Senior Manager Information Access Compliance

Transport for NSW; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Transport for NSW is seeking a Senior Manager Information Access Compliance to lead a specialist team focused on information access and compliance across GIPA, privacy, subpoenas, and related legislation. Based in Sydney CBD with a 50% monthly office attendance requirement, the role offers flexible hybrid work options to promote balance and productivity.

You will provide leadership on complex, high‑risk matters, engaging with courts, Parliament, media, and senior stakeholders while strengthening

Qualifications

• Strong experience in information access, regulatory or public sector compliance environments.
• Experience leading and developing specialist teams, particularly within complex, high-pressure environments.
• Sound judgement and experience managing complex, sensitive and high-risk matters under legislative frameworks.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the confidence to navigate contentious and highly scrutinised matters.
• Appropriate tertiary qualifications or equivalent relevant professional experience

Responsibilities

• Lead a specialist team of six responsible for managing information access and compliance across GIPA, privacy, subpoenas and related legislative requirements.
• Provide leadership and sound judgement on complex and sensitive matters, engaging with courts, Parliament, media, legal practitioners and senior stakeholders.
• Remit spans complex GIPA and privacy matters to subpoenas, internal reviews and statutory reporting, while lifting information access capability across Transport.
• Navigate complex information access requests and subpoenas to sensitive stakeholder matters, reviews and broader compliance improvements.
• Strengthen compliance across Transport by improving frameworks, processes and capability, while developing and supporting the team to deliver high-quality outcomes

Job description

Senior Manager Information Access Compliance

Transport for NSW – Sydney International Airport NSW

Organisation/Entity:Transport For NSW

Job category:Projects

Job location: Sydney, NSW, AU, 2020

Job reference number:112094

Employment type:Permanent Full-Time

Salary range:An attractive remuneration package

In this role, you'll:

• Work within the Legal branch, you'll lead a specialist team of six responsible for managing information access and compliance across GIPA, privacy, subpoenas and related legislative requirements.
• You'll provide leadership and sound judgement on complex and sensitive matters, engaging with courts, Parliament, media, legal practitioners and senior stakeholders.
• Your remit will span everything from complex GIPA and privacy matters to subpoenas, internal reviews and statutory reporting, while lifting information access capability across Transport.
• Variety is a big part of this role, with your team navigating everything from complex information access requests and subpoenas to sensitive stakeholder matters, reviews and broader compliance improvements.
• Ultimately, you'll strengthen compliance across Transport by improving frameworks, processes and capability, while developing and supporting your team to deliver high-quality outcomes.

This is a permanent full time position based in the CBD, with Wednesday being the team anchor day alongside a 50% monthly office attendance requirement. Flexible hybrid work options are available to promote balance and productivity.

For more information on this position and business unit, view the role description and information pack.

About you

You will bring:

• Strong experience in information access, regulatory or public sector compliance environments.
• Experience leading and developing specialist teams, particularly within complex, high-pressure environments.
• Sound judgement and experience managing complex, sensitive and high-risk matters under legislative frameworks.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the confidence to navigate contentious and highly scrutinised matters.
• Appropriate tertiary qualifications or equivalent relevant professional experience

Who we are

Transport for NSW provides a safe, integrated, and efficient transport system. We connect people, communities and industry every day.

Our workforce is as diverse as the community we serve. If you’d like further information on our inclusion and diversity initiatives, visit Transport careers.

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