Data Privacy Officer
Serko Ltd, New Zealand
Job Description
Serko is an NZX50, global business travel and expense company, with our Headquarters based in Parnell, Auckland. As the 2020 HI-Tech Company of the Year, we're a SaaS that is diverse, close-knit group where everyone's opinion matters. We’re already the established leader in Australasia and revolutionizing the way people do business travel in the USA and Europe and we’re growing!
Our purpose is to "Bring People Together", coupled with a vision to "Create a Connected, Frictionless Travel Experience". While the world of business travel is changing, we’re preparing companies for this with intelligent technology that helps them ensure the continued safety and wellbeing of their travelers.
Our mission is to "Build the World's Leading Business Travel Marketplace"! We’re backed by the likes of Booking.com and there is an exciting road ahead of us at a time where travel needs real, impactful change. We’re hiring people from different backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives to help us build a world-class team and product.
Requirements
The Privacy Officer is the cornerstone and contact point for all privacy and data protection obligations, acting as an intermediary between all relevant stakeholders, to educate, assess, inform and advise on the organization’s privacy and data protection obligations, as well as to evangelize data protection culture across our teams.
What you'll be doing- Develops, leads, maintains and enhances Serko’s global privacy programme, embeds privacy by design within Serko and works with cross-functional team to mature Serko’s practices
- Leads audit of data within Serko’s systems and maps data flows for existing and new business offerings
- Leads response to data breaches and data subject requests (e.g. retention, deletion, disclosure or access request)
- Design policies required to support best practice data privacy and protection, alongside the security and legal team
- Support management of global privacy projects and initiatives related to protecting personal data of customers, employees, non-employees and other third parties, including privacy impact assessments
- Liaise with organizations that process data on Serko’s behalf or for whom Serko processes data
- Influences strategic direction of decisions relating to use and collection of data
- Owns the intersection point between security and privacy counsel
- Collaborates closely with product team and engineers to implement and improve Serko’s privacy, data protection, data minimization tooling and incident response capabilities
What you'll bring to the role
- 7+ years of experience in privacy, data protection and regulatory compliance
- Experience designing compliance programs from the ground up
- In depth knowledge of current and future national privacy and data protection regulation and key global obligations like GDPR
- Has worked for international organizations operating globally
- Knowledge of data processing operations in the travel tech sector is preferrable
- Familiarity with computer security systems
- Ability to handle confidential information and communicate effectively
- Ethical, with the ability to remain impartial and assess and report on all instances of noncompliance
- Experience influencing cultural change including education and awareness of data protection and embedding in organizational ways of working
- Organizational skills with attention to detail
Benefits
It's important to us that our people can bring their whole selves to work. Join our team and we have the following on offer for you!
- Competitive salary + Kiwisaver + Life Insurance + A generous employee incentive share scheme
- Laptop amp; tools, modern office with games, exceptional coffee, snacks, and a great social atmosphere!
- Flexibility to work-from-home and with starting and finishing times
- Extended leave benefits:
- Promotional opportunities among an established amp; growing global organisation
- 1:1's to help focus on your personal growth via multiple career pathways
- Access to discounted: Free flu shots, and confidential support, guidance, and counselling services with EAP
- Inclusive culture which embraces the diversity of our people - with many different nationalities proudly represented across the Serko workforce. We look for people to add to our culture!
How to Apply
Serko is an NZ Immigration Accredited Employer. However, due to Covid-19 immigration restrictions, we can only accept applications from candidates who are either NZ/AU citizens/permanent residents or hold a current valid work visa for employment in New Zealand.
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