Senior Data Privacy Consultant - Cyber and AI Governance

Melbourne or Sydney preferred, open Australia-wide The role

Most privacy lawyers spend their careers telling businesses what they can’t do. This role is about showing them what they can.

Right now, almost every organisation in Australia wants to put AI to work. Most are doing it on data they don’t fully understand, under rules that change depending on whether the customer is in Sydney, Berlin or California. Someone needs to sit in the room, cut through it, and give the board an answer they can act on. That’s the job.

Our client is one of Australia’s leading cybersecurity consultancies. They’re the trusted security partner to some of the country’s biggest organisations. They’re growing their Privacy, Data and AI Governance practice and want a senior consultant who can own client engagements from day one.

What you’ll do

- Design and lead privacy and data governance frameworks for clients across industries
- Advise on the APPs, GDPR, US privacy law and whatever comes next
- Run risk assessments and audits that show clients where their data exposure really sits
- Shape how clients use AI and analytics ethically and responsibly
- Run workshops and training that build real capability in client teams

What you’ll bring

- 7+ years in privacy,



data governance or related advisory work
- Global privacy experience beyond the APPs, including GDPR and US privacy law
- A track record of building and embedding data governance frameworks
- The ability to make complex regulation make sense to people who aren’t lawyers
- A degree in Law, IT, Data Science or a related field

Nice to have

- A legal background, especially corporate law (GRC professionals with deep privacy expertise will also be considered)
- CIPP, CIPM or a similar privacy certification

What’s in it for you

- A technically excellent team that genuinely collaborates and delivers
- A competitive base salary and the flexibility to work in a way that suits you
- Real investment in your growth, in a field that isn’t slowing down

If you’re a corporate lawyer wondering what life looks like beyond the billable hour, read on. They’ve brought lawyers into this practice before, and it’s worked. You keep the legal rigour and swap the redlines for strategy. Interested?

Apply here, or reach out to me directly for a confidential chat. Even if you’re not actively looking, I’m happy to talk through what the move from law into advisory actually looks like.

Luca Marzorati, Partner, North Star Partners [email protected]

📌 Senior Data Privacy Consultant (Sydney)
🏢 North Star Partners
📍 Sydney