Manager - Privacy

Australian Retirement Trust; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

14% superannuation

Training and development opportunities

Hybrid work model

Office facilities and collaborative**

Job summary

Australian Retirement Trust in Brisbane or Sydney is seeking a Manager - Privacy to lead privacy, data protection and AI governance across the organisation. You will lead a team of privacy professionals and partner with technology, risk and legal leaders to embed privacy by design in projects and processes.

You will oversee privacy incidents, regulatory engagement and notifiable data breaches, and help align our privacy framework with legislation and community expectations.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in law, risk, information security, or data governance.
• Experience leading privacy and data protection programs in a complex organisation.
• Strong knowledge of the Privacy Act 1988, Notifiable Data Breaches Scheme and contemporary obligations.
• Experience in privacy risk management, governance frameworks and privacy by design.
• Ability to translate complex regulatory and technical concepts into practical business outcomes.
• Stakeholder engagement skills to influence across all levels; experience with regulators.
• Comfort with change, ambiguity, and enterprise-wide uplift; knowledge of AI governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of privacy specialists, providing expert advice and driving ongoing privacy uplift initiatives.
• Champion a culture of data protection, privacy awareness and responsible data use across the organisation.
• Partner with business leaders to embed privacy by design principles into projects, processes and new technology initiatives.
• Lead assessments of privacy incidents and notifiable data breaches, ensuring appropriate regulatory reporting and stakeholder management.
• Support engagement with regulators and coordinate responses to privacy-related enquiries and obligations.
• Oversee privacy complaints, information access requests and correction requests.
• Drive continual improvement of privacy frameworks, controls, policies and governance practices.
• Provide strategic advice to leadership on emerging privacy, security and AI governance risks.
• Monitor third-party providers to ensure they meet privacy, security and contractual obligations.
• Prepare reporting and insights for executive leadership, risk committees and board stakeholders.

Skills

Privacy leadership

Regulatory engagement

Privacy by design

AI governance

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Education

Tertiary qualifications in law, risk, information security, or data governance

Job description

Australian Retirement Trust – Brisbane QLD

Description
We're all about helping our members make the most of their money. And while they go after their goals, you can too. As a Manager - Privacy, you'll play a critical leadership role in shaping and strengthening our privacy, data protection and AI governance capabilities.

You'll lead a team of privacy professionals and work across the organisation to ensure privacy obligations, controls, policies and processes are effectively embedded and continuously improved.
You'll partner with leaders across technology, risk, legal and business teams to provide practical guidance on privacy, data protection and emerging AI risks. You'll also support regulatory engagement, oversee privacy incidents and complaints, and help ensure our privacy framework continues to align with legislative and community expectations.

This is an opportunity to influence enterprise-wide outcomes, support innovation responsibly, and help create a culture where trust, transparency and member protection remain at the centre of decision making.

This role is a permanent opportunity and is based in Brisbane or Sydney.

Responsibilities
Day to day, you'll:

• Lead and develop a team of privacy specialists, providing expert advice and driving ongoing privacy uplift initiatives.
• Champion a culture of data protection, privacy awareness and responsible data use across the organisation.
• Partner with business leaders to embed privacy by design principles into projects, processes and new technology initiatives.
• Lead assessments of privacy incidents and notifiable data breaches, ensuring appropriate regulatory reporting and stakeholder management.
• Support engagement with regulators and coordinate responses to privacy-related enquiries and obligations.
• Oversee privacy complaints, information access requests and correction requests.
• Drive continual improvement of privacy frameworks, controls, policies and governance practices.
• Provide strategic advice to leadership on emerging privacy, security and AI governance risks.
• Monitor third-party providers to ensure they meet privacy, security and contractual obligations.
• Prepare reporting and insights for executive leadership, risk committees and board stakeholders.

Qualifications
It goes without saying you'll be a great communicator with top notch interpersonal skills. We'll also expect you to pick up problems and come up with quick, creative ways to solve them. It's quite likely you tick some of the following boxes too:

• You hold tertiary qualifications in law, risk, information security, data governance or a related discipline.
• Your experience includes leading privacy and data protection programs within a complex organisation.
• You'll bring strong knowledge of the Privacy Act 1988, Notifiable Data Breaches Scheme and contemporary privacy obligations.
• You're experienced in privacy risk management, governance frameworks and privacy by design principles.
• You can translate complex legal, regulatory and technical concepts into practical business outcomes.
• Your stakeholder engagement skills enable you to influence and build trusted relationships at all organisational levels.
• You'll have experience working with regulators and managing regulatory obligations.
• You're comfortable leading change, navigating ambiguity and driving enterprise-wide uplift initiatives.
• You understand the intersection of privacy, data governance and emerging AI technologies.
• Your experience within financial services, superannuation or a regulated industry will be highly regarded.

Why join us?
Bring your potential to Australian Retirement Trust and unleash our monster possibilities:

• You'll get 14% super as standard, to help your future come alive.
• Build a career to be proud of through excellent training and development opportunities.
• Balance your work between in-person days at our purpose-built hubs and working from home.
• In the office, enjoy end of trip facilities, a yoga and multi-faith room, parent and carer rooms, quiet rooms, BrewHub coffee facilities, and collaborative team spaces.

We use technology, including artificial intelligence (AI), to support parts of our recruitment process - such as reviewing applications, supporting screening interviews, reference checking, and matching skills to roles. All final hiring decisions are made by people.
By applying, you agree to the use of these technologies as part of the recruitment process.

About us
Our 2.4 million members trust us to take care of around $375 billion in retirement savings. And we help them take charge of their finances and face the future with confidence. Our inclusive culture means you'll be valued and heard in a respectful workplace. We've created an environment where you can be yourself and do amazing work. It's that simple.

Everyone is welcome to apply. We value diverse thinking, cultures, perspectives, backgrounds, and abilities. Applications close 1st of November 2026.

We don't want to leave you with a monstrous wait. So, you'll hear from us after the closing date to find out whether you've made it through to the next round or not. Being fair and up-front is important to us - and recruitment is no different.

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