Specialist, Data Protection, Risk & Compliance

Averis; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Averis in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a Specialist, Data Protection, Risk & Compliance to join our Data Governance function. You will lead operational governance, information protection, compliance monitoring, and risk management activities across the organisation.

The role requires collaborating with business and technology teams to ensure protection controls remain effective, governance requirements are implemented, and reporting informs decision-making.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, CS, cybersecurity, or related field.
• 2–5 years of relevant experience in information governance, data protection, IT compliance, operational risk management, or security operations.
• Experience with information protection technologies.
• Familiarity with governance frameworks and records management.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead operational activities supporting information protection, governance monitoring, and risk management programmes.
• Review incidents, control exceptions, and compliance findings, ensuring remediation and follow-up actions.
• Support assessment and management of information-related risks across business processes and technology platforms.
• Coordinate escalation and reporting of significant operational risk matters.
• Ensure activities align with internal governance requirements, policies, standards, and regulatory obligations.
• Support governance reviews, compliance assessments, and control effectiveness evaluations.
• Coordinate periodic compliance reporting and management reviews.
• Support implementation and continuous improvement of governance processes and controls.
• Provide governance support for information protection technologies and collaborate with platform teams to ensure protections remain effective and aligned with business needs.

Skills

Information Governance

Data Protection

IT Compliance

Operational Risk Management

Security Operations

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, Business Information Management, or related discipline

Tools

Proofpoint

Symantec DLP

Microsoft Purview

Power BI

Job description

Grow your career with us

Here at Averis, our common purpose is to improve lives by developing resources sustainably. Our people are crucial in helping us to realise our vision to be one of the best Global Business Solution (GBS) organization to support our customers in creating value for the Community, Country, Climate, Customer and Company.

Responsibilities:

Specialist, Data Protection,Risk& Compliance

Position Overview

We areseekinga highly motivated Specialist, Data Protection, Risk & Compliance to join our Data Governancefunction.

This roleis responsible forleading operational governance, information protection, compliance monitoring, and risk management activities across theorganisation. The successful candidate will work closely with business, technology, and governance teams to ensure information protection controlsremaineffective,operational risks are appropriately managed, and governance requirements are consistently implemented.

The role combines operational leadership, stakeholder management, information protectionexpertise, and compliance oversight, making it ideal for candidates with experience in technology risk, data protection, governance, cybersecurity operations, or compliance management.

Key Responsibilities

Information Protection & Risk Management

• Lead operational activities supporting information protection, governance monitoring, and risk managementprogrammes.

• Review operational incidents, control exceptions, and compliance findings, ensuringappropriate remediationand follow-up actions.

• Support the assessment and management of information-related risks across business processes and technology platforms.

• Coordinate escalation and reporting of significant operational risk matters.

Governance & Compliance

• Ensure operational activities align with internal governance requirements, policies, standards, and regulatory obligations.

• Support governance reviews, compliance assessments, and control effectiveness evaluations.

• Coordinate periodic compliance reporting and management reviews.

• Support the implementation and continuous improvement of governance processes and controls.

Information Protection Technologies

• Provide operational oversight and governance support for enterprise information protection technologies.

• Partner with platform teams to ensure protection controlsremaineffective and aligned with business requirements.

• Review and recommend improvements to protection policies, monitoring capabilities, and operational processes.

• Support technology enhancement, migration, and transformation initiatives related to information protection and governance.

Preferred Areas of Exposure

• Data Loss Prevention (DLP),Information Protection Technologies

• Proofpoint, Symantec DLP, Microsoft Purview

• Email Security Controls

• Information Classification Solutions

• Insider Risk Management Platforms

Operational Reporting & Risk Intelligence

• Develop and present governance, compliance, and operational risk reports for management review.

• Analysetrends, recurring issues, and operational metrics to support decision-making.

• Support governance forums through meaningful reporting, insights, and recommendations.

• Work with stakeholders to improve reporting quality, visibility, and governance outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, Business Information Management, ora relateddiscipline.

• 2–5years of relevant experience in one or more of the following areas:

• Information Governance

• Data Protection

• IT Compliance

• Operational Risk Management

• Security Operations

Preferred Skills

• Experience with information protection technologies such as Proofpoint, Symantec DLP, Microsoft Purview, or similar solutions.

• Familiarity with information governance, records management, information lifecycle management, and enterprise compliance frameworks.

• Experience with Power BI, Power Query, Power Automate, or other reporting and automation tools.

• Understanding ofinformation classification, data protection, and governance concepts.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.