Head of Security & Privacy

1 month, 2 weeks ago
Full-time
Executive
Cybersecurity
Education Perfect

Education Perfect

Education Perfect provides a comprehensive learning, assessment, and analytics platform tailored for K-12 education, designed to enhance teaching effectiveness through personalized, curriculum-aligned online resources and innovative tools like an AI-po...

Diversified Consumer Services
251-1K
Founded 2007

Description

  • Lead the company’s information security, privacy, and AI governance strategy.
  • Own and maintain the Information Security Management System (ISMS), security policies, and risk framework.
  • Maintain ISO 27001 certification and compliance with frameworks such as ST4S.
  • Ensure compliance with GDPR, the New Zealand Privacy Act, and the Australian Privacy Act as the data protection officer.
  • Oversee security architecture, tooling, vulnerability management, and incident response.
  • Manage the security and privacy risk register and report key risks to senior leadership and the board.
  • Develop and implement AI governance frameworks for responsible and ethical AI use.
  • Lead vendor security and privacy assessments, including third-party risk management.
  • Drive security awareness and training programs across the organisation.
  • Manage external security audits, certification processes, business continuity planning, and cyber insurance.

Requirements

  • Experience leading security and privacy strategy in a cloud-native or SaaS organisation.
  • Strong leadership skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
  • Deep knowledge of ISO 27001 and related security frameworks.
  • Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, AIGP, or AWS Certified Security - Specialty are highly regarded.
  • Strong understanding of cloud security architecture, particularly AWS, and modern application security practices.
  • Experience working with DevOps environments and secure software development practices.
  • Experience implementing security monitoring, alerting, and incident response processes.
  • Strong knowledge of privacy regulations including GDPR and the New Zealand and Australian Privacy Acts.
  • Experience with data governance, classification, retention policies, and lifecycle management.
  • Understanding of AI risks and governance frameworks, including bias, transparency, and responsible use.

Benefits

  • Employee Equity Bonus Plan with equity bonuses that foster ownership and shared growth.
  • Christmas shutdown leave with a full company shutdown during the week of Christmas and 3 extra days of paid leave.
  • One paid volunteer day per year.
  • Option to buy an extra week of annual leave.
  • Work from anywhere for up to 90 days per year from a different state or country.
  • Pre-tax $750 NZD end-of-year wellness bonus.
  • Fully funded Southern Cross Wellbeing 1 health insurance plan, with optional add-ons and family cover.
  • Remote/hybrid home set-up support and a $50 NZD monthly communication allowance.
  • Parental leave support, including full-pay top-up for primary caregivers, paid leave for secondary caregivers, and New Parents Leave.
  • 24/7 confidential Employee Assistance Program through Sonder, fully funded by EP.

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