Nufarm. Evolving Ag.

Nufarm is a global crop protection and seeds technologies company that helps farmers and businesses meet the global challenges of food, feed, fibre and food production. Whether it is commercialising the world's first plant-based omega-3, launching precision agricultural solutions, unlocking biomass oils for more sustainable fuels and fast-moving consumer goods, introducing innovative crop protection solutions, or delivering the crop and seed solutions farmers depend on every day, Nufarm is evolving with agriculture to drive value for customers.

Cyber Security Data Governance Manager

Global IT | Flexible Global Location

Shape the Future of Data Protection and Governance

We are seeking an experienced Cyber Security Data Governance Manager to join our Global IT team.

This is a strategic leadership role responsible for establishing and embedding the governance frameworks, policies, standards, and controls that protect Nufarm's data assets and improve trust in data across the enterprise. Working closely with business, technology, risk, legal, and privacy stakeholders, you will ensure data is classified, managed, retained, accessed, and protected in alignment with regulatory requirements, cyber security obligations, and business objectives.

If you are passionate about enabling secure and trusted use of data while driving governance maturity across a global organisation, we'd love to hear from you.

How You'll Help Us Grow

Enterprise Data Governance

• Lead the development and implementation of Nufarm's enterprise data governance framework, including policies, standards, roles, responsibilities, and control requirements.


• Establish governance requirements for data classification, retention, access management, handling, sharing, and disposal across structured and unstructured data environments.


• Drive governance maturity across the organisation through practical frameworks, controls, and accountability mechanisms.

Data Protection & Compliance

• Ensure data governance requirements align with cyber security, privacy, records management, and regulatory obligations.


• Support audit, compliance, risk assessment, and risk treatment activities relating to information governance and protection.


• Develop governance controls that strengthen data security, compliance, accountability, and transparency.

Stakeholder Management & Collaboration

• Partner with business owners, data stewards, privacy, legal, risk, and technology teams to define ownership and accountability for critical data assets.


• Facilitate the integration of governance practices into operational and technology processes.


• Provide guidance and support to stakeholders on governance obligations, controls, and best practices.

Data Management & Governance Capabilities

• Drive implementation of capabilities that support:
  
  
  
  • Metadata management
  
  
  • Data lineage
  
  
  • Data quality management
  
  
  • Governance reporting
  
  
  • Data lifecycle management
  
  
  
  


• Improve visibility, traceability, and trust in enterprise data.

Governance Monitoring & Reporting

• Monitor governance maturity, policy adoption, control effectiveness, exceptions, and remediation activities.


• Provide clear reporting and insights to leadership on governance risks, trends, compliance status, and improvement opportunities.


• Support the effective selection and utilisation of governance platforms, tools, and reporting solutions.

Awareness & Capability Building

• Promote a strong data governance culture across the organisation.


• Deliver stakeholder engagement, training, and practical guidance to support sustainable adoption of governance practices.


• Champion continuous improvement initiatives that enhance governance effectiveness and data stewardship.

Could This Be You?

You are a strategic and collaborative governance professional with strong expertise in cyber security, information management, and data governance. You understand how to balance business value, usability, compliance, and risk while implementing practical governance frameworks that deliver measurable outcomes.

You excel at engaging diverse stakeholder groups, influencing decisions, navigating complex organisational environments, and driving enterprise-wide governance adoption. You are passionate about protecting information assets while enabling trusted and compliant use of data across the business.

What You'll Bring

Essential

• Proven experience in cyber security, information security, data governance, or information management.


• Demonstrated experience leading governance, risk, classification, protection, or compliance initiatives in a complex enterprise environment.


• Relevant tertiary qualification and/or industry certification in:
  
  
  
  • Cyber Security
  
  
  • Information Technology
  
  
  • Information Management
  
  
  • Privacy
  
  
  • Risk Management
  
  
  • Governance
  
  
  
  


• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills across business, technical, and leadership audiences.


• Experience developing governance policies, standards, controls, and oversight mechanisms.


• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.


• Ability to translate regulatory, policy, and business requirements into practical governance controls and operational processes.


• Experience working across cross-functional and geographically dispersed teams.

Desirable

• Experience establishing enterprise data governance frameworks across structured and unstructured data environments.


• Experience in:
  
  
  
  • Data classification
  
  
  • Data retention and lifecycle management
  
  
  • Access governance
  
  
  • Privacy management
  
  
  • Data quality management
  
  
  • Metadata management
  
  
  • Data lineage
  
  
  • Regulatory compliance
  
  
  
  


• Experience operating within global or multi-site organisations.


• Familiarity with governance platforms, reporting solutions, and data management tools.


• Experience supporting enterprise data accountability, transparency, and governance maturity initiatives.

What Success Looks Like

• Enterprise-wide adoption of a sustainable data governance framework.


• Improved visibility, ownership, and accountability of critical data assets.


• Strong alignment between data governance, cyber security, privacy, and compliance requirements.


• Increased organisational confidence and trust in enterprise data.


• Enhanced governance maturity through measurable controls, monitoring, and reporting.

Why Join Nufarm?

At Nufarm, you'll have the opportunity to influence how data is governed, protected, and leveraged across a truly global organisation. You'll work alongside cyber security, technology, legal, privacy, and business leaders to build governance capabilities that support innovation, reduce risk, and strengthen business outcomes.

This role offers the opportunity to shape enterprise data governance strategy while driving meaningful change across Nufarm's global operations.

Nufarm is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Apply today and help Nufarm build a trusted, secure, and data-driven future.