Woolworths

Privacy Lead

• Permanent Full time position
• Surry Hill based
• Hybrid, flexible working arrangements

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 Privacy Lead, reporting to the Head of Privacy Business Partnering in the Privacy and Customer Trust (PCT) team, acts as a trusted advisor for assigned business units. They align privacy priorities with business strategies to ensure compliance with the Group Privacy Program, providing expert advice to build and maintain customer trust. The role involves cross-functional collaboration with leadership, project teams, cyber, risk and legal representatives.

Specifically you will:

• Understand the strategy and priorities of the assigned business units (BU) and provide practical solutions to the BUs to meet their business priorities and embed privacy by design.
• Set and deliver on the strategy and direction for privacy and customer trust for the designated BUs aligned to, and with the support of, the PCT team.
• Partner with yourPCT colleagues and legal, data and risk teams  to develop consistent, best practices and processes for privacy governance.
• Build and develop relationships with key senior stakeholders across the BUs and other relevant areas of the Group to influence and implement effective privacy & data ethics capability 
• Conduct effective Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs), and support in complaint and incident management and training exercises.

What you’ll bring

• 5-10 years' experience in privacy or a related field.
• Proficient knowledge of Australian privacy legislation, principles, and best practices.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with experience in business partnering preferred.
• Proven ability to develop and implement strategies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills.

What you’ll experience    

• Our Team Members are at the heart of everything we do and we’re always looking for ways to support your career journey and reward great work:
• 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
• A range of programs to help you prioritise and manage your wellbeing, including 24/7 access to the Sonder app

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.