Privacy Controls Assurance Specialist (Hybrid)

GOW Recruitment; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

GOW Recruitment is seeking an experienced Privacy Assurance / Compliance Consultant to join a leading organisation on a short-term project. You will assess privacy control design and operating effectiveness across Australian obligations, reviewing evidence and developing practical remediation recommendations.

Role requires hands-on testing, strong knowledge of Australian privacy legislation and APPs, and ability to engage stakeholders to validate findings.

Qualifications

• Experience as privacy, risk, compliance or assurance professional.
• Strong knowledge of Australian privacy legislation and APPs.
• Hands-on privacy compliance or controls assurance reviews.
• Experience in assessing design and operating effectiveness.
• Strong evidence-based testing and sampling.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and report-writing skills.
• Ability to work independently and quickly understand an established control environment.

Responsibilities

• Review existing privacy obligations and control mappings.
• Perform design and operating effectiveness assessments.
• Conduct evidence-based controls testing and sample reviews.
• Review policies, processes and supporting documentation.
• Engage with stakeholders to validate findings and understand processes.
• Identify meaningful control gaps and improvement opportunities.
• Develop practical remediation recommendations.
• Prepare detailed findings and assurance reporting.
• Support the development of management actions and remediation timelines.

Skills

Privacy knowledge

Compliance testing

Controls assurance

Stakeholder engagement

Report writing

Independent worker

Job description

GOW Recruitment is seeking an experienced Privacy Assurance / Compliance Consultant to join a leading organisation on a short-term project. You will assess privacy control design and operating effectiveness across Australian obligations, reviewing evidence and developing practical remediation recommendations.

Role requires hands-on testing, strong knowledge of Australian privacy legislation and APPs, and ability to engage stakeholders to validate findings.