The Opportunity
The successful candidate will be responsible for activities related to the strategy, management, development and implementation of privacy policies, procedures, statements, notices and programs for the company.
This role will work closely with a number of business functions, including Legal, ICT and HR, Clinical and Product groups, with touch-points across the broader international business. The role sits with our Group Risk Advisory team.
The role will support a range of internal customers with varying privacy maturity, business needs and priorities. We have an established group privacy program. There is opportunity to continue to embed and mature across all parts of the business, to strategically manage and protect data. Our global footprint is growing. This role will have the ongoing opportunity to support business operations in new markets.
Responsibilities
This role is broad and varied, with no two days being the same. Responsibilities will include:
- Providing expert privacy and data protection advice and leadership across the company.
- Set strategy and develop global and regional approaches to complex privacy matters involving systems, processes and data handling activities.
- Coordinating and managing privacy programs across business areas and international offices.
- Fulfil the positions of (NZ) Privacy Officer and (EU) Data Protection Officer, and other applicable jurisdictions where necessary.
- Manage processes for privacy requests and incident management.
- Work closely with internal customers with privacy and data handling responsibilities in the organization to support privacy strategies and commitments.
- Initiate, facilitate and promote activities to foster privacy awareness within the organisation, including training.
- Maintaining current knowledge of applicable global privacy and security laws and accreditation standards.
- Supporting the business with new or novel regulatory challenges relating to protecting data, data rights and Artificial Intelligence.
Our ideal candidates will have the following experience and skills:
- Excellent analytical & problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Establish and build strong, trusted working relationships across the F&P Group at all levels, including senior leadership.
- Constructively partner with the business to support strategic and commercial business objectives which balance privacy and data protection interests.
- Demonstrable ability to understand, and investigate as necessary, business issues and risks to advise on regulatory requirements, business processes and information solutions.
- Excellent project management skills and capability to manage competing priorities.
- Experience with advising on Privacy & Data Protection, including a working knowledge of the EU General Data Protection Regulation and/or other global privacy regulations (Preferred not essential!)
- Experience with advising on data protection obligations in complex IT environments or to comply with ISO27001 would be advantageous
- Supporting business areas with undertaking and meeting audit obligations
Whatever your background, this role will provide an opportunity to learn new skills and broaden your experience in a global company with international reach and engagement. You could come from a Risk and Compliance background, be a Lawyer or perhaps have an ICT background. Regardless, critical to your success in the role will be your adaptability, willingness to learn and stretch yourself into new areas, and to successfully collaborate with stakeholders across the business.
Our company growth path offers lots of opportunities in a dynamic and changing environment where you are constantly learning and developing. This is a chance to make your own contribution to a company whose products change peoples' lives.
About the Company
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare is a world-leading healthcare technology company specialising in devices used in respiratory care and acute care and in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. We are inspired by providing solutions that improve the care of millions of patients each year and improve outcomes for healthcare providers and, ultimately, global healthcare systems.
With over 6,000 employees worldwide, operations in 50 countries and distributing products to over 130 countries globally, we are a well-established, innovative iconic New Zealand company with a history of strong and continuous growth.
Our company is set in a campus of 100 acres and offers a unique employment experience for its people.
Requisition ID: 5602
Posting end date: 22/06/2025
