Privacy Officer, AsiaFCM Travel Asia · Greater Kuala Lumpur

Privacy Officer, Asia

🗓️ Posted 2026-10-01 Greater Kuala Lumpur Full-time Hybrid General
💰 Salary Not shared 📊 Market NA

Responsibilities

  • ● Privacy Officer, Asia Champion Privacy, Build Trust.
  • ● Love navigating complex regulations and love building trust across organizations Are you a detail-oriented privacy professional ready to join a fast-moving growth company transforming the way the world's businesses travel
  • ● At FCM, we combine cutting-edge technology with a people-centric mindset to transform our clients' travel programmes. Globally & locally connected, fun & energetic, flexible, and a little unconventional; that's our FCM way
  • ● About The Opportunity
  • ● As Asia Privacy Officer, you'll lead the day-to-day delivery of our privacy management program across Flight Centre Travel Group's portfolio of brands (including FCM, Discova, and other FCTG entities) operating in Asia. Reporting to the Asia Chief Privacy Officer, you'll take ownership of operational and investigative work, from leading privacy incident investigations and Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) to day-to-day compliance activities across this complex, multi-jurisdictional environment.
  • ● What You Will Do
  • ● Support the development, implementation and maintenance of FCTG's data privacy program, consent framework, retention practices, and policies across the region
  • ● Conduct regular compliance assessments and maintain the regional privacy register, tracking data processing activities and compliance status
  • ● Monitor regulatory developments across Asia, providing preliminary assessments and escalating strategic matters to the Asia CPO
  • ● Present to corporate clients to address privacy concerns and support Commercial teams in responding to customer privacy questions
  • ● Work closely with technology and development teams to anticipate and address privacy issues in systems and applications
  • ● Support bid-writing teams in RFP responses related to data protection matters
  • ● Manage data subject access, correction, and individual rights requests in accordance with applicable privacy laws
  • ● Conduct vendor privacy assessments and support due diligence processes
  • ● Review data privacy requirements within client contracts and ensure third-party supplier contracts meet FCTG privacy requirements
  • ● Lead end-to-end privacy incident investigations, documentation, and regulatory notifications where required
  • ● Lead DPIAs for new and existing products, systems, and business initiatives across the region
  • ● Design and deliver privacy awareness campaigns, training and orientation for employees across all Group brands
  • ● Drive culture change and promote privacy awareness across all levels of management