Legal, Compliance & Data Privacy Professional

About the Role:

Join a dynamic, customer-focused team at Allianz. Reporting to the Senior Counsel in Hong Kong, you will partner closely with our Personal Lines and International Health businesses. This hands-on role spans legal advisory, compliance, and data protection-ideal for a proactive, commercially minded professional who wants to build a broad skill set while supporting critical initiatives.

Note: This position will be employed under Allianz Commercial (Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE); Location: Taikoo Shing

What you'll do:

Legal & Compliance

• Provide legal and regulatory advice to the business; ensure actions align with the Insurance Ordinance (and IA guidelines), Companies Ordinance, internal policies, and group standards
• Draft, review, and negotiate contracts; balance commercial needs with legal and compliance risk mitigation
• Monitor and assess legal/regulatory changes; identify risks, propose solutions, and support implementation
• Support and execute compliance program activities (monitoring, reporting, gap resolution between group policies and local rules)
• Manage and coordinate customer complaints and compliance incidents; conduct root-cause analysis and recommend control/process enhancements
• Prepare clear documentation and reports for stakeholders; remediation of audit/compliance findings.
• Contribute to governance, internal standards, policies, and deliver targeted training to promote a strong compliance culture
• Partner cross-functionally (e.g., Product, Sales, Operations, IT) to align on requirements, enable delivery, and escalate/resolve issues

 

Data Protection

• Operate privacy-by-design processes: privacy impact assessments, Records of Processing Activities, and customer-facing privacy notices
• Manage Data Subject Requests; assist with incident management (investigation, risk assessment, reporting)
• Support privacy QA and timely remediation of identified gaps or vulnerabilities
• Promote a strong data protection culture via policies, procedures, and training

• Work effectively in an environment shaped by artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, data analytics and cloud-based tools, using insights responsibly with our standards of data governance, security and ethical use.

What you'll bring:

• Law degree from a recognized institution in a common law jurisdiction
• 3+ years' relevant experience in insurance or financial services
• Working knowledge of Hong Kong regulations: Insurance Ordinance (and IA guidelines), Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (PDPO), and Companies Ordinance
• Experience in compliance management (breaches, audits) and exposure to data protection/privacy frameworks (ideally in an international organization) welcome
• Strong written and verbal communication; able to engage and influence cross-functional stakeholders
• Fluent in English; professional proficiency in written Chinese is an advantage
• Work effectively in an environment shaped by artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, data analytics and cloud-based tools, using insights responsibly with our standards of data governance, security and ethical use. 

 

What we offer:

Our employees play an integral part in our success as a business. We appreciate that each of our employees are unique and have unique needs, ambitions and we enjoy being a part of their journey.

We are there to empower and encourage you with your personal and professional development ensuring  that you take control by offering a large variety of courses and targeted development programs. All that in a global environment where international mobility and career progression are encouraged. Caring for your health and wellbeing is key priority for us. This is why we build Work Well programs to providing you with peace of mind and give the flexibility in planning and arranging for a better work-life balance.

 

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Allianz Group is one of the most trusted insurance and asset   management companies in the world. Caring for our employees, their ambitions,   dreams and challenges, is what makes us a unique employer. Together we can   build an environment where everyone feels empowered and has the confidence to   explore, to grow and to shape a better future for our customers and the world   around us. 
 
At Allianz, we stand for unity: we believe that a united world is a   more prosperous world, and we are dedicated to consistently advocating for   equal opportunities for all. And the foundation for this is our inclusive   workplace, where people and performance both matter, and nurtures a culture   grounded in integrity, fairness, inclusion and trust. 
 
We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural   background, age, gender, nationality, religion, social class, disability or   sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under applicable   local laws and regulations. 
 
Join us. Let's care for tomorrow. 
 

How we hire 
 
We hire directly. Allianz Partners does not accept unsolicited CV's or approaches from agencies. We only work with partners on our approved supplier list, under contract. Any unsolicited submission will not be considered.