Senior Data Privacy Consultant

North Star Partners; Sydney; Remote; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

North Star Partners is seeking a Senior Data Privacy Consultant to lead privacy and data governance initiatives across diverse clients in Australia. The role focuses on practical governance, risk assessments and regulatory advisory for AI and data initiatives.

You will own client engagements from day one, translating complex privacy regimes into actionable strategy, and guiding boards on ethical, compliant AI and analytics deployment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in privacy, data governance or related advisory work.
• Global privacy experience beyond the APPs, including GDPR and US privacy law.
• Experience building and embedding data governance frameworks.
• Ability to explain complex regulation to non-lawyers.
• Degree in Law, IT, Data Science or related field.

Responsibilities

• Design and lead privacy and data governance frameworks for clients across industries.
• Advise on the APPs, GDPR, US privacy law and upcoming regulations.
• Run risk assessments and audits to show clients where data exposure sits.
• Shape how clients use AI and analytics ethically and responsibly.
• Run workshops and training to build client capability.

Skills

Privacy governance

Regulatory analysis

Data governance

Stakeholder communication

Legal/IT cross-functional

Education

Law, IT or Data Science degree

Tools

CIPP

CIPM

Job description

Senior Data Privacy Consultant - Cyber and AI Governance

Melbourne or Sydney preferred, open Australia-wide

The role

Most privacy lawyers spend their careers telling businesses what they can’t do. This role is about showing them what they can.

Right now, almost every organisation in Australia wants to put AI to work. Most are doing it on data they don’t fully understand, under rules that change depending on whether the customer is in Sydney, Berlin or California. Someone needs to sit in the room, cut through it, and give the board an answer they can act on. That’s the job.

Our client is one of Australia’s leading cybersecurity consultancies. They’re the trusted security partner to some of the country’s biggest organisations. They’re growing their Privacy, Data and AI Governance practice and want a senior consultant who can own client engagements from day one.

What you’ll do

• Design and lead privacy and data governance frameworks for clients across industries
• Advise on the APPs, GDPR, US privacy law and whatever comes next
• Run risk assessments and audits that show clients where their data exposure really sits
• Shape how clients use AI and analytics ethically and responsibly
• Run workshops and training that build real capability in client teams

What you’ll bring

• 7+ years in privacy, data governance or related advisory work
• Global privacy experience beyond the APPs, including GDPR and US privacy law
• A track record of building and embedding data governance frameworks
• The ability to make complex regulation make sense to people who aren’t lawyers
• A degree in Law, IT, Data Science or a related field

Nice to have

• A legal background, especially corporate law (GRC professionals with deep privacy expertise will also be considered)
• CIPP, CIPM or a similar privacy certification

What’s in it for you

• A technically excellent team that genuinely collaborates and delivers
• A competitive base salary and the flexibility to work in a way that suits you
• Real investment in your growth, in a field that isn’t slowing down

If you’re a corporate lawyer wondering what life looks like beyond the billable hour, read on. They’ve brought lawyers into this practice before, and it’s worked. You keep the legal rigour and swap the redlines for strategy.