AI Data Product Manager - 12 Month FTC

We’ve been around since 1988, and today we’re one of Australia’s largest profit‑to‑member super funds.

That means everything we do is focused on delivering better outcomes for our members – not shareholders.

Closing date: Wednesday 18th November 2026.

Please note we have one vacancy available that can be based in Sydney or Melbourne.

Please note Rest does not accept speculative resumes from recruitment agencies 

Rest will review applications prior to the closing date and may close the role earlier 

At Rest, we help more than 2 million Australians to build a better financial future. With around $112 billion in funds under management, we focus on delivering strong long-term outcomes for our members - from their first job through to retirement*. Your best at Rest means focusing on what matters, being trusted to get on with it, and knowing your work genuinely makes a difference. That’s how we operate every day, guided by our values: Be Daring, Keep It Simple, Take Action and Have Grit.

As AI Data Product Manager, you will lead the strategy, roadmap and delivery of Rest’s member data and AI-enabled products. You’ll lead a team of technical and analytical specialists, combining trusted member data with emerging AI capabilities to create scalable, governed solutions that improve how decisions are made and work gets done across Rest. Working across business, data and technology teams, you’ll identify opportunities for AI and intelligent automation, translate business needs into practical solutions, and drive their adoption into everyday workflows.

Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities

• Lead the product strategy, roadmap and prioritisation for Rest’s member data and AI-enabled product portfolio.
• Own the end-to-end product lifecycle, from discovery and design through to delivery, adoption, continuous improvement and value realisation.
• Lead and develop a multidisciplinary team of technical and analytical specialists, establishing clear priorities, ownership and accountability.
• Partner with teams across Marketing, Member Experience, Contact Centre and Digital to understand business workflows and translate decision-making needs into data and AI product opportunities.
• Work closely with data and platform engineers to connect trusted member data with LLMs and AI capabilities, shaping solutions that are scalable, governed and fit for purpose.
• Drive the integration of AI-enabled tools into everyday business workflows and channels, with appropriate human oversight and guardrails.

• Demonstrated Product Management experience, developing product strategies and roadmaps for data, analytics or AI products.
• Experience delivering products from discovery through to adoption, continuous improvement and value realisation.
• Knowledge of modern data and analytics platforms, with familiarity with Snowflake, dbt and associated data and analytics tooling.
• Experience working with AI and generative AI capabilities, including LLMs, AI agents and their application to business and operational workflows.
• Proven ability to partner with business and technical teams to translate business problems and decision-making needs into scalable data and AI solutions.
• Understanding of responsible AI delivery, including human-in-the-loop approaches, governance and appropriate guardrails.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and people leadership skills, with the ability to translate complex technical and AI concepts into clear business outcomes.

.What you'll find at Rest

• Hybrid working
• 5 Rest Days (wellbeing days) each year in addition to annual leave
• Eligible employees are entitled to 22 weeks paid parental leave (gender neutral)
• Continued super contributions during parental leave
• Learning and development opportunities, including AI & Data Academy, leadership programs, LinkedIn Learning, study assistance and professional memberships
• Income Protection Insurance
• Option to purchase additional leave
• Recognition through our Rest Excellence Awards

If you share our values and this sounds like the kind of place you’d do your best work, we’d like to hear from you. Apply now.

Rest is committed to creating a flexible work environment and culture that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion - where people feel welcome, safe to be themselves and inspired to do their best.

We value the different backgrounds, lived experiences and abilities our diverse team brings. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates of all ages, cultural backgrounds, faiths, gender identities, sexual orientations and thinking styles. This includes people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples and those with disrupted work history due to career or other breaks.

We welcome applications from all candidates. To be considered, you will need the right to work in Australia.

*Funds under management as at 30 June 2026. Rest is recognised as a superannuation leader across a range of areas including performance, responsible investment and member value. Find out more at https://rest.com.au/why-rest/awards.