Senior Data Governance Specialist

3 hours ago


Perth, Western Australia Allen & Overy Full time
Data Privacy and Governance Role

A&O Shearman is a leading global law firm, with a presence in 29 countries worldwide. Our expertise in international law enables us to provide unparalleled insight and seamless delivery to clients. We work on complex deals and disputes that have the potential to shape the future.

Our firm offers exceptional opportunities for our people; opportunities to work for world-leading businesses; to transform the status quo, and to deliver your best work, helping you and your career to thrive, while delivering outstanding outcomes for our clients.

Whether you're helping clients solve complex challenges, transforming the ways we manage our business, or ensuring the smooth-running of our operations, this is an environment where you can belong and excel. We provide first-rate training and development, we are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and we provide support and ways of working that help you optimise your wellbeing.

What truly defines a career with us? We recruit the best and ask for the best of you. And together, we will redefine success.

A&O Shearman are committed to supporting a culture that drives diversity, equity and inclusion. Every day, we're working hard to create an environment where everyone feels that they can bring their authentic selves to work. To be comfortable and confident to be who they are in the workplace. To feel like they belong.
We welcome applications from people of all ages, genders (including if you identify as transgender or gender diverse), sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, family or caring responsibilities, and people living with a disability. If you need any support to fully participate in the application process, please contact Australian Recruitment for guidance.

Data Privacy Team
A&O Shearman's Risk function, led by partner Simon Fuge, is comprised of teams of market-leading experts and is at the heart of the sustainability and success of our firm. It has a core responsibility to uphold the values of A&O Shearman and support the strategic objectives of the business. Our lawyers and industry experts provide high quality legal and risk advice to the global firm, its senior management, governance bodies and partners.

The mission of the Data Privacy Team is to foster a strong culture of data protection compliance throughout the firm, while providing pragmatic and business-focused advice in a highly regulated area. The team:
  1. designs and maintains a global programme of measures ensuring on-going compliance with privacy laws globally
  2. advises on data governance and data handling issues throughout the data lifecycle
  3. advises the firm on cyber risk and data incident response
  4. advises on risk management and governance in relation to the firm's AI strategy and internal deployment
Key Responsibilities

A&O Shearman is seeking an experienced individual to form part of the firm's global Data Privacy Team and support all aspects of the work of the firm's Chief Privacy Officer. It is a broad, fast-paced and challenging privacy and data governance role. The successful candidate will carry out tasks which draw on a wide skillset. The role would be suited to lawyers of 4 to 6 years PQE.

Key Aspects of the Role

The key aspects of the role will be to:
  1. advise and guide colleagues across the firm on privacy and data protection issues and policies
  2. provide input on data handling and governance issues
  3. assist in the support and maintenance of the existing global programme of measures designed to comply with privacy laws globally
  4. support data incident response
  5. establish and maintain good relations with key stakeholders, particularly in the APAC region, to help support and roll out changes to the privacy compliance programme and to promote and develop data governance best practice
  6. help to manage, support and deliver work designed to comply with recent changes to data protection, privacy and security laws in APAC and Europe
  7. conduct data privacy impact assessments
  8. work closely with a range of stakeholders on technology and data innovations to help ensure good data handling practices and privacy by design
  9. develop and deliver training and communication plans to drive and embed knowledge and awareness
  10. create and deliver presentations and reports
  11. help to create and maintain policies, guidance and pro-forma documentation in connection with data protection compliance and data governance best practice within the firm


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