Data Privacy Officer

About the Company:

K&S Corporation is an ASX-listed company and has provided transport, logistics, energy, and dangerous goods services since 1945. Founded in Mount Gambier, we have grown and now represent Australia and New Zealand as one of the largest multi-modal providers with an annual turnover of approximately $800M. At the core of our success are our 1800 dedicated employees thriving in an open collaborative and innovative culture.

The Opportunity:

Reporting to the Company Secretary & General Counsel, you will be responsible for ensuring compliance with the privacy laws and regulations across Australia and New Zealand. You’ll work closely with the Chief Information Officer, IT Compliance & Security Manager, and business leaders to align our legal obligations, technology, cybersecurity practices and AI initiatives.

This is a critical newly created role to shape how we manage, protect, and use data responsibly across our ANZ operations.

Working from our corporate head office, you’ll thrive if you’re driven by challenge and opportunity and are ready to design and embed a privacy first culture.   

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, implement, and maintain data privacy policies and procedures aligned with the Australian Privacy Principles and other applicable frameworks.
• Oversee data classification, validate paperwork, and manage retention and destruction policies and practices.
• Conduct regular privacy audits and risk assessments across business units.
• Provide expert advice and training to employees on data protection and privacy compliance.
• Promote a privacy-by-design culture across projects and operations.
• Serve as the organisation’s primary contact for privacy authorities and manage data breach incidents and investigations.
• Coordinate responses to individual privacy and data access requests.
• Collaborate with IT, Legal, and Compliance teams to integrate privacy principles into business processes.
• Monitor legislative and regulatory changes and ensure ongoing organisational compliance.

About You:

You’re a trusted expert who brings both legal and practical insight to data governance and compliance. You balance strong technical understanding with excellent communication and advisory skills.

You’ll bring:

• Deep knowledge of privacy and data protection laws (Privacy Act 1988, GDPR, CCPA, etc.)
• Experience in privacy risk management, data governance, and compliance frameworks.
• Familiarity with tools such as data loss prevention (DLP) systems and encryption technologies.
• Experience with data mapping, management, and analytics platforms.
• Strong attention to detail and integrity in handling confidential information.
• The ability to collaborate effectively across legal, IT, and operational teams.
• A proactive mindset and the confidence to guide leaders in making sound privacy decisions.
• Experience in the transport and logistics industry will be highly regarded.

Our people enjoy benefits such as:

• ·       Rewarding remuneration package.
• ·       Novated car lease option.
• ·       Salary sacrifice.
• ·       Paid parental leave.
• ·       Growth and development to support career progression.
• ·       Employee recognition and rewards program.
• ·       Employee assistance program including financial wellness support.
• ·       Corporate health plan discount.
• ·       Background checks for all new employees to support our safe workplace.

To uphold our core value of “Everybody Safe Everyday” a pre-employment medical and police check will be required to be successful in this role. To support a fair and balanced process, shortlisted applicants will be asked to complete a short psychometric assessment.

We foster a warm supportive culture grounded in our values: Safety, Customer Service, People and Community and Innovation.

Applicants must have full Australian working rights. We are not engaging recruitment agencies for this role.