Head of AI & Automation at The Local Project | AU | Rezi

Head of AI & Automation at The Local Project

Head of AI & Automation

The Local Project · AU

1 weeks ago

Head of AI & Automation

The Local Project · AU

10 days ago
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About the Role

This role is responsible for building and implementing AI and automation across The Local Project, a leading design media business. The position reports directly to the Founder and CEO and will define the operational future of the company for the next decade.

Responsibilities

  • Own AI and automation across the entire business.
  • Configure and deploy Claude Enterprise company-wide, including SSO, permissions, data governance, connector stack, and onboarding.
  • Build and embed AI playbooks for every department (Editorial, Production, Partnerships, Digital, Marketing, Events, Leadership, Operations, Finance, and HR).
  • Design workflows, build Skills, train teams, and ensure adoption of AI solutions.
  • Build a multi-component system for the partnerships and sales lifecycle, covering pre-pipeline intelligence, inbound automation, proposal generation, client delivery, and renewal.
  • Own TLP's automation layer, Skills library, tooling decisions, vendor spend, and capability development as a standing function of the business.

Requirements

  • Hands-on experience with AI, specifically Claude (Projects, Skills, connectors, MCP).
  • Ability to integrate Claude into business systems using tools like Zapier.
  • Experience leading at least one company-wide rollout that changed how people work.
  • Ability to discuss honestly what broke and what would be done differently in past rollouts.
  • Ability to engage with stakeholders with varying levels of AI comfort and experience.
  • Ability to discuss commercial pipeline, margin, and cost per output, and measure work in these terms.

Skills

  • AI
  • Automation
  • Claude Enterprise
  • SSO
  • Data Governance
  • Workflow Design
  • System Integration
  • Project Management
  • Programme Management
  • Transformation Management
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Commercial Acumen

Location

  • Alexandria, NSW

Work Type

  • 4 days per week onsite
  • Full-time

Experience Level

  • Individual contributor
  • Senior

About the Company

  • The Local Project is a fast-growing premium architecture and design media business operating across Australia, New Zealand, and North America.
  • Celebrates local design and its global impact through editorial, digital, video, and documentary content, reaching over 100 million impressions per month.
  • Expanded in 2024 with The Local Production, a full-service creative agency.
  • Recognized by the industry for craft, winning multiple Mumbrella Publish Awards in 2025, including Publication of the Year and Publishing Company of the Year.