As a trusted adviser and senior partner, you will work proactively with your stakeholders to gain a deep understanding of their business, ensuring that the privacy risk remains within acceptable limits and supports SITA's growth ambitions as you implement a robust data governance and monitoring regime. You will manage second line monitoring reviews and provide input in to both internal and external audit as required.

As part of a dynamic and growing international team you will contribute to the wider activities of the Global Privacy Office, bringing your own ideas and contributions as part of your on-going personal development.

What you will do:

* Work with the Global Privacy Office to develop, maintain, and evolve SITA's privacy program including providing input into policy and guidance documents;
* Represent the Global Privacy Office in day-to-day activities with GEO leadership, business and other functional stakeholders to drive pragmatic privacy risk management, policy compliance, education and awareness to enable compliant growth in region;
* Develop and maintain an in depth understanding of GEO's processes, systems, technologies, data, customers, consumers, vendors, data flows and international transfers.
* Provide timely reporting and cascade of privacy risks to the CPO and appropriate committees;
* Execute privacy risk assessments for SITA products and services, documenting the supporting evidence and ensuring that there are robust audit trails;
* Evaluating the impact of contractual and regulatory privacy and security requirements on business practices, including supporting Legal and Business colleagues in commercial negotiations;
* Proactively identify areas of potential improvements and facilitate mitigations to reduce privacy non-compliance;
* Horizon scan for privacy developments, such as new laws or regulatory guidance, and provide analysis and recommendations.
* Conduct second line monitoring reviews and control testing, providing input to the Global Privacy monitoring programme and supporting third line of defence activities.
* Regional privacy SME for incidents where there is a data privacy impact including post incident reviews;
* Act as the front door for external regional privacy regulatory/ customer enquiries and complaints, including data incidents/ breach notification at the direction of the CPO;
* Design, support and deliver privacy training and awareness in region and more broadly across SITA;
* Represent SITA externally in region at privacy events, conferences, client facing engagement, and industry forums;

Who you are:

* Minimum of 8 Years + demonstrable experience working at scale and at a senior level within a multinational environment as a privacy officer or in a comparable data compliance role;
* Robust knowledge of data compliance frameworks and design, execution and monitoring of associated compliance programs;
* Robust understanding of regional data protection laws, standards and associated compliance requirements;
* Demonstrable experience of OneTrust or equivalent compliance platform;
* Ability to manage multiple priorities effectively and work independently whilst collaborating across competing stakeholders and teams;
* Ability to influence outcomes and at times without the express authority to meet objectives.
* Excellent and concise written and verbal communication skills with the ability to convey complex technical legal/privacy issues in simple terms;
* High level of interpersonal skills to interact with senior leaders and facilitate team interactions;
* Analytical aptitude with an emphasis on investigative, methodical critical questioning and logical thinking; a data-driven decision maker;
* Strong team player with a positive attitude, sense of humour and a desire to learn; and
* IAPP or similar recognised privacy accreditations preferred;

* The job is hybrid, 3 days office / 2 days WFH.

WHAT WE OFFER:

SITA's workplace is all about diversity, many different countries and cultures are represented in our workforce. We collaborate in our impressive offices, embracing a hybrid work format. As part of our global benefits, we offer:

Flex-week: Work from home up to 2 days/week (depending on your Team's needs).

Flex-day: You may wish to flex your arrival time at the office, to beat the rush hours or you may want to leave the office earlier to pick up your kids from school or to go to your favorite game: We support you in being open about your needs and routine with you manager.

Flex-location: Benefit for 30 working days from anywhere around the world each year!

Competitive benefits according to the local market

SITA is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Veteran. SITA does not discriminate based on age, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, age, Vietnam Era Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.

SITA is committed to assuring equal employment opportunity and equal access to individuals with disabilities. SITA will provide reasonable accommodation to a qualified individual with a disability to enable such individual to perform the essential functions of the position for which he/she is applying or in which he/she is employed.

SITA's equal employment opportunity policy applies to all employment practices and actions, including, without limitation, recruitment, application process, examination and testing, hiring, training, disciplinary actions, rate of pay or other compensation, advancement, classification, transfer, reassignment and promotions