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A Melbourne-based innovative education institution is looking for a Senior PII Analyst to lead detailed data discovery and mapping to identify, classify, and document PII across the client’s digital landscape. Initial tenure: 3 months (contract)

Your new role

• Build and maintain the institutional PII Heatmap, tracing data from ingress points (forms/APIs) through storage and retention.
• Maintain the “Source of Truth” register for PII holdings across core systems (e.g., Salesforce, SMS) and unstructured repositories (e.g., file shares).
• Conduct risk assessments, map data flows between systems to detect unauthorised replication, shadow spreadsheets, and integration risk.
• Review data collection points (web forms, manual uploads, applications) to minimise unnecessary PII entering the environment.
• Recommend and help implement data protection measures (encryption, masking, anonymisation) and enforce access controls with IT/security teams.
• Partner with business owners to validate business purpose for sensitive fields; challenge “just-in-case” collection practices.
• Monitor, report, and track PII exposure incidents; prepare compliance and risk reports for audits and regulatory reviews.
• Compare current practices against University privacy standards; recommend remediation (redaction, purging, access restriction).
• Contribute to requirements definition, scope management, and prioritisation across projects and programs.
• Perform other duties as required to strengthen the identifiable data security capability across the portfolio.

What you'll need to succeed

• Strong knowledge of data privacy laws and frameworks (e.g., GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, Australian Privacy Principles) and familiarity with data discovery tools and DLP solutions.
• Proven business analysis, governance, and compliance experience applied to IT services and improvements.
• Highly developed planning and organisational skills—able to set priorities, implement improvements, and meet deadlines.
• Advanced ability to analyse business needs and produce functional specifications and actionable solutions.
• Strong stakeholder influence, negotiation, and relationship management skills.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving capability to address complex data issues.
• Clear communication and presentation skills to convey complex information effectively.
• Hands-on experience reviewing data structures (e.g., Excel exports, JSON snippets, field definitions).

What you'll get in return

• Exposure to enterprise-scale systems and a mature Enterprise Architecture environment.
• Collaborative, supportive team with approved models, methods, and tools.
• Competitive contract engagement with potential to extend or transition based on outcomes.
• Hybrid work culture with emphasis on work-life balance

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV to Prachi.Kalyanarora@Hays.com.au, or call us now.

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