SM Data Sharing Risk & Security

Transport for NSW; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Transport for NSW is seeking an experienced data risk, security and compliance lead to safeguard critical data and enable secure data use across the organisation. You will guide risk frameworks, governance, and data-sharing strategies while ensuring alignment with regulatory and policy requirements.

Join a diverse team and support senior stakeholders across cyber, privacy and data functions. Flexible work options may be available, and you will influence enterprise-wide controls, audits and

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in data risk, security and compliance within complex organisations.
• Strong knowledge of frameworks, regulations and data governance practices.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise data sharing, risk and security strategy with governance.
• Develop and oversight data risk frameworks, controls and compliance activities.
• Coordinate audits, incident response and enterprise reporting.
• Engage senior stakeholders and governance forums to align data strategy.

Skills

Data risk management

Security and compliance

Stakeholder engagement

Governance frameworks

Analytical & strategic thinking

Job description

You’re accountable for your actions and those of your team and you collaborate and support others to consistently deliver on your promises. You bring structure, mitigation and education to our organisation. Our records and datasets are vast and varied. This is your opportunity to safeguard critical infrastructure, order and protect sensitive data, and defend against emerging cyber threats. You'll be part of an expert team who protect against thousands of threats every day. In this role, you'll: You will be involved in leading enterprise data sharing, risk and security strategy, ensuring safe access to data while maintaining strong governance, compliance and risk management across the data and AI lifecycle. You will support the development and oversight of data risk frameworks, controls and compliance activities, including data sharing agreements, audits, incident response and enterprise reporting. You will be responsible for engaging senior stakeholders and governance forums, driving alignment across business, cyber, privacy and data teams to enable secure, value-driven data use across the organisation.

About you You have extensive experience in data risk, security and compliance within complex organisations, with strong knowledge of frameworks, regulations and data governance practices. You have excellent stakeholder engagement and leadership skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders and operate across enterprise governance and cross-functional teams. You are highly analytical and strategic, with experience developing risk frameworks, managing audits and driving continuous improvement across data and AI environments.

Join us Our workforce is as diverse as the community we serve. Flexible work options may be available.

Aboriginal people and people living with disability are supported throughout the recruitment process and at work, and we encourage you to apply. For more information about this role, please contact [e-mail].