Senior Legal Counsel, Privacy and Data at Commonwealth Bank

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

17 Aug, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

19 May, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Privacy Law, Data Governance, Statutory Interpretation, Stakeholder Management, Regulatory Compliance, Legal Advisory, Risk Mitigation, Consumer Data Right, Digital Identity, Data Breach Notification, International Privacy Law, Analytical Skills, Written Communication, Verbal Communication, Mentoring, Commercial Outcome Driving

Industry

Financial Services

Description

Senior Legal Counsel, Privacy and Data An exciting opportunity for a dedicated privacy lawyer in one of Australia’s leading banks. Highly autonomous role in a dynamic team. You will have broad exposure across the CBA Group and manage a broad range of privacy law matters. Hybrid working arrangements available. See yourself in CBA’s Legal team: Legal and Group Secretariat provides advice, insights and trusted partnerships to help the Group deliver its purpose and strategy. As a Senior Legal Counsel advising on privacy and data matters, your work will include: Providing privacy law advice on complex and high impact matters across the entire CBA Group. Strategic input on banking industry consultations, initiatives and advocacy on emerging laws in privacy, digital identity, and the Consumer Data Right. Advising on privacy and data governance risks and opportunities for Group AI projects and partnerships. Leading the Legal and Group Secretariat engagement with the OAIC (including data breach notification, preliminary inquiries, conciliations and investigations). Do work that matters: Work as a senior member of the legal team, providing specialist privacy advice to CBA’s business units, regarding new products, compliance, transactions and international activities. Lead effective and proactive engagement with key stakeholders and senior management across the Group; provide insights on privacy and data risk and clear and actionable recommendations to mitigate that risk. Where necessary, manage external legal engagement on specific matters, transactions or regulatory responses. Actively contribute to team culture excelling in customer service, simplifying processes and identifying opportunities for continuous improvement. Where opportunities arise, lead, mentor and develop the team’s Legal Counsel/Junior Legal Counsels. We’re interested in hearing from people with: Minimum 6 years PQE with a current practising certificate. Deep experience in complex privacy advisory matters, including advice on significant initiatives, products and processes involving customer data. Experience advising regulated industries (banking, energy, telecommunications) or those with large customer data sets (loyalty programs, supermarkets, aviation) will be beneficial. Experience advising on international privacy laws, Consumer Data Right matters, digital identity / identity verification matters, complex data breach incidents, data analytics projects and ad tech is preferred (but not essential). Strong technical legal, analytical and statutory interpretation skills and exceptional written and verbal communication. A demonstrated ability to build and influence trusted relationships across large and varied stakeholder groups, then partner with those groups to drive commercial outcomes. Best practice for delivery of legal services and a proactive, solutions focussed approach. Working at CommBank At CommBank, we support our people with the flexibility to balance where work is done with at least half their time each month connecting in office. We also have many other flexible working options available including changing start and finish times, part-time arrangements and job share to name a few. Talk to us about how these arrangements might work in the role you’re interested in. If you're already part of the Commonwealth Bank Group (including Bankwest, x15ventures), you'll need to apply through Sidekick to submit a valid application. We’re keen to support you with the next step in your career. We're aware of some accessibility issues on this site, particularly for screen reader users. We want to make finding your dream job as easy as possible, so if you require additional support please contact HR Direct on 1800 989 696. Advertising End Date: 01/06/2026 Whether you’re passionate about customer service, driven by data, or called by creativity, a career with CommBank is for you. Our people bring their diverse backgrounds and unique perspectives to build a respectful, inclusive and flexible workplace. One where we’re driven by our values, and supported to share ideas, initiatives, and energy. One where making a positive impact for customers, communities and each other is part of our every day. Here, you’ll thrive. You’ll be supported when faced with challenges, and empowered to tackle new opportunities. We really love working here, and we think you will too.

Responsibilities

Provide expert privacy and data law advice across the CBA Group, including strategic input on AI projects and banking industry consultations. Lead engagement with the OAIC regarding data breaches and investigations while mentoring junior legal counsel.