Privacy Officer APAC

We are seeking an experienced Privacy Officer to act as the APAC subject matter expert for privacy and data protection within Liberty. You will lead privacy framework development and implementation across APAC, manage regulatory relationships, and partner with legal, risk, information security and business teams to reduce privacy risk and ensure compliance with local laws.

If you are passionate about embedding privacy into business operations and protecting customer data across a fast-moving APAC business, we'd love to hear from you.

This is a 12-month parental leave contract.

Why Liberty:

• Our underwriting & claims methodologies and technical expertise.
• NIBA General Insurer of the Year 2021 and NIBA Specialty Insurer of the Year 2022, 2023 & 2024.
• Local Underwriting/Claims authority.
• Stable proven leadership.
• Our Market Approach is built on capability, consistency, and personal rapport.
• Market-leading products.
• Our product development team ensures we are quick to address gaps and introduce new products to the market.
• Autonomous, performance-oriented culture.
• Global organization - Opportunities for secondments.
• Profitable year on year since establishment.

At Liberty, we take a long-term view, and part of that is building genuine relationships, both internally with colleagues and externally with our clients and brokers. Our people have the opportunity to make a real impact; we want to grow people's careers, recognize their potential, celebrate their uniqueness, and provide them with the knowledge and environment to succeed.

Liberty's leadership team and management have the stability, experience, and foresight to guide us through the ups and downs of the financial cycle, while empowering our teams to focus on market relevance and delivering quality customer service.

Key responsibilities:

• Develop, maintain and operationalise the APAC privacy framework, programs, controls and policies.
• Provide advice and guidance to business units on privacy obligations, Privacy by Design and data protection best practice.
• Review and approve privacy impact assessments (PIAs), manage remediation with process owners and track corrective actions.
• Lead responses to privacy queries, complaints and data breaches; liaise with APAC privacy regulators as required.
• Work closely with data governance, information security and global privacy teams to align controls and reporting.
• Deliver training, communications and reporting on privacy compliance and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Advise on and assess cross-border data transfers across APAC jurisdictions to ensure compliance with local privacy laws and regulatory requirements.
• Support business units with data retention requirements and queries, including policy development and operational guidance.
• Contribute to the Responsible Artificial Intelligence (RAI) program, including privacy risk assessments, transparency obligations, and governance support.
• Conduct privacy due diligence on third-party vendors, including assessment of AI capabilities and data handling practices.
• Review contracts and legal documents to ensure privacy obligations are appropriately addressed and aligned with internal standards and regulatory expectations.
• Maintain awareness of regional regulation and emerging technologies (eg. AI) affecting data protection.

About you:

• Degree in law preferred; significant experience PQE desirable but candidates with strong relevant experience will be considered.
• Experience in privacy, data protection, compliance, security, risk management or auditing.
• Strong knowledge of APAC privacy regimes and experience liaising with regulators.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, investigative and analytical skills.
• Comfortable working independently and within a cross functional team to drive outcomes.

What's Next?

If you believe you can make a positive contribution to our team and want to be part of Liberty's exciting future, we would love to hear from you. Please include an updated resume, and we will take it from there. Apply now

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We care about your privacy and the protection of your information. Our Privacy Policy is available at By submitting an application for this role, you confirm that you have read, understood and consent to our Privacy Policy and further, that we may store any information you provide in the cloud and/or a third-party platform used by the Liberty Mutual Group. You also agree that we may transfer your information to another country, including a country with different privacy laws to that of your own. You further agree that we may store your information for a period of up to 5 years and that we may contact you about relevant employment opportunities with the Liberty Mutual Group.