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Job Description, Responsibilities & Requirements
About the Position
Privacy Specialist for Woven City Management
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Employment Type: Employee
Work Location Type: Hybrid
About Woven by Toyota
Woven by Toyota is enabling Toyota’s once-in-a-century transformation into a mobility company. Inspired by a legacy of innovating for the benefit of others, our mission is to challenge the current state of mobility through human-centric innovation - expanding what “mobility” means and how it serves society.
Our work centers on four pillars: AD/ADAS, our autonomous driving and advanced driver assist technologies; Arene, our software development platform for software-defined vehicles; Woven City, a test course for mobility; and Cloud & AI, the digital infrastructure powering our collaborative foundation. Business-critical functions empower these teams to execute, and together, we’re working toward one bold goal: a world with zero accidents and enhanced well-being for all.
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 ”To drive the future of movement.” and ”A Living Laboratory™, Human-Centered, and Ever Evolving City™.” to enhance well-being for all is our mission.
Responsibilities
- Business Support: Respond to inquiries and requests from business and development teams as part of Privacy by Design.
- Privacy Risk Assessment: Understand business schemes, identify relevant laws and legal obligations, and conduct privacy risk assessments to develop risk management plans for our services and products.
- Policy and Process Management: Create, implement, and improve privacy-related policies and processes, such as data mapping and Privacy Impact Assessments (PIA).
- Compliance with Various Laws and Regulations: Review privacy-related contracts, prepare privacy notices and consent forms, handle data subject requests and other inquiries, and respond to incidents.
- Project and Change Management: Manage projects in alignment with changes in the business unit and society, and collaborate with diverse stakeholders such as team members, business units, and affiliated companies to adapt flexibly to changes.
Requirements
- At least one year of practical experience in the privacy or data-related field, specifically from the perspective of Japanese law, performing the responsibilities mentioned above.
- Experience working in a flexible and diverse environment, with the ability to collaborate with various team members and stakeholders.
- Proactive in continuously acquiring privacy-related knowledge through the execution of assigned tasks.
- Fluency in both written and spoken Japanese.
- Ability to communicate effectively in both written and spoken English.
Nice to Have
- 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.
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.
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.