Director Privacy Asia Pacific

Johnson & Johnson is currently recruiting for a Director Privacy Asia Pacific. This position will be in Singapore.

Caring for the world, one person at a time has inspired and united the people of Johnson & Johnson for over 125 years. We embrace research and science - bringing innovative ideas, products, and services to advance the health and well-being of people.

With $82.1 billion in 2020 sales, Johnson & Johnson is the world's most comprehensive and broadly based manufacturer of health care products, as well as a provider of related services, for the consumer, pharmaceutical, and medical devices markets. Employees of the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies work with partners in health care to touch the lives of over a billion people every day, throughout the world. If you have the talent and desire to touch the world, Johnson & Johnson has the career opportunities to help make it happen. Thriving on a diverse company culture, celebrating the uniqueness of our employees, and committed to inclusion. Proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Johnson & Johnson is the world's most comprehensive and broadly-based healthcare Company, touching the lives of nearly a billion people every day. Our Family of Companies throughout the world compete in consumer, pharmaceutical and medical devices & diagnostics markets and have the skills and resources to tackle the world's most pressing health issues.

The APAC Privacy Lead is responsible for leading and coordinating the overall implementation and monitoring of the Company privacy compliance programs across APAC region, identifying privacy risks, and developing policies and procedures, training, and controls to ensure the Company is operating in compliance with applicable privacy, cybersecurity laws and internal policies.

In this role, the APAC Privacy Lead will have the overall responsibility of managing the APAC Privacy team and ensuring consistency and alignment on the Company strategy, privacy programs and implementation plans related to new regulations and data driven initiatives at APAC level.

The APAC Privacy Lead shall also be directly responsible for supporting, shaping, implementing privacy compliance programs, and advising on projects that involve privacy considerations and risks for India, Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. This includes acting as the Data protection officer where the law mandates in these markets and representing the Company towards the authorities in the event of data breach notification, internal and external investigations, and controls.

This position will have a direct line of reporting to the Chief privacy Officer of the Company.

**Role & Responsibilities**:

- Deploying a strategic Privacy Compliance Program to meet APAC privacy regulations.
- For markets where directly responsible and where mandated by law, acting as the Company data protection officer towards authorities, responsible for implementing, maintaining, and monitoring privacy compliance programs adapted to specific privacy and cybersecurity regulations and company needs. Monitoring any new regulations, promoting Company position towards the authorities, and making sure Company program and activities are adapted to comply at all times with such new regulations.
- Providing Day to day base privacy by design support to deploy Company projects and digital engagement initiatives in compliance with privacy and cybersecurity regulations, including drafting relevant documentation, reviewing privacy provisions of contracts with partners and third parties, assisting project owners in assessing and documenting privacy risks.
- Deploying privacy/cybersecurity Training and Communication plans to raise Leadership Team and stakeholders' awareness and accountability.
- Reviewing Incidents, breaches, and enforcement: Processing complaints and implementing remediations related to personal information processing and leakages, cybersecurity threats. Providing timely advice to notify and report to local authorities’ data breaches.

**Qualifications** Required**:

- 10 years’ experience working in privacy program management, internal audit, legal, compliance with Consumer or FMCG industry background preferred.
- Sound knowledge of compliance management involving the collection, use and processing of personal data in the Asia Pacific region.
- Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication and leadership skills.
- Experience with developing and implementing privacy programs, policies, and procedures, in an environment that demands a sound understanding of the need to balance complex legal/regulatory/public policy issues
- Demonstrates excellent business judgment, ability to independently take decisions and develop solutions that generate value through partnerships while ensuring compliance
- Proven people management and development experience including managing a remote team in a multi-cultural environment

**Preferred**:

- Legal background and