Associate Data Protection Officer, APAC

Meta is looking for a privacy professional to join its Product Compliance and Product org as Asia Pacific (APAC) Regional Lead (excluding India) for the Meta Platforms, Inc. Data Protection Office (Global DPO). We are looking for someone who thrives in a fast-paced and sometimes ambiguous environment, is skilled at navigating complex cross-functional initiatives and is excited to engage internally and externally to support privacy at Meta. Successful candidates are motivated and driven self-starters who see the value of creating inclusive spaces when solving hard problems and recognize diverse perspectives.The Global Data Protection Officer is accountable for advising on and monitoring compliance with the applicable global data protection laws. In this role, you will represent the Global DPO in the APAC region (excluding India), and interact directly with cross-functional teams to fulfill the responsibilities of the Global DPO. Successful candidates have experience interacting with external regulators as representatives of the company. They are motivated and driven self-starters who see the value of creating inclusive spaces when solving hard problems and recognize diverse perspectives. You will also help design and implement processes to ensure the DPO function sufficiently demonstrates oversight over the company's compliance with applicable data protection laws in the Asia-Pacific region. This is a highly collaborative role. Success will require strong cross-functional collaboration, excellent project/program management skills, and organizational skills with a keen attention to detail. The ability to thrive in ambiguity while bringing clarity and standardization to processes and functions is critical to success. You should be a team player who is comfortable challenging our existing ways of working and bringing a fresh perspective to our approach.

• Work with key stakeholders to establish the processes by which the Global DPO and the Global DPO program will carry out its responsibilities. The office will advise on key decisions, assess the privacy compliance programs in place to comply with applicable laws, support escalations and respond to user and regulator inquiries. Key partner teams include legal, privacy operations, policy, and the Product Compliance and Privacy organization.
• Provide strategic leadership within the Global DPO program on how we comply with our mandated responsibilities for the APAC region.
• Work with our legal and policy teams on managing the relationship with regulators in the APAC region, including in-person engagements.
• Develop and implement methods and capabilities to define and measure the progress and success of programs in a standardized and consistent manner.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams to define timelines, and ensure execution of large-scale privacy program initiatives.
• Anticipate bottlenecks, provide escalation management, and ensure user privacy is not compromised.

• 10+ years experience with compliance, program/project management, operations and/or strategy.
• Experience with engaging with regulators and navigating complex relationships with external stakeholders.
• Experience working within a product environment and partnering with cross-functional stakeholders, including legal, policy and product functions.
• Experience with advising on compliance with data protection laws and privacy requirements.
• Experience building and iterating on complex processes that require both process and change management.
• Experienced communicator with a track record of aligning cross-functional teams around a common goal.
• Experience in project management, problem solving, time-management and organizational skills, and the ability to set strategic priorities combined with a demonstrated aptitude of delivering operational results.
• Demonstrated experience thriving in ambiguity in an ever-evolving regulatory environment while building new processes, maturing existing processes and driving standardization across teams and functions.

• Knowledge of data protection and privacy requirements, preferable those applicable to a global tech company, and experience evaluating products or processes to ensure compliance with applicable requirements
• Experience on implementing mandated requirements of the DPO.