About Vanguard
More than 45 years ago, John C. Bogle had a vision to start an investment company that did things differently. A company with no external shareholders. Where all the profits were invested back into the business and used to lower costs. Evidently, it was as bold as it was brilliant. To this day, Vanguard Group still has no external shareholders. That means no share prices to protect, and no profits to generate for outside owners.
Today, Vanguard is one of the world’s largest investment management companies, serving more than 50 million investors worldwide. For more than 30 years Vanguard Australia has been supporting individual investors, financial advisers, and superannuation members to achieve their long-term financial goals.
Core Responsibilities
Serves as a subject matter expert on relevant data privacy laws and regulations, with expertise in the Australian Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and an interest in emerging technologies and regulatory risks related to data and privacy.
Supports the Head of Data Privacy to ensure compliance with privacy laws and performs risk assessments as needed, including Privacy Impact Assessments.
Consults with business partners and provides oversight to enable a Privacy by Design approach.
Contributes to the maintenance and evolution of the privacy program framework, including the design and development of policies, standards, and procedures.
Monitors the industry to identify emerging privacy risks that could impact the organisation.
Engages with business leaders to support the implementation of data privacy policies and procedures as well as assess data privacy and related risks, with the objective of mitigating potential privacy incidents.
Contributes to the global privacy incident control and response framework.
Supports privacy-related forums and trainings.
Implements processes to ensure compliance with pending regulatory requirements.
Collaborates with other teams including legal to implement new requirements.
Qualifications
Proven experience designing, implementing, and managing privacy controls within a highly regulated organisation.
Strong ability to navigate complex privacy issues and develop pragmatic solutions in response.
CIPM certification preferred. Other IAPP certifications including AIGP or equivalent a plus.
An undergraduate degree or an equivalent combination of training and experience is required.
Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence, prioritise, and communicate risks clearly in plain English.
Ability to interpret and apply privacy requirements to real-world business processes, systems, and data flows.
Strong administrative, organisational, program management, and presentation skills, with attention to detail and a practical, outcome-driven mindset.
Experience with privacy management tools such as OneTrust is a plus.
Inclusion Statement
Vanguard’s continued commitment to diversity and inclusion is firmly rooted in our culture. Every decision we make to best serve our clients, crew (internally employees are referred to as crew), and communities is guided by one simple statement: “Do the right thing.”
We believe that a critical aspect of doing the right thing requires building diverse, inclusive, and highly effective teams of individuals who are as unique as the clients they serve. We empower our crew to contribute their distinct strengths to achieving Vanguard’s core purpose through our values.
When all crew members feel valued and included, our ability to collaborate and innovate is amplified, and we are united in delivering on Vanguard’s core purpose.
Our core purpose: To take a stand for all investors, to treat them fairly, and to give them the best chance for investment success.
Special Factors
Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.
How We Work
Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members, designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.
Skills Required
- Relevant work experience in risk, compliance or regulatory roles
- CIPM certification preferred
- An undergraduate degree or an equivalent combination of training and experience
- Strong stakeholder management skills
- Ability to interpret and apply privacy requirements
- Strong administrative, organisational, program management, and presentation skills
- Experience with privacy management tools such as OneTrust
Vanguard Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Vanguard and has not been reviewed or approved by Vanguard.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support appears unusually strong through a 401(k) design that includes a match plus an additional employer contribution, which can materially lift long-term total rewards. HSA seeding and an enhanced employer match further strengthen the savings-and-benefits value of the package.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing and lifestyle support is reinforced by a sizable annual FlexFund stipend that can be applied across many day-to-day categories such as fitness, childcare, and other personal expenses. On-site or virtual clinics and fitness options add practical health and wellness convenience.
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Affordable Benefits — Healthcare and related benefits are positioned as comparatively affordable via heavily subsidized medical plans and broad coverage options. This affordability can offset moderate base pay for employees who place higher value on out-of-pocket cost reductions.
Vanguard Insights
What We Do
We are a community of 30 million who think – and feel – differently about investing. Together, we’re changing the way the world invests. Since our founding in 1975, helping our investors achieve their goals is our sole reason for existence. With no other parties to answer to and therefore no conflicting loyalties, we make every decision—like keeping investing costs as low as possible—with only your needs in mind. Vanguard is one of the world's largest investment companies, offering a large selection of high-quality low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, advice, and related services. Individual and institutional investors, financial professionals, and plan sponsors can benefit from the size, stability, and experience Vanguard offers. As of April 30, 2019, we managed more than $5.6 trillion in global assets. In addition, we have 189 funds in the United States and 225 funds in global markets. For Commenting Guidelines & Important information, visit here: http://vanguard.com/linkedin Vanguard Marketing Corporation, Distributor.
