Director, Head of APAC Privacy

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eBays Litigation Privacy Technology and AI Governance team is a global outstanding organization responsible for eBays compliance with applicable privacy and data protection laws as well as the ethical development and commercialization of our data-driven marketplace products. Our team ensures that data protection is seamlessly coordinated into eBays product design and business processes that collect usedisclose orretainpersonal data about our global buyers sellers and employees. Wedemonstratethought leadership in data protectionadvocating forstrong internal standards and engaging effectively with regulators worldwide.

TheHead of APAC Privacy rolewill be a key regional pillar of this global team providing strategic legal advice and support to ensure the rollout and maintenance of a robust privacy data protection and AI governance program across the Asia Pacific region. Based in Australia you will provide vision and leadership to privacy support to our diverse operations from our established domestic marketplaces (eBay Australia and Qoo10 in Japan); our payments business based in Australia and our international Cross-Border Trade (iCBT) businesses in China Japan India and South Korea as well as our high-potential seller growth markets in Southeast Asia (SEA) and the Middle this role you will report to the Head of Privacy Advisory based in the US liaise closely with APAC legal counsel and other global team members within the Litigation PrivacyTechand AI governance team.

The Role

• Strategic Regional Leadership:Providestrategic advice to the business on new privacy and data trends ensuring our regional e-commerce products services and seller toolscomply withrelevant legal and regulatory requirements.

• Privacy by Design:Lead efforts to implement Privacy by Design (PbD) methodologies across APAC product launches collaborating deeply with engineering and product teams to embed privacy directly into the technology. You will be the APAC privacy subject matter authority for our Privacy Risk assessments (PRAs)/DPIAs and AI intake processes including third party vendor management compliance processes

• Evolving & Amending Laws:Monitor assess and drive compliance readiness for evolving privacy laws across the region. This includes operationalizing new frameworks in emerging markets (e.g. Indias Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act/data protection laws in Middle East) and implementing critical amendments to existing regimes (e.g. Australias Privacy Act and Japans APPI as well as supervising amendments to South Koreas PIPA).

• Regulatory Engagement & Escalations:Act as the primary regional point of contact for sophisticated user critical issues. Lead incident management and response efforts and confidently navigate and handle regulatory inquiries audits and investigations from Data Protection Authorities (DPAs) across APAC and the Middle East.

• AI Governance:Support the rollout of eBays global AI Governance framework in APAC advising on the ethical use of artificial intelligencemonitoringemerging regional AI regulations and ensuring accountability in our data-driven features.

• Global Alignment:Act as a critical link between the APAC business and the EU/US-based privacy leadership.You will provide training for regional teams on requirements and ensure local implementations align with eBays global baseline standards.

All About You

• Legal Qualifications:Must hold a law degree and be admitted to practice law in Australia.

• Experience Level:Minimum of 10 years of dedicated privacy and data protection experience at a top-tier law firm or in-house legal department. Familiarity and legal experience within the e-commerce digital marketplace or platform technology industries is highly preferred.

• APAC & Global Privacy Expertise:Deep understanding of data protection laws and cross-border transfer requirements throughout the APAC. As well as practical experience navigating and applying European Union privacy concepts within an international business footprint.

• Certifications:CIPP/E (Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe) certification is highly preferred;

• Regulatory Track Record:Consistent track recordof handling privacy inquiries consumer complaints data incidents and dealing directly with DPAs and regulators in the region.

• Technical Fluency:Capability and eagerness to explore technology. You should haveexpertisewith Privacy by Design conducting DPIAs and a strong knowledge of relevant technologies including data anonymization cloud infrastructure and artificial intelligence.

• AI fluency:including the effective and responsible use of generative AI and legal technology tools to support litigation tasks and improve efficiency without compromising legal judgment or work quality.

• Analytical & Pragmatic:Strong analytic capabilities withanability to work on sophisticated regulatory and business problems. You must be adaptable and bring a practical and creative approach to compliance that supports business growth.

• Communication Skills:Exceptional interpersonal and writing skills with the proven track record to establish relationships simplify highly technical material for business audiences and collaborate optimally with legal business and engineering colleagues across multiple time zones.