Company Description
- Exciting new opportunity focused on Privacy and AI governance
- Leaders that value your career development
- Trusted by 4.5 million Australians, we’ve been protecting Australians for over 150 years
Welcome to TAL. As a leading life insurer, we’ve been protecting Australians for over 150 years. Backed by Dai-ichi Life, we're driven by big ambitions and empower to create better products and services.
Together with our Partners, we’re helping millions of Australians live a life filled with choices, options, and freedoms. See the direct impact you make delivering support and financial security with care and expertise. Grow beyond expectations with diverse roles, global connections, and exclusive learning opportunities.
Work with passionate, bright and capable colleagues. Feel inspired by supportive leaders. Collaborate with heart, where flexibility, wellbeing and inclusivity is valued. Together, we're reimagining insurance.
So, bring a curious mind and an ambition to help us become the progressive, digitally enabled leading insurer.
As a Privacy Specialist you will play a crucial role in assessing and advising on privacy risks associated with change activities, particularly those involving Artificial Intelligence (AI), digital transformation, process change, and data-driven customer experiences.
Job Description
In this role you will:
- Conduct privacy risk assessments on key digital and AI-driven change initiatives, providing sensible risk-based recommendations.
- Provide second-line oversight on privacy risk management, advising and challenging first-line teams on risk mitigation strategies.
- Develop, review, and enhance privacy frameworks, policies, and standards to support innovation while managing reputational and regulatory risks.
- Support privacy-focused reviews of third-party providers and establish due diligence approaches.
- Assess and consider AI ethics, algorithmic bias, and discrimination risks in relevant change initiatives.
- Offer SME advice, guidance, and training to business stakeholders and technical teams to further develop privacy awareness.
- Support the team on eligible data breaches, regulatory submissions, engagements and other compliance incidents within required timeframes.
- Develop reporting for senior management, boards, and committees.
- Monitor and interpret regulatory changes and best practices related to privacy, AI, and digital transformation.
Qualifications
- Relevant Academic Qualifications: A university degree in a related field.
- Experience: Minimum of 3 years in a relevant Risk Management and/or Compliance role, Privacy experience is highly desirable.
- Stakeholder Management: Excellent communication skills with proven experience in engaging with senior stakeholders.
- Proactive Self-Starter: Ability to work autonomously and take initiative.
- Analytical and Critical Thinking: Strong analytical and critical thinking abilities.
- Forward-Thinking: Willing to constructively challenge the status quo.
- Curious: Eager to continuously learn and develop.
Additional Information
TAL is one of Australia’s leading life insurers, committed to inclusion, and supporting the career growth of our diverse workforce. We’re proud to be:
- An Inclusive Employer – Recognised as Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency and Bronze Tier Status within the Australian Workplace Equality Index
- Diversity Champions – Member of Diversity Council Australia, Australian Disability Network, Pride in Diversity and Champions of Change
- Reconciliation Advocates – Read our Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan.
- We welcome applications from people with diverse experiences, perspectives and backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, caregivers, individuals living with disabilities, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and the LGBTIQ+ community.
- Need adjustments during the recruitment process? Let our team know by getting in touch with us here.—we’re here to support you.
You’re always accountable for your actions. You never give up. You strive to find the best outcomes for customers and partners. And you value working together to find the best solutions for problems.
As part of the recruitment process, there are several checks which may be conducted to demonstrate your eligibility for a role at TAL including Criminal History, Bankruptcy, Entitlement to Work, Regulatory and Reference Checks.
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Everyone at TAL has a responsibility to do the right thing and is accountable for the way they conduct themselves. Our expectations are that you follow the principles set out in our Code of Conduct when you come to work every day. Risk management is everyone’s responsibility.
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