Senior Privacy Specialist

About Woven by Toyota

Woven by Toyota, a part of the Toyota Group, is challenging the current state of mobility through human-centric innovation and empowering mobility transformation. Through our AD/ADAS technology, our automotive software development platform Arene OS, our mobility test course Toyota Woven City, and Toyota’s growth fund, Woven Capital, we are pioneering the movement of people, goods, information, and energy, weaving a future of enhanced safety, connectivity and well-being for all.

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TEAM

Complying with global data protection laws is already a challenge in our progressive environment, but our desire goes further. Our privacy team at Woven by Toyota enables our businesses to create mobility that people can enjoy and trust by embedding privacy into the designs and operations of our organizations, products, and services. Helping Woven by Toyota realize its vision of “Mobility to Love, Safety to Live” is our mission. 

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR

We are looking for an experienced Privacy Specialist who will be hands-on to many aspects of privacy on a daily basis to fulfill responsibilities as described below. You will report to Privacy Manager and work with diverse team members such as other privacy specialists, project managers, business analysts, legal specialists, security specialists, engineers, HR, PR and so on to practice privacy. Our Privacy team demands high standards, so a passion and discipline around privacy and delivery is important.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Respond to inquiries and requests from our businesses as part of privacy-by-design.
• Understand the business use case, identify applicable data protection law(s) and corresponding obligations, conduct privacy risk assessment to determine a risk treatment plan for new services and products.
• Develop, operate and improve different modules of our privacy program that includes our internal privacy policies, procedures and processes such as data mapping, PIA (Privacy Impact Assessment), data breach management and so on.
• Draft, amend, and improve privacy notices.
• Review privacy related contracts such as SCC and DPA.
• Communicate with regulatory authorities in case of data breach or regulatory scrutiny.
• Align with other Toyota group companies to implement the group-wide privacy controls.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Fluency in Japanese (both spoken and written)
• At least 3 years of work experience performing the above-mentioned responsibilities in the privacy domain, especially in the context of APPI, GDPR, and/or CCPA.
• Understand laws, regulations, policies and industry standards that are relevant to privacy.
• Perform the responsibilities of this position and also with diverse team members across different teams in different regions such as Japan, US, and UK.
• Translate the complicated notions of privacy into applicable plans.
• Explain recent big issues in the privacy domain and develop its own idea of how to prevent it from happening to Woven.

NICE TO HAVES:

• Fluency in English (both spoken and written)
• Privacy certifications such as CIPP, CIPM, and/or CDPSE
• Work experience in the international, diverse, dynamic environment with great interpersonal skills
• Understand basic security practices
• Experience dealing with regulatory authorities

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Important Points

・All interviews will be arranged via Google Meet, unless otherwise stated.

・The same job descriptions are available in both English and Japanese; therefore, we kindly ask that you apply to only one version.

・We kindly request that you submit your resume in English, if possible. However, Japanese resumes are also acceptable. Please note that, depending on the English proficiency requirements of the role, we may request an English version of your resume later in the process.

WHAT WE OFFER

・Competitive Salary - Based on experience

・Work Hours - Flexible working time

・Paid Holiday - 20 days per year (prorated)

・Sick Leave - 6 days per year (prorated)

・Holiday - Sat & Sun, Japanese National Holidays, and other days defined by our company

・Japanese Social Insurance - Health Insurance, Pension, Workers’ Comp, and Unemployment Insurance, Long-term care insurance

・Housing Allowance

・Retirement Benefits

・Rental Cars Support

・In-house Training Program (software study/language study)

Our Commitment

・We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity.

・Any information we receive from you will be used only in the hiring and onboarding process. Please see our privacy notice for more details.