Privacy Management Specialist, Security

Cygames

Compliance

Security

Gaming

Cybersec

About this role

The role manages personal information and personal data so customers can safely enjoy games and other content. Responsibilities include responding to privacy-related consultations and inquiries from inside and outside the company, resolving issues in coordination with the legal department, and designing how personal information and data are handled in business operations with development teams.

The position also establishes and operates internal guidelines and rules for personal information management and gathers information on privacy laws and regulations in Japan and overseas. The successful candidate is expected to lead the specialist team that controls the management of personal information and personal data, with the possibility of progressing to a manager role when a dedicated department is established.

Required qualifications include basic knowledge of Japan’s personal information protection law and overseas privacy regulations such as the GDPR. Candidates must also have experience creating or operating policies and guidelines related to information security, including ISMS, the PrivacyMark, and personal information protection measures, as well as experience creating or operating personal information management rules for customers and internal organizations.

Preferred experience or qualifications include the CPP certification, the Registered Information Security Specialist qualification, GDPR-related work, privacy management consulting, security incident response, support desk or call center work, external negotiations, and software development. The role involves assessing risks realistically after listening to operational concerns and opinions.

The privacy management team currently consists of more than ten staff members who also work in the security department, and a dedicated specialist department is being considered. The role may also contribute to designing games and applications that technically protect personal information and personal data, alongside cooperation with the security and development departments.

This is a regular employee position, although a contract employee arrangement may also be used. Working hours are 10:00 to 19:00, with eight scheduled working hours and a 60-minute break from 13:00 to 14:00. Average monthly overtime was approximately 18.5 hours in 2025. Annual holidays include Saturdays, Sundays, public holidays, summer leave, year-end and New Year holidays, paid leave, and condolence leave. Insurance includes health, employment, workers’ compensation, and employees’ pension insurance. Benefits include housing and relocation allowances, child allowance, defined-contribution pension, training support, lunch assistance, and other health and communication programs. Side jobs are prohibited. Annual compensation is determined according to experience, ability, and company rules, with a semiannual performance incentive outside the annual salary.

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