At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead global privacy compliance efforts and tackle complex regulatory challenges.
- Company: Join Megaport, a leader in Network as a Service with a fun, collaborative culture.
- Benefits: Enjoy flexible remote work, generous leave, wellness programs, and learning support.
- Other info: Be part of an inclusive team that values collaboration and innovation.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on privacy and compliance in a dynamic tech environment.
- Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Law and 3+ years in privacy/compliance required.
The predicted salary is between 54000 - 66000 $ per year.
Your Role
Reporting to the Head of Privacy & Regulatory Affairs, you’ll be a key player in Megaport’s global privacy and compliance efforts - helping to design, implement, and maintain frameworks that keep us ahead of evolving privacy and regulatory requirements. This is a mid-level role with real ownership: you’ll collaborate across diverse teams to turn complex privacy and compliance challenges into clear, actionable outcomes that keep Megaport doing business the right way, everywhere we operate.
What You’ll Be Owning
- Implement and maintain the global privacy compliance program to ensure compliance with global data protection laws (including GDPR, CCPA, and other key frameworks).
- Support ongoing readiness for SOC 2, ISO 27001, and other compliance certifications in collaboration with the Security team.
- Monitor and interpret new and emerging data-related regulations and industry best practices (e.g. EU Data Act, EU AI Act), ensuring policies and processes remain aligned and providing proactive recommendations to the Head of Privacy.
- Conduct privacy audits and readiness reviews for new markets and business initiatives.
- Conduct risk and privacy impact assessments to embed privacy-by-design into our products, systems, and processes.
- Develop and deliver privacy awareness and training initiatives across the organisation.
- Respond to data subject requests and manage privacy incidents, including breach assessment and reporting.
- Collaborate with Legal, Security, and Compliance teams to ensure a unified approach to data governance and risk management.
What You Bring
- Qualifications - Bachelor Degree in Law or above essential.
- 3+ years’ experience in privacy and compliance - ideally within the tech, telecommunications, or cloud sectors.
- In-depth knowledge of global privacy regulations (e.g. GDPR, CCPA, LGPD, PDPA, etc.).
- Proven experience supporting privacy or compliance programs in a multinational organisation.
- Experience with SOC 2, ISO 27001, or other audit/compliance certifications.
- Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence and advise at multiple levels.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across global teams.
- Strong analytical, communication, and project management skills.
- IAPP certification (e.g. CIPP/E) or equivalent privacy/compliance training preferred.
Why
- Flexible working environment – a remote-first culture with coworking options available.
- Generous leave plans – including parental leave, birthday leave, and a purchased annual leave program.
- Health and wellness program, through a wellness allowance and employee wellbeing initiatives.
- Comprehensive learning support – generous study and training allowance plus paid study leave.
- Creative, modern workspaces – designed to inspire when you're not working remotely, plus access to coworking spaces via our global WeWork membership.
- Motivated, inclusive team – work alongside industry experts and fresh talent.
- Recognition programs – celebrate achievements with our Legend and Kudos award.
About Company
About Megaport
We’re not your typical tech company – and we don’t want to be. Megaport is the global leader in Network as a Service (NaaS), and has transformed the way businesses connect to the cloud, data centers, and each other. We’re publicly listed on the Australian Stock Exchange and partnered with the biggest names in tech like Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Oracle, IBM, and more. Headquartered in Brisbane with a crew of over 600 people spread across Asia-Pacific, Europe, and the Americas, our employees enjoy an environment that is collaborative, supportive, and (actually) fun.
Our Team Culture
We’re a team of problem solvers, pixel pushers, code slingers, and cloud fanatics. Culture is more than a poster on the wall here – collaboration beats hierarchy, curiosity fuels our growth, and everyone’s voice matters. We take our work seriously, but not ourselves. We work across time zones to execute on our global vision, trust each other to get things done, and never compromise our values for commercial gain. Most importantly, we place our customers at the center of everything we do. We’re committed to increasing representation in the tech industry and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. All applications will be treated in confidence.
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