PRIVACY SENIOR MANAGER – RISK AND COMPLIANCE – SYDNEY
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You'll play a pivotal role in driving the success of Allianz Australia's Privacy Program and implementing our Responsible AI Framework. Privacy and compliance are at the heart of delivering on our promise of care you can count on. In this role, you'll combine strategic governance, technical expertise, and stakeholder influence to strengthen trust, protect customer data, and embed privacy and responsible AI into the fabric of our business.
About The Role
* Lead the enhancement and strategic oversight of the Privacy Compliance Program, working closely with the Data Protection Officer (DPO) to ensure robust maintenance and monitoring of policies, procedures, obligations, and controls.
* Serve as the primary advisor on privacy risk and compliance and the implementation of the Responsible AI Framework.
* Provide pragmatic, high-quality advice and challenge to Business Divisions on privacy by design, privacy notices, data use, disclosures, supplier risk, international transfers, AI/ADM, advanced analytics, and de-identification.
* Oversee and quality-assure Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs), Records of Processing Activities (RoPA), AI risk assessments, as well as incidents and issue remediation.
* Mentor L1 Privacy Champions and business leaders to build sustainable privacy capability and accountability.
* Support DPO in data breach management and the assessment of whether the regulator and impacted individual/s needs to be notified of a data breach.
* Assist with implementation of regulatory change and the development of privacy metrics for reporting.
* Drive the development of the Privacy Champions network, fostering cross-divisional collaboration through strategic events, creation of guidance materials, and activities to strengthen privacy practices.
* Collaborate strategically with the DPO and senior stakeholders, including Cybersecurity, Legal, and Risk and Compliance, to elevate the privacy ecosystem and ensure seamless integration of privacy program management with other critical risk domains.
About You
* Expert-level knowledge of Australian privacy and data protection laws, including state-based privacy and health information regulations, as well as relevant regulatory frameworks and industry best practices to inform strategic decision-making.
* Demonstrated experience at a senior manager level in privacy, data protection, or legal roles, ideally within Australian financial services, a state government agency, the healthcare sector, or professional services consulting.
* Proven success in designing and embedding Privacy Compliance Programs in complex organisations, including delivering uplifts that drive sustainable and continuous privacy and data protection maturity.
* Exposure to AI risk management and governance is preferred / alternatively, a strong willingness to learn and develop expertise in this area and ability to leverage AI tools to drive efficient compliance outcomes is highly desirable.
* Practical experience creating and implementing policies, procedures, training, and awareness resources that resonate across diverse audiences and strong understanding of internal governance, risk management, and privacy obligations, including controls and assurance mechanisms.
* Agility to respond to emerging privacy risks and the ability to pivot and prioritise actions that protect customers and the business.
* Sharp analytical skills to assess complex privacy, AI, and security issues, identify root causes, and design pragmatic solutions.
* A passion for leveraging emerging technologies to stay ahead in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.
Benefits And Perks
* Inclusive Culture: Join a supportive, open-minded team focused on customer outcomes, bringing your authentic self to work every day
* Flexible Work-Life Balance: Enjoy flexible and hybrid work arrangements and tailored workplace adjustments, where possible.
* Career Development: Access mentoring, development and global mobility opportunities for growth and success, including access to over 10,000 learning resources.
* Financial and Well-being Perks: Enjoy discounts on Allianz products, retail, tech, and travel, plus financial wellness initiatives and the Employee Share Purchase Program- own a piece of your employer
* For more details about our benefits, visit the Allianz Careers site.
About Allianz Group
Allianz Group is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world. Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams and challenges, is what makes us a unique employer. Together we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and has the confidence to explore, to grow and to shape a better future for our customers and the world around us.
At Allianz, we stand for unity: we believe that a united world is a more prosperous world, and we are dedicated to consistently advocating for equal opportunities for all. And the foundation for this is our inclusive workplace, where people and performance both matters, and nurtures a culture grounded in integrity, fairness, inclusion and trust.
We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, social class, disability or sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws and regulations.
Join us. Let's care for tomorrow.