Privacy Counsel, APAC

Aon is in the business of better decisions

At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world.

As an organization, we are united through trust as one inclusive, diverse team, and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.

What the day will look like

Role Summary

Reporting to Aon’s Global Privacy Office, The Privacy Counsel should be comfortable with counseling business partners, negotiating privacy and data protection terms, and navigating a complex organization with broad services related to risk, retirement, health, reinsurance, and data and analytics. The job entails getting deeply involved with ensuring that Aon’s business operations are designed, built and maintained in a way that follows applicable data privacy obligations in their region.

Responsibilities

• Work with commercial teams to ensure client contracts and agreements with suppliers or third parties comply with all relevant privacy laws.
• Draft, review, and negotiate privacy and data protection language for Aon’s client, supplier, and third-party agreements.
• Work collaboratively within the OneTrust system to review initiatives for compliance with privacy laws, conduct privacy impact assessments and develop solutions that address privacy risks.
• Advise on data privacy incidents; provide legal counsel on notification obligations, best practices for communication. Manage regulatory interactions.
• Establish and maintain excellent working relationships with members of the business and work proactively with them to identify, mitigate and address privacy risks.
• Work closely with the relevant Asia-Pacific stakeholders in assisting business and shared services teams in responding to requests from individuals with common rights under the applicable data protection with respect to their personal information.
• Help support projects designed to maintain awareness throughout the organization of Aon’s approach to privacy and commitment to its privacy obligations globally.
• Provide regular privacy training and communications to Aon business and shared services teams within the Asia-Pacific region.
• Help support projects designed to maintain privacy compliance.
• Keep abreast of regulatory developments. Analyze existing and new legislative and regulatory developments to ensure that Aon understands and remains compliant with evolving requirements.
• Support the APAC Privacy Counsel Lead in carrying out her expanded role as the DPO of Aon SG.

How this opportunity is different

• Experience working with OneTrust preferred
• Experience with interpreting and implementing privacy programs

Skills and experience that will lead to success

• Experience with a focus in privacy and data protection law and regulation
• CIPP certified, or ability to demonstrate equivalent knowledge
• Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial agreements, especially privacy and data protection provisions and addendums
• You are a self-motivated team player with the ability to learn quickly, identify and resolve legal and business issues, drive projects and earn the confidence of the partners you work with
• You can work independently but also like to be part of a diverse team

How we support our colleagues

In addition to our comprehensive benefits package, we encourage an inclusive workforce. Plus, our agile environment allows you to manage your wellbeing and work/life balance, ensuring you can be your best self at Aon. Furthermore, all colleagues enjoy two “Global Wellbeing Days” each year, encouraging you to take time to focus on yourself. We offer a variety of working style solutions for our colleagues as well.

Our continuous learning culture inspires and equips you to learn, share and grow, helping you achieve your fullest potential. As a result, at Aon, you are more connected, more relevant, and more valued.

Aon values an innovative and inclusive workplace where all colleagues feel empowered to be their authentic selves. Aon is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

Aon provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran, marital, domestic partner status, or other legally protected status.

We welcome applications from all and provide individuals with disabilities with reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application, interview process and to perform essential job functions once onboard. If you would like to learn more about the reasonable accommodations we provide, email

Aon is in the business of better decisions

At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world.

As an organization, we are united through trust as one inclusive, diverse team, and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.

What the day will look like

Role Summary

Reporting to Aon’s Global Privacy Office, The Privacy Counsel should be comfortable with counseling business partners, negotiating privacy and data protection terms, and navigating a complex organization with broad services related to risk, retirement, health, reinsurance, and data and analytics. The job entails getting deeply involved with ensuring that Aon’s business operations are designed, built and maintained in a way that follows applicable data privacy obligations in their region.

Responsibilities

• Work with commercial teams to ensure client contracts and agreements with suppliers or third parties comply with all relevant privacy laws.
• Draft, review, and negotiate privacy and data protection language for Aon’s client, supplier, and third-party agreements.
• Work collaboratively within the OneTrust system to review initiatives for compliance with privacy laws, conduct privacy impact assessments and develop solutions that address privacy risks.
• Advise on data privacy incidents; provide legal counsel on notification obligations, best practices for communication. Manage regulatory interactions.
• Establish and maintain excellent working relationships with members of the business and work proactively with them to identify, mitigate and address privacy risks.
• Work closely with the relevant Asia-Pacific stakeholders in assisting business and shared services teams in responding to requests from individuals with common rights under the applicable data protection with respect to their personal information.
• Help support projects designed to maintain awareness throughout the organization of Aon’s approach to privacy and commitment to its privacy obligations globally.
• Provide regular privacy training and communications to Aon business and shared services teams within the Asia-Pacific region.
• Help support projects designed to maintain privacy compliance.
• Keep abreast of regulatory developments. Analyze existing and new legislative and regulatory developments to ensure that Aon understands and remains compliant with evolving requirements.
• Support the APAC Privacy Counsel Lead in carrying out her expanded role as the DPO of Aon SG.

How this opportunity is different

• Experience working with OneTrust preferred
• Experience with interpreting and implementing privacy programs

Skills and experience that will lead to success

• Experience with a focus in privacy and data protection law and regulation
• CIPP certified, or ability to demonstrate equivalent knowledge
• Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial agreements, especially privacy and data protection provisions and addendums
• You are a self-motivated team player with the ability to learn quickly, identify and resolve legal and business issues, drive projects and earn the confidence of the partners you work with
• You can work independently but also like to be part of a diverse team

How we support our colleagues

In addition to our comprehensive benefits package, we encourage an inclusive workforce. Plus, our agile environment allows you to manage your wellbeing and work/life balance, ensuring you can be your best self at Aon. Furthermore, all colleagues enjoy two “Global Wellbeing Days” each year, encouraging you to take time to focus on yourself. We offer a variety of working style solutions for our colleagues as well.

Our continuous learning culture inspires and equips you to learn, share and grow, helping you achieve your fullest potential. As a result, at Aon, you are more connected, more relevant, and more valued.

Aon values an innovative and inclusive workplace where all colleagues feel empowered to be their authentic selves. Aon is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

Aon provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran, marital, domestic partner status, or other legally protected status.

We welcome applications from all and provide individuals with disabilities with reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application, interview process and to perform essential job functions once onboard. If you would like to learn more about the reasonable accommodations we provide, email