Data Protection Office Off-Cycle Internship

Line of Service

Assurance

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

IFS - Risk & Quality (R&Q)

Management Level

Intern/Trainee

Job Description & Summary

A career in Risk Management, within Internal Firm Services, will provide you with the opportunity to advance and foster integrity based decision making and conduct by PwC professionals throughout our organisation. You’ll focus on promoting and monitoring compliance with applicable external laws and regulations as well as internal policies and procedures to help manage PwC’s regulatory, litigation, and reputational risk.

Our Information Management team provides PwC with technology solutions around digitisation, data management and social media that makes PwC less vulnerable to external threats. You’ll help the team develop analytics, future state logical architecture, and technology mapping.

How will you value-add?

A career in Risk Management, within Internal Firm Services, will provide you with the opportunity to advance and foster integrity-based decision making and conduct by PwC professionals throughout our organisation. You’ll focus on promoting and monitoring compliance with applicable external laws and regulations as well as internal policies and procedures to help manage PwC’s regulatory, litigation, and reputational risk.

How will you value-add?

Facilitating compliance through accountability, building clients’ trust and safeguarding the firm’s data and reputation are at the heart of the Data Protection Office (DPO). A stint with the Data Protection Office provides you with a great opportunity to be part of the drive towards continuous data protection improvements and promote a positive data culture.

We are currently seeking a suitable candidate to join the team as an intern to provide support to the team. You will work closely to support the day-to-day operations and will get a chance to fully immerse yourself in the initiatives.

Key responsibilities:

• Support automation operations by execution of splunk automation, monitoring splunk bot runs, troubleshooting failures, and proposing improvements to playbooks/runbooks
• Perform pre-investigation triage of Splunk bot exceptions
• Assist with investigations for data incidents or privacy complaints and undertake reporting and remedial actions as necessary
• Assist with ad-hoc projects
  
  

About You

• Able to commit full time from July 2026 – Dec 2026
• University students pursuing studies in any of these areas - Law, Data Governance, Data Privacy, Data Risk and Compliance, IT Security, or any other security related fields.
• Good/Proficient command in MS Excel, Word, Powerpoint.
• Be well spoken, resourceful and a team player who has the confidence and maturity to interact effectively with all levels of staff within the firm.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with an eye for detail and accuracy
• Possess a high level of resilience and positive work attitude
• Willingness to learn and deliver timely and quality results to internal stakeholders
• Good writing skills (English) is a plus
  
  

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required:

Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Communication, Compliance Training, Corporate Litigations, Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Inclusion, Information Security, Information Technology Applications, Intellectual Curiosity, Investigation, Law Practice, Legal Advice, Legal Compliance, Legal Data Protection, Legal Document Review, Legal Matters, Legal Stipulations, Optimism, Personal Data, Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) {+ 8 more}

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Government Clearance Required?

No

Job Posting End Date