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About VitalityGroup
Vitality Group, a subsidiary of Discovery Limited offers a wellness platform program to global insurance companies that provides innovative health to foster healthier and happier lives. Vitality Group is responsible for the expansion of the Vitality Shared-Value Insurance business model beyond South Africa and the UK, serving to fully leverage the assets and intellectual property of Discovery beyond its primary markets.

Vitality Group operates a business providing wellness solutions to employer groups in the United States and partners with leading Insurers across the world to launch and grow Vitality Shared-Value Insurance in their markets. Vitality Group is also responsible for Discovery’s 25 percent equity investment in Ping An Health, the largest comprehensive medical insurer in China. Vitality Group’s businesses jointly reach more than 10 million members across 24 countries (Austria, Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, the United Kingdom, the United States, New Zealand, Ecuador and Vietnam).

Key Purpose

To support our legal, compliance and security teams. The position requires strong leadership and organizational skills, clear communication, problem solving skills, flexibility, excellent interpersonal skills, and the ability to work well with all levels of the organization, including team members in various offices around the world.

Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to

• Responsible for implementing a streamlined Privacy by Design program across Vitality’s global offices and offerings
• Responsible for creating and implementing a privacy governance framework to manage data use in compliance with relevant national legislation , certifications and industry standards whether in the US, South Africa, EU or other jurisdictions, including developing templates for data collection, assisting with data mapping, and vendor management reviews
• Works with key internal stakeholders in the review of projects and related data to ensure compliance with local data privacy laws, and where necessary, complete and advise on privacy impact assessments
• Serves as the primary point of contact for data privacy queries in the business
• Responsible for supporting Vendor Management and Legal’s review of contracts (including Model Clauses) and consents needed to implement projects in partnership with Information Security functions and ensuring filing requirements with local regulators are achieved
• Responsible for liasing and streamlining the privacy and security efforts across Vitality’s global offices and offerings
• Responsible for conducting and managing the global Data Protection and Information Security Steering Committee
• Responsible for managing and conducting ongoing reviews of Vitality’s data privacy governance framework in conjunction with security efforts
• Responsible for setting standards and reviewing policies and procedures globally that meet the requirements local data protection laws and any localization requirements in countries of operation
• Responsible for supporting and guiding the development and delivery of privacy & security training to various business functions
• Responsible for developing strategies and initiatives to ensure engagement with key internal and external stakeholders
• Responsible for coordinating and conducting data privacy audits
• Collaborates with the Information Security function(s) to raise employee awareness of data privacy and security issues and providing training on the subject matter
• Collaborates with the Information Security function(s) to maintain records of all data assets and exports, and maintaining a data security incident management plan to ensure timely remediation of incidents including impact assessments, security breach response, complaints, claims or notifications, and responding to subject access requests (SARs)
• Ensures that Vitality’s systems and procedures comply with all relevant data privacy and protection law, regulation and policy (including in relation to the retention and destruction of data)
• Works with designated internal legal counsel and, where necessary, outside counsel to help advise on local data privacy law issues
• Other duties as assigned

 

Personal Attributes And Skills

• Drives Results
• Values Driven
• Optimistic
• Learns on the Fly
• Resilient
• Instils Trust
• People Savvy
• Problem Solver
• Manages complexity
• Balances Stakeholders
• Transparency
• Multitasking
• Organizational skills
• Analytics


 

Education
Education and Experience

• Bachelors Degree

 

Experience

• 5 years' experience within a compliance, legal, audit and/or risk function, with recent experience in data privacy and security compliance
• Hold at least one Data Protection and/or Privacy certification such as, CIPP, CIPT, ISEB, etc., (preferred)
• Experience implementing a Privacy Framework
• Extensive experience in regional data privacy laws, including GDPR, HIPAA, POPI and CCPA
• Experience in developing and operationalizing policy
• Working knowledge of information technology and data management systems required
• Experience of working in a large, global organization
• Experience working in a regulated industry (preferred)
• Knowledge of PC applications, including MS Office
• Excellent writing and presentation skills
• Strong knowledge of data privacy and data protection regulation, and a good understanding of other major privacy frameworks and evolving legislation worldwide

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About Insure Systems

Discovery Insure Systems is a young dynamic team. We are constantly evolving and running with multiple projects simultaneously. We pride ourselves in the quality of work that we deliver and the ease and speed at which we can do it. Our aim to set the benchmark for efficiency in everything we set out to do.

Key Purpose

Design and implement robust, scalable and optimally performing systems using Oracle related technologies, according to provided specifications, standards and procedures, while ensuring compliance with the architectural standards and guidelines laid out by Discovery.

Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to
Design

• Translate business requirements into technical designs adhering to Discovery Insure processes, standards and guidelines, taking cognisance of performance, security and scalability requirements. Deliver within agreed timeframes.
• Liaise with relevant parties where clarification of business requirements or resolution to technical issues is needed
• Research and find effective solutions to technical issues that arise
• Estimate development timelines based on business requirements

Development

• Construct robust, maintainable, scalable, optimally performing system code in line with technical specifications, following prescribed process, standards and procedures. Deliver within agreed timeframes
• Conduct unit testing and fix any defects found

Testing

• Verify build stability and quality with development team before releasing to test team, aiming to release with zero defects
• Assist the Business analyst in ensuring the test pack includes relevant scenarios and test data.
• Consult and assist in reviewing risk / impact of defects found in testing, and assist with fixing where necessary

Support / Troubleshooting

• Assist system users with technical support issues and handle according to defined procedures
• Ability to effectively analyse root cause of system errors (data errors, performance and stability issues)

Mentoring / Team Development

• Actively coach other developers to understand and apply the Insure coding and architectural standards correctly, as well as any technologies in use
• Perform code review to ensure logical correctness, maintainability, scalability, performance, compliance with architectural standards and frameworks
• Assist in identifying training needs of team members

Personal Development

• Keep abreast of current technological trends and how these might be applied in the Discovery environment
• Constant improvement of knowledge of the various applications, their functionalities and data models

General

• Ability to communicate clearly, constructively and effectively. Easily able to follow and participate in technical, business process, and other discussions
• Able to build business relationships with other members of team and the business areas we support.


 

Personal Attributes And Skills
Technical Competencies

• Data Modelling specifically related to OLTP
• PLSQL
• SQL
• XML
• Dynamic SQL
• SQL and PLSQL performance tuning
• Report writing
• BI/Warehouse/ETL
• Java SE

 

Essential
Education and Experience

• 5-7 years of consistent Oracle PL/SQL experience .
• Some knowledge and experience of PostgreSQL

 

Working Knowledge Of

• Software development within SDLC
• Unit Testing
• Data modelling and design of database structures

 

Advantageous

• BSc Computer Science or equivalent 3 year qualification
• Oracle Certified Professional - Advanced PLSQL developer