Group Manager Data Protection

We’ve been trusted to serve Aussie communities since 1914 and grown to become a top 30-listed on the ASX with 120,000 team members and a portfolio of iconic brands. At Coles Group, you’ll not only get to make a difference to millions of Aussie lives—you’ll also get to see your impact.

**Group Manager, Data Protection**

**About the team**

Technology is the backbone of our business. Every day, our team solves complex and meaningful problems. Those solutions help thousands of our fellow team members succeed and make millions of customers lives easier every day.

The security team at Coles is proud on their successful delivery of customer-focused solutions. There are a lot of exciting initiatives on the horizon as protecting our customers, team members and reputation is essential to being the most trusted retailer.

**About the role**

Directly reporting to our General Manager Information Security and Risk, this is a highly sought-after greenfield opportunity for an experienced Group Manager Data Protection to establish, lead, and govern the Coles’s data security and protection function, ensuring that data is protected with best practice security measures to reduce risk and meet compliance requirements.

You will establish and govern a comprehensive data security and protection function and capability for Coles. You will have a strong focus on managing risk and compliance. You will implement and embed tools and mechanisms into Coles with processes to support on-going monitoring and reporting. In this role you will be accountable for establishing and monitoring relationships, processes, technology, and financials to deliver the data protection function and meet broader business requirements. Along with accountability for individual and team compliance with company values, policies, and procedures (including Coles Code of Conduct) and all applicable external laws and regulations.

**About you & your skills**

You will be an experience leader within data protection and security, with a passion for driving for change and diversity, and delivery across the organisation.

You’ll also have:

- Minimum of 10 years’ experience in data protection, security and/or privacy role
- Demonstrated ability to lead a diverse, inclusive team of technical and non-technical team members
- Experience in leading and building capability in data protection or a related domain
- Proven capabilities in vendor, partner and stakeholder relationship management including the monitoring and maintenance of outsourced agreements and project delivery to agreed service levels and timeframes
- Proven capability in financial management and resource management
- Demonstrable people leadership experience, strategic thinking, and experience in influencing senior stakeholders
- Tertiary qualifications in a related discipline
- Relevant security certification beneficial
- Demonstrated track record of leading teams and solutions to achieve security and business outcomes
- Strong understanding of best practices in relation to data protection
- Understanding of applicable legal and regulatory requirements such as PCI DSS, PII and SOCI Act

With us it’s not about the discounts (although you do get those), it’s about joining a team where your wellbeing and professional development is invested in and celebrating your contributions is the norm. And because everyone leads unique lives, we offer flexible work including work from home, additional leave and parental leave entitlements.

**Safer together**

Job ID: 59759

Employment Type: Full time