Woolworths

• Lead the Future of Agentic Intelligence
• Drive true Innovation through democratisation
• Hybrid working, 3 days at Woolworths Bella Vista Head office

We are Woolworths Group

We are Woolworths Group. 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts, and unique perspectives across Australia and New Zealand. Connected by a shared Purpose - 'to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow'. That Purpose fuels our ambition to explore new ideas, make brave commitments, and innovate better ways to meet the food and everyday needs of more than 24 million customers every week.

If you're excited to turn today's blue-sky thinking into a better tomorrow for future generations, you'll find yourself supported and enriched in a dynamic, inclusive, and empowering workplace. With a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work, and opportunities across the group to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.

About the role 

As the Agentic & Automation CoE Lead, you are the visionary architect of our group wide transformation. This is a high impact strategic leadership role designed to move beyond traditional RPA into the realm of Agentic AI. You will pioneer a "democratised" model, empowering teams across the organization to build everything from simple operational assistants to complex custom agents. By establishing world class guardrails and a robust Centre of Enablement (CoE), you will ensure that the next generation of automation is delivered safely, at scale, and with uncompromising strategic value.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and execute a group-wide governance framework that unifies traditional RPA and Low-Code with emerging Agentic AI capabilities.
• Define core design principles and compliance standards in partnership with Cyber and Data teams to ensure every bot and agent is secure, auditable, and interoperable.
• Relaunch and lead the "Gemini Enterprise" community, empowering a network of business unit champions to build their own high value solutions.
• Oversee the full automation lifecycle—from discovery and architectural review to the decommissioning or strategic replacement of tactical solutions.
• Lead group-wide training and certification programs on platforms like Vertex AI, ADK, LangChain and LangGraph,ensuring 100% of core developers meet CoE standards.
• Implement a rigorous framework to track, quantify, and communicate the tangible business value and ROI delivered by automation initiatives.
• Collaborate with Architecture and Engineering teams to maintain a catalogue of approved automation patterns and optimised deployment pipelines.
• Act as the central engagement lead, translating complex business problems into qualified automation opportunities and directing them to the most effective delivery channel.

About You

• Proven experience in establishing and running a Centre of Enablement (CoE) or a similar governance function for automation, data, or a technical capability.
• Strong understanding of automation technologies, including RPA (UiPath), LowCode/ML, and AI-driven platforms.
• Demonstrated experience in creating and implementing governance frameworks, standards, and controls in a large organisation with a hybrid delivery model (centralised and federated/democratised).
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to build and nurture a community of practice (champions/super-users).
• A strategic mindset, capable of guiding an organisation through the evolving landscape of democratised automation.
• Familiarity with DevOps principles and the integration of security and quality into deployment pipelines (DevSecOps).

What you’ll experience    

Our Team Members are at the heart of everything we do and we’re always looking for ways to support your career journey and reward great work, benefits include:

• Team discounts across our range of Woolworths Group brands you know and love and a robust rewards program that celebrates and incentivises purpose-driven work
• A range of programs to help you prioritise and manage your wellbeing, including 24/7 access to the Sonder app

Everyone belongs at Woolworths Group

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are key to realising our purpose of better together for a better tomorrow. We recognise the value our team’s diversity brings to our business, customers, and communities and that teams with diverse experiences and backgrounds enrich our group and are better able to innovate and solve problems. As one of the largest employers in Australia and New Zealand, we aim to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels that they belong, can be their best selves, and reach their full potential.

We encourage all candidates to apply. Please let us know in your application if we can assist you with any adjustments in the hiring process.