Senior Manager - Data Protection

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Tal is seeking Senior Manager Data Protection in Sydney to join the Cyber Defence team, strengthening data protection controls and insider risk operations while accelerating risk response through monitoring and analytics, partnering with Legal, Risk, Privacy, HR and Compliance to bolster governance. The ideal candidate will show leadership in cyber or information security, hands-on experience with DLP, CASB, data classification and user behaviour analytics, plus insider risk practices and data discovery. Knowledge of APRA CPS 234, the Privacy Act and NIST CSF is essential, with CISM or CISSP preferred. To apply, tailor your CV to demonstrate cross-functional impact and quantifiable outcomes; TAL employees should apply via the SmartRecruiters button in Workday and prepare for standard checks.

Company Description

• Shape the future of insurance with innovative ideas and technologies that improve the lives of millions of Australians
• Take your career further than you ever imagined with diverse roles and opportunities for personal and professional development.
• Enjoy benefits such as discounted insurance, health and well-being programs, and a range of employee benefits to support your lifestyle

Welcome to TAL. As a leading life insurer, we’ve been protecting Australians for over 150 years. Backed by Daiichi Life, we're driven by big ambitions and empower to create better products and services.

Together with our Partners, we’re helping millions of Australians live a life filled with choices, options, and freedoms. See the direct impact you make delivering support and financial security with care and expertise. Grow beyond expectations with diverse roles, global connections, and exclusive learning opportunities.

Work with passionate, bright and capable colleagues. Feel inspired by supportive leaders. Collaborate with heart, where flexibility, wellbeing and inclusivity is valued. Together, we're reimagining insurance.

So, bring a curious mind and an ambition to help us become the progressive, digitally enabled leading insurer

Job Description

At TAL, protecting the information entrusted to us is central to the promise we make to Australians and their loved ones. As Senior Manager Data Protection, you will help strengthen the secure, trusted technology environment that enables TAL to deliver for customers when they need us most. Working within our Cyber Defence team, this role plays a meaningful part in safeguarding TAL’s most sensitive data, supporting responsible innovation and building confidence across our people, partners and customers. It is an opportunity to lead work that matters, contributing to a resilient organisation and a technology ecosystem designed to protect what is most important.

In this role you will:

• Strengthen TAL’s data protection controls to reduce exposure to data loss and insider risk.
• Lead insider risk operations to detect, investigate and contain threats with confidence.
• Accelerate response to data risk through integrated monitoring, automation and analytics.
• Drive trusted partnerships across Legal, Risk, Privacy, HR and Compliance.
• Provide actionable insights that improve governance, control effectiveness and risk decisions.
• Build specialist capability across data security, insider risk and cyber defence practices.

Qualifications

• Bring strong experience in cyber, information security or IT, including people leadership in data protection, insider risk or information security.
• Apply practical knowledge of DLP, CASB, data classification and user behaviour analytics tools across enterprise environments.
• Understand insider risk practices, including sensitive data discovery, behavioural insights and security monitoring integration.
• Use knowledge of APRA CPS 234, the Privacy Act and NIST CSF to support strong data protection governance.
• Communicate complex data risk matters clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Hold, or be working towards, relevant industry certifications such as CISM or CISSP.

Additional Information

TAL is one of Australia’s leading life insurers, committed to inclusion, and supporting the career growth of our diverse workforce. We’re proud to be:

• An Inclusive Employer – Recognised as Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency from 2014 to 2025 and 2023 to 2026 Bronze Tier Status within the Australian Workplace Equality Index
• Diversity Champions – Member of Diversity Council Australia, Australian Disability Network, Pride in Diversity and Champions of Change
• Reconciliation Advocates – Read our Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan.
• We welcome applications from people with diverse experiences, perspectives and backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, caregivers, individuals with disability/ies, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and the LGBTQ+ community.
• Need adjustments during the recruitment process? Let our team know by getting in touch with us here.—we’re here to support you.

You’re always accountable for your actions. You never give up. You strive to find the best outcomes for customers and partners. And you value working together to find the best solutions for problems. 

As part of the recruitment process, there are several checks which may be conducted to demonstrate your eligibility for a role at TAL including Criminal History, Bankruptcy, Entitlement to Work, Regulatory and Reference Checks.

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Everyone at TAL has a responsibility to do the right thing and is accountable for the way they conduct themselves. Our expectations are that you follow the principles set out in our Code of Conduct when you come to work every day. Risk management is everyone’s responsibility.

If you are already a TAL employee please apply via the SmartRecruiters button in Workday and navigate to the Employee Portal. This is important to ensure that your application is recorded accurately.