Privacy Risk Specialist

**Privacy Risk Specialist
- **12 month fixed term contract role**:

- **Surry Hills & Norwest office locations with WFH flexibility; potential for other AU locations**:

- **Deliver privacy and customer trust solutions for Woolworths Group, with a strong focus on risk
We are Woolworths Group. 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts and unique perspectives connected by a shared Purpose - ‘to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow.’ It’s that Purpose that fuels our ambition to explore new ideas, make brave commitments and innovate better ways to meet the food and everyday needs of more than 24 million customers every week.

If you’re excited to turn today’s blue sky thinking into a better tomorrow for future generations, you’ll find yourself supported and enriched in a dynamic, inclusive and empowering workplace that reflects the diverse communities we serve. With a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work and opportunities across the group to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.

**What you’ll do
The Group Privacy & Customer Trust Team operates as a central team that sets the strategy for, and drives privacy and responsible data use uplift across Woolworths. This includes the management of privacy risk, PIAs, governance, training and awareness, data ethics, incident management, resource development, compliance and reporting, evaluation and enhancements.

The Privacy Risk Specialist is an integral member of the Group Privacy & Customer Trust Team team and will deliver privacy and customer trust solutions for Woolworths Group, with a strong focus on privacy risk and governance. Critical to this role is preparedness for regulatory changes, alignment to internal risk frameworks and practices and the building of stakeholder relationships across Woolworths Group.
- Building and embedding key components of the Privacy+ Framework into systems, processes and governance in alignment with Privacy, Cyber, IT, Technology and Data Governance teams
- Maintaining and updating relevant privacy obligations, risks and controls in a centralised GRC platform
- Working closely with the business on the development, implementation and testing of key Privacy controls and risk metrics
- Delivering key foundational and strategic priorities that evolve our Privacy & Customer Trust maturity to realise our ambition as a privacy leader
- Best practice systems and processes to enhance privacy governance including the execution of PIAs, Incident Management, Data Governance, Privacy Risk and Policy Development initiatives & resources across the various business units Recommend, develop and support best practice in conjunction with Legal teams to manage change as a result of changing privacy legislation and regulations

**What you’ll bring
**We are looking for an experienced Privacy professional, with the ability to build and develop relationships with key senior stakeholders across the Group. This role is part of a collaborative team which works to deliver key privacy capabilities to ensure privacy risks are effectively understood and managed responsibly.
- 5+ years experience in Privacy or a related field
- Tertiary qualifications in a relevant field including Business, Law, Cyber, Technology, Privacy or related
- Proficient knowledge of Privacy Act, Australian Privacy Principles, OAIC guidance
- Understanding of privacy enhancing technologies
- Experience in PIA methodologies and privacy by design - experience with OneTrust highly desirable
- Risk Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Proficiency in written and verbal communication skills including presentations IAPP certification (preferably CIPT) or other related studies in privacy, governance, ethics would be highly beneficial

**What you’ll experience
Our Team Members are at the heart of everything we do and we’re always looking for ways to support your career journey and reward great work:

- Team discounts across our range of Woolworths Group brands you know and love and a robust rewards program that celebrates and incentivises purpose-driven work.
- A global business with endless career possibilities around every corner and across every discipline - with valuable exposure to a vast and exciting business network.
- High impact role supporting our teams who enrich our communities.
- A range of programs to help you prioritise and manage your wellbeing, including 24/7 access to the Sonder app. A progressive and competitive leave policy that gives you more space for what matters to you.**Grow with the Group
As an inclusive, team-first company, our people are at the core of everything we do.

We care deeply about creating a workplace where our team members feel valued, respected and empowered. We are committed to providing equal opportunity regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or life stage. We are proud to be recognised as a Gold