligned to whole-of-government mandates (e.g. APS AI Plan, CAIO requirements) and agency-specific priorities.
- Advise on responsible AI governance frameworks, including ethical use, transparency and alignment with the Australian Government AI Ethics Principles.
- Help customers navigate data sovereignty, security, and compliance considerations (ISM, PSPF, IRAP) specific to AI workloads.
Thought Leadership & Market Shaping
- Represent AWS as a recognised voice in public sector AI. Contribute to industry events, government roundtables, policy consultations and executive forums.
- Develop and deliver compelling thought leadership content (whitepapers, keynote presentations, executive briefings) that advances the national conversation on AI in government.
- Build and maintain a network of influence across government, academia and industry to shape how the public sector approaches technology transformation.
- Stay ahead of global policy trends (e.g. US Executive Orders on AI, UK AI Safety Institute, EU AI Act) and translate implications for ANZ public sector customers.
Customer Success & Partnerships
- Work across AWS specialist, solutions architecture, professional services and partner teams to design and deliver compelling proof-of-concepts and pilot programs.
- Build executive-level relationships that position AWS as the long-term strategic AI partner, not just a technology vendor.
- Connect customers into AWS's global public sector AI community of practice for peer learning and shared pattern adoption.
About the team
The Specialist Organisation is a team of technical and strategic experts who work alongside account teams, partners and customers to turn complex technology into real-world impact for the public sector.
- Experience in generating new opportunities with strong focus on pipeline tracking and deal execution through entire sales cycle
- Experience in written and verbal communication with the ability to present complex technical information in a clear and concise manner to executives and non-technical leaders
- Experience engaging and influencing senior executives, demonstrating a strong familiarity with decision-making processes in enterprise customers
- 10+ years of Information Technology (IT) experience
- Experience in machine learning, data mining, information retrieval, statistics or natural language processing, or experience in developing and deploying LLMs in production on GPUs, Neuron, TPU or other AI acceleration hardware
- Experience in the public sector
- Experience with technology platform sales with an understanding of government IT, data centers, cloud services and cloud adoption
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, machine learning, engineering, or related fields, or Bachelor's degree
- Understanding of Australian Government security and compliance frameworks (e.g. ISM, PSPF, IRAP) and data sovereignty requirements
- Familiarity with responsible AI governance frameworks relevant to public sector (e.g. Australian Government AI Ethics Principles)
- Experience engaging senior government executives (SES-band and above) and translating technology outcomes into policy and citizen-impact language
- Experience in Services Delivery of critical infrastructure, ERP, Outsourcing, AI implementation
Acknowledgement of country:
In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
IDE statement:
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