Woolworths

Head of Privacy Business Partnering

• Hands on privacy leadership role.

• Hybrid working environment.

• Exciting opportunity to shape the future of the Woolworths Group’s privacy framework.

We are Woolworths Group

We are Woolworths Group. 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts, and unique perspectives across Australia and New Zealand. Connected by a shared Purpose - 'to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow'. That Purpose fuels our ambition to explore new ideas, make brave commitments, and innovate better ways to meet the food and everyday needs of more than 24 million customers every week.

If you're excited to turn today's blue-sky thinking into a better tomorrow for future generations, you'll find yourself supported and enriched in a dynamic, inclusive, and empowering workplace. With a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work, and opportunities across the group to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.

What you’ll do

The Head of Privacy - Business Partnering reports to the General Manager - Privacy & Customer Trust (PCT) and is responsible for providing high quality privacy leadership and advice to Woolworths Group businesses. This role will act as a trusted and strategic adviser to a designated divisional business unit, be accountable for leading the Privacy Business Partner team, and own the delivery and embedding of privacy and customer trust strategies and best practices across the organisation.

• Act as a key privacy advisor into Woolworths Businesses, providing practical and strategic advice

• Lead and manage the performance of the Privacy Business Partner team to ensure their delivery of Woolworth Group’s strategic and operational privacy objectives.

• Engage with, influence and build trust at all levels whilst managing multiple stakeholder relationships to understand and resolve any blockers which impact the delivery of key PCT initiatives within Woolworths business teams.

• Embed ‘privacy-by-design’ as a core way of working across the organisation.

What you’ll bring

The right candidate for this role will have a proven track record of operationalising privacy in a matrixed organisation,  possessing a deep mastery of privacy regulations and best practices  and ideally possess broader knowledge of data protection and Responsible AI. The ideal candidate will have experience managing strategic privacy risk and customer trust, building strong relationships, and leading teams to drive innovation. Excellent commercial judgment and the ability to prioritise and influence value-creating decisions are essential.

In addition you will have:

• A degree in a relevant field (legal background is a plus, but not essential) 

• Certification in Data Privacy preferred (e.g., IAPP)

• Experience managing teams and a  purpose lead approach to leadership with strong ways of working, focused on end to end solutions.

• The ability to utilise analytical and critical thinking skills to solve complex business problems that span multiple teams and businesses.

• Previous experience working in agile environment, with a track record of leading complex projects and working with a broad set of cross functional stakeholders

What you’ll experience

• A global business with endless career possibilities around every corner and across every discipline – with valuable exposure to a vast and exciting business network.
• Access to Sonder. Sonder provides free confidential 24/7 personalised financial, medical safety, psychological or physical support for team members and their families.
• A progressive and competitive leave policy that gives you more space for what matters to you.  
• Team discounts across our range of Woolworths Group brands you know and love and a robust rewards program that celebrates and incentivises purpose-driven work.
• Opportunity to Salary Sacrifice, enabling team members to purchase selected eligible items or services from pre-tax salary.  Can be used for novated leases, superannuation contributions, Qantas Club membership, computing devices etc.

Endless possibilities with Woolworths Group

We’re a proud part of the Woolworths Group – 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts and unique perspectives working together connected by a shared Purpose – ‘to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow.’ 

Here you’ll be supported and empowered to explore new ideas, make brave commitments and innovate better ways to meet the food and everyday needs of more than 24 million customers every week. Backed by a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work and the support to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.

Everyone belongs at Woolworths Group

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are key to realising our purpose of better together for a better tomorrow. We recognise the value our team’s diversity brings to our business, customers, and communities and that teams with diverse experiences and backgrounds enrich our group and are better able to innovate and solve problems. As one of the largest employers in Australia and New Zealand, we aim to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels that they belong, can be their best selves, and reach their full potential.

We encourage all candidates to apply; please let us know in your application if we can support you with any adjustments in the hiring process.

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