Privacy and Third Party Risk Lead

Permanent Opportunity

Welcome to TAL. As a leading life insurer, we’ve been protecting Australians for over 150 years. Backed by Daiichi 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. 

Bring your curiosity, ambition and unique perspective, and help us continue reimagining insurance through innovative thinking, digital capability and a commitment to better outcomes for the people who depend on us.

Job Description

As a Privacy and Third-Party Risk Lead, you’ll play an important role in protecting the privacy and trust of TAL’s customers by helping the business navigate evolving data and third-party risks. Working across the organisation, you’ll help strengthen how TAL manages data sharing and privacy risk as we continue to transform and innovate. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact by enabling responsible business decisions, building confidence in how data is managed and supporting TAL to deliver on its commitment to customers with integrity and care.

In This Role You Will:

• Lead high-quality privacy impact assessments to strengthen privacy risk management across the business.

• Assess third party data sharing risks across data flows, residency, retention and security.

• Identify privacy and third-party risk gaps and drive effective resolution with business stakeholders.

• Strengthen third party data governance to support accurate, reliable and informed risk decisions.

• Guide business stakeholders on data sharing and AI disclosure requirements throughout the third-party lifecycle.

• Drive the ongoing uplift of TAL’s privacy and third-party risk management frameworks and practices.

• Navigate regulatory change and emerging privacy practices to support TAL’s evolving risk environment.

• Influence senior leaders and stakeholders through clear insights and reporting on privacy and third-party risk.

Qualifications:

• Strong experience in privacy risk or third-party risk management, ideally within financial services, insurance or another regulated environment
• Sound knowledge of the Privacy Act 1988, Australian Privacy Principles and relevant privacy regulatory guidance
• Practical understanding of third-party data sharing, residency and retention risks, including privacy impact assessments
• Familiarity with third party risk management frameworks, contract considerations and risk registers
• Understanding of privacy and data risks associated with third party use of AI and emerging technologies
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with confidence influencing across business, risk and technology teams

Benefits

At TAL, we're committed to helping our people thrive both professionally and personally. Depending on your role and eligibility, benefits may include:

• Flexible and blended ways of working that support your work and personal commitments.
• Access to learning, leadership development programs, LinkedIn Learning and global career opportunities through the Daiichi Life Group.
• TAL-funded Life, Income Protection and Total & Permanent Disability insurance, plus employee insurance discounts.
• Wellbeing support including Employee Assistance Program services, wellbeing resources, annual flu vaccinations and health initiatives.
• Additional leave benefits including paid parental leave, wellbeing leave, community leave and purchased leave options.
• Access to TAL Rewards Plus, offering discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and services.

Our Commitment to Inclusion

We're proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality and maintain partnerships with organisations including Diversity Council Australia, Australian Disability Network and Pride in Diversity. Through our Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan, we're also committed to building meaningful relationships, creating opportunities and contributing to positive outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

We welcome applications from people with diverse experiences, perspectives and backgrounds and are committed to providing an inclusive recruitment experience for all candidates. Need adjustments during the recruitment process? Let our team know by getting in touch with us here we’re here to support you.

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