Team Lead

At Xero, we're here to help you supercharge your business. We do this by automating routine tasks, surfacing actionable insights and connecting businesses with the right data, advisors and apps. When that happens, we're not only making life better for small business, we'll be building a stronger economy that can change the world.

This role will lead a team of Data and Security Compliance specialists, working across all parts of the business to improve Xero's data & security compliance posture. We aim to reduce the risk of security incidents, through improving the efficiency and effectiveness of Xero's data and security controls.

• Lead a data and security compliance management team.
• Assess data and security compliance requirements across all areas of Xero's business, including product, platform, and third party software and services, to ensure these are well understood and managed.
• Ensure security compliance obligations, both internally defined and externally regulated, are understood and met across Xero.
• Maintain the Xero information security management framework. Ensure that security policy and standards keep pace with the changing threat and compliance landscape, and are approved and communicated across Xero.
• Engage and manage service providers delivering services and capabilities related to Xero's data and security compliance practice.
• Maintain a comprehensive program of automated and manual data & security testing across Xero products.
• Assist in the development and delivery of security awareness materials and training to Xero staff.
• Respond to customer and supplier security assessments.
• Provide measurement and reporting of Xero's compliance position suitable for various levels of Xero's leadership.
• Work with all areas of Xero's business to ensure they have business continuity plans in place and these are regularly tested and maintained.
• Coach and mentor each of your direct reports to help them become the best versions of themselves they can be, using a variety of techniques which may include performance feedback and career development.
• Spend a proportion of your time on people-focused tasks including recruitment, leave management, performance reviews, training and development.
• Mentor product team members from other disciplines about data and security awareness of compliance concerns as a key consideration of product development.

• Able to lead and mentor a diverse and geographically dispersed team to meet organisational goals.
• Takes a business focused and pragmatic approach to data and security compliance.
• Ability to lead and work as part of a team and able to take pride and ownership in their work.
• Has initiative and a passion for all things security and a willingness to go the extra mile.
• Excellent stakeholder management.
• Able to effectively communicate to a wide range of people.
• Creates an environment in which the team will thrive and excel.
• Creates a collaborative environment and empowers others.
• An innovative and positive team player with a "can do" attitude.
• Is someone people like working for and who acknowledges and rewards excellence.
• Fast learner, detail oriented, decisive, and enjoys fast paced work environments.

• 5+ years in a role in an information security and Compliance management practice.
• 5+ years in a role in a Data Compliance management practice.
• Experience implementing risk management and information management security frameworks.
• Proven experience in developing and maintaining a highly motivated team of individuals.
• Been recognised as a technical lead or the senior contributor in your team.

Research has shown that women and underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single competency or experience. If you are excited about this role, but your past experience doesn't align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You could be just the right person for this role and Xero. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application and throughout the interview process.

Offering very generous paid leave to use however you'd like (plus statutory holidays), dedicated paid leave to care for your physical and mental wellbeing as well as an Employee Assistance Program to access mental health care for you and your family. Health insurance, life insurance, and income protection.

We offer wellbeing and sports programmes, employee resource groups, 26 weeks of paid parental leave for primary caregivers, an Employee Share Plan, beautiful offices, flexible working, career development, and many other benefits that reflect our human value.

You'll do the best work of your life at Xero