Primary Details
Time Type: Full time
Worker Type: Employee

The opportunity

• Permanent, Full-Time Opportunity
• Sydney, New South Wales
• Elevate your career with a leading Global insurer!

QBE Insurance has a strong commitment to respecting and promoting privacy for our customers and teams and we are growing our team. We have an exciting new Senior Privacy Leadrole that will support on our approach, management, and roadmap for privacy and responsible data use across QBE Group.
This role will be a key member of the Global Privacy Team and will contribute greatly to our efforts to continue to grow and embed our privacy strategy, approach and priorities across QBE. This role will be critical to ensuring we apply a consistent and effective privacy program across the QBE Group, working closely with Divisional Privacy Leads/DPOs and other relevant Group teams.

Your new role

• Support the operationalising of the Group Privacy strategy, roadmap and priorities
• Providing expert, informed and pragmatic advice to the business on privacy risk, controls and responsible data use requirements and considerations
• Support the effective implementation of Group privacy, data and AI Policies and approaches into the business to drive consistency across the Group and ensure management of privacy risks
• Support on regulatory related matters, particularly complaints and incidents, across jurisdictions and divisions
• Supporting the ongoing efforts to mature QBE’s privacy risk management for teams to improve their understanding and awareness of their responsibilities
• Overseeing key privacy governance requirements including PIAs, privacy incidents and assessments, retention management, data protection, transparency requirements, regulatory compliance and other such activities
• Supporting the development of meaningful reporting, metrics and insights to the business, senior executives and Chief Privacy Officer on the management of privacy across Divisions
• Be part of a Global Privacy Team and represent privacy at relevant forums, working groups, councils and working cross collaboratively with other Divisional privacy teams.
• Supporting efforts to build and maintain strong partnerships and collaboration with other relevant data functions including Chief Data Office, Cyber, Technology, AI, Legal and Risk and Compliance teams.

About you
The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in advising on privacy risk in a global capacity with a solid understanding of varying regulatory environments and risk management practices. Experience in PIAs, managing privacy incidents, training and awareness, data ethics and navigating new technologies, particularly AI is required for the role.
Important to the success of this role is someone who has deep subject matter expertise, has experience in large and complex organization’s, has strong stakeholder management and partnering skills, is proactive and solutions focused whilst also collaborative and engaging.
The ideal candidate will demonstrate exceptional knowledge in privacy risks and requirements and has a strong ability to effectively prioritise, triage and manage the privacy needs of the business, has excellent time management skills and can operate autonomously.
A background in insurance and/or financial services is beneficial.
About QBE
We can never really predict what’s around the corner, but at QBE we’re asking the right questions to enable a more resilient future – helping those around us build strength and embrace change to their advantage. We’re an international insurer that’s building momentum towards realising our vision of becoming the most consistent and innovative risk partner.
And our people will be at the centre of our success. We’re proud to work together, and encourage each other enable resilience for our customers, our environment, our economies and our communities. With more than more than 13,000 people working across 27 countries, we’re big enough to make a real impact, but small enough to provide a friendly workplace, where people are down-to-earth, passionate and kind.
We believe this is our moment – what if it was yours too? Your career at QBE — let’s make it happen!
Benefits

We offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life, whatever your circumstances. As a QBE employee you will have access to and benefit from:

• ‘Hybrid Working’ – a mix of working from home and in the office to enhance your work/life balance
• Our ‘Thriving at our Best’ wellbeing program, including free holistic wellbeing coaching, nutritional, confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
• 18 weeks’ gender-equal flexible leave for all new parents, including paid super
• The ability to maximise retirement savings through voluntary super contributions and company matching
• Income protection insurance & reimbursed Death and Total Permanent Disability insurance premiums
• Additional leave and support through QBE’s Family Domestic Violence First Responder Network
• Discounts on insurance products, car hire, hotels, goods and services including benefits through our various sports and arts sponsorship partners

Rewards & Recognition

We value our employee’s experience with us and are proud to have been recognised for the following awards:

• 2021 LinkedIn Top Employer & HRD Employer of Choice
• 2020 Best Workplace Diversity & Inclusion and Excellence Award for Best Health & Wellbeing at the Australian HR Awards
• Platinum employer on the Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) – the definitive national benchmark on LGBTQI+ workplace inclusion
• Ranked 3rd place in the AAGE Top Graduate Employers 2024 for medium sized program as voted by graduates
• Top 20 Workplaces for Dads in 2019 and 2020 (HBF Direct Advice for Dads)
• Family First accredited employer since 2021

APPLY NOW and let’s make it happen!
Click APPLY to submit your application. Successful applicants will need to complete work rights, police and credit checks through our online provider as a condition of employment.
QBE recognise the value of diverse perspectives and experience. We are committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected for who they are. If we can provide support with access requirements, alternative work arrangements or you would like to connect with one of our networks please contact us at
recruitment@qbe.com
Skills:
Analytical Thinking, Communication, Compliance Programs, Contract Management, Critical Thinking, Information Security, Intentional collaboration, Managing performance, Negotiation, Policy Management, Problem Solving, Regulatory Compliance, Risk Management, Sound Judgment, Stakeholder Management
How to Apply:
To submit your application, click “Apply” and follow the step by step process.
Equal Employment Opportunity:
QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates

• Support the operationalising of the Group Privacy strategy, roadmap and priorities
• Providing expert, informed and pragmatic advice to the business on privacy risk, controls and responsible data use requirements and considerations
• Support the effective implementation of Group privacy, data and AI Policies and approaches into the business to drive consistency across the Group and ensure management of privacy risks
• Support on regulatory related matters, particularly complaints and incidents, across jurisdictions and divisions
• Supporting the ongoing efforts to mature QBE’s privacy risk management for teams to improve their understanding and awareness of their responsibilities
• Overseeing key privacy governance requirements including PIAs, privacy incidents and assessments, retention management, data protection, transparency requirements, regulatory compliance and other such activities
• Supporting the development of meaningful reporting, metrics and insights to the business, senior executives and Chief Privacy Officer on the management of privacy across Divisions
• Be part of a Global Privacy Team and represent privacy at relevant forums, working groups, councils and working cross collaboratively with other Divisional privacy teams.
• Supporting efforts to build and maintain strong partnerships and collaboration with other relevant data functions including Chief Data Office, Cyber, Technology, AI, Legal and Risk and Compliance teams