Privacy Lead

We have an exciting opportunity at nbn for a Privacy Lead. This role will report to the Executive Manager Privacy.

A bit about your role

As a Privacy Lead, you will play an influential role in uplifting privacy practices across nbn and embedding privacy into the way we design and deliver products and services. You will advise stakeholders on meeting their compliance obligations and managing privacy risks within their business units in a dynamic regulatory environment, ensuring privacy becomes a core capability that underpins trust, innovation, and customer loyalty.

In this role, you will provide advice to stakeholders, helping them integrate privacy into everyday decision-making and operational processes, and manage incoming request priorities through the platform. You will lead initiatives that strengthen privacy culture, from developing policies and controls to delivering education programs and supporting Privacy Awareness Week activities, to name a few. Your work will involve ensuring compliance with the Australian Privacy Principles and maintaining human oversight where automation is introduced.

A bit about you

The successful candidate is a strategic thinker with a good understanding of privacy law and its practical application in complex environments. You bring experience in privacy, compliance, or risk management, and you are confident in balancing regulatory requirements with operational imperatives. Your ability to build relationships and influence across diverse teams is key - you thrive on collaboration and have the emotional intelligence to bring people on the privacy journey.

You are proactive and solutions-focused, with a mindset that embraces innovation while safeguarding trust. Your experience with privacy controls and assurance work will be highly regarded, as will familiarity with AI governance and data ethics. Above all, you are passionate about embedding privacy by design and creating a culture where privacy is not just a requirement but a shared commitment to doing what’s right for customers and the community.

Life at nbn

To be part of nbn is to be part of something bigger. There’s so much more from here. Our pioneering spirit drives us forward every day. Together, we help lift the digital capability of the nation by building and connecting Australia’s best fibre infrastructure into homes and businesses, plus places and things, everywhere. We’re continuing to create Australia’s network—a network made for more. Not just a way for everyone to do the things they love but transforming the way they do them.

A more inclusive working world

nbn is committed to an inclusive, flexible, and supportive workplace where everyone can feel heard, valued, and respected. We believe diverse perspectives are the key to unlocking greater outcomes and encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, and cultures. That's why we have a Reconciliation Action Plan, Accessibility & Inclusion Plan, offer 18 weeks of paid parental leave, are a Pride in Diversity Gold Employer for three years running, and have active employee-led diversity pillars. Click here to see our list of employee benefits and why we're recognised as a WORK180 Endorsed Employer for Women, and their Employer of Choice for 2025.

Equal Opportunities for All 

We champion equal opportunities for all employees. If you have any accessibility requirements and would like to discuss adjustments for the recruitment process, please don’t hesitate to contact us by emailing [email protected] or calling our Recruitment Accessibility Enquiry Line at +61 2 8918 9990. Please note, this line is dedicated to accessibility-related enquiries for the purposes of recruitment, and only enquiries related to accessibility adjustments will be answered. For other matters, please visit our Contact Us page on our website.

Where to from here?

If you think this role might be for you, we want to hear from you. Please apply by following the links and sending in your resume only. We do not require a cover letter or any selection criteria to be addressed.

Please note that this role is a permanent opportunity and applications will close at midnight on Sunday, 1st February 2026.

To be eligible for this role, you must have full working rights in Australia.