Data Privacy Lead, Australia

Posting Description:

- Unique opportunity to thrive and make a difference as a Subject Matter Expert in Data Privacy in Australia
- Join a global financial services leader in Insurance, Human Capital and Commercial Risk
- Aon offers Hybrid working, ideally Sydney based

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**Aon is in the business of better decisions**

At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world.

As an organization, we are united through trust as one inclusive, diverse team, and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.

**What the day will look like**

We are searching for a Privacy Lead for Australia based in Sydney or Brisbane to join a highly skilled Asia-Pacific Operations team.

Key Responsibilities include:

- Project manage the annual data privacy plan for Australia as led by the global privacy office
- Train and lead a team of privacy champions who are embedded within the business to assist with privacy related queries, privacy breaches, personal information requests, and logging of information into Aon’s privacy IT system.
- Guide the privacy champions to keep up to date records of how their area of the business processes personal data
- Assist and oversee privacy impact assessments for new IT products or changes in systems where we process personal data
- Work with other privacy leads in the pacific and Asia region and support the Data Privacy Lead for Asia
- Present privacy related data and risk issues at Risk Committee level
- Review and update privacy notices, policies and guidelines
- Ensure supplier and customer contracts comply with Aon’s privacy/security requirements, ensuring appropriate matters are escalated where required
- Identify privacy related risks in the business
- Assisting on privacy and security related projects
- Ensure new privacy laws are implemented into the business
- Understand and document how Aon’s Pacific businesses handle personal data
- Build and maintain a culture of data management and privacy best practice
- Develop and maintain processes to respond to data breaches and data protection requests
- Support the Asia Pacific Chief Risk Officer and GPO with board reporting and privacy training

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**How this opportunity is different**

If you consider yourself highly determined with a passion for providing best client experience, then this is the role for you You will be rewarded with ongoing development, challenges, and a supportive culture to have a successful career within Aon.

**Skills and experience that will lead to success**

We would prefer someone with a legal / compliance background or specialisation in Data Privacy, with a strong understanding of privacy law in Australia. You must have strong project management skills with the ability to lead and collaborate with senior colleagues.

You will also have:

- High work standards with strong client service orientation
- Previous experience as a data privacy lead, privacy, legal or compliance officer preferred
- Excellent communication, organisational and problem-solving skills
- High attention to detail
- Good understanding of Privacy Legislation in your region
- Ability to prioritise and work to deadlines

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**How we support our colleagues**

In addition to our comprehensive benefits package, we encourage a diverse workforce. Plus, our agile, inclusive environment allows you to manage your wellbeing and work/life balance, ensuring you can be your best self at Aon. Furthermore, all colleagues enjoy two “Global Wellbeing Days” each year, encouraging you to take time to focus on yourself. We offer a variety of working style solutions, but we also recognise that flexibility goes beyond just the place of work... and we are all for it. We call this Smart Working

Our continuous learning culture inspires and equips you to learn, share and grow, helping you achieve your fullest potential. As a result, at Aon, you are more connected, more relevant, and more valued.

Aon values an innovative, diverse workplace where all colleagues feel empowered to be their authentic selves. Aon is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

Aon provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran, marital, domestic partner status, or other legally protected status.

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