Manager - Privacy & Data Protection - IT/ITES

Vacancy: - Manager - Privacy & Data Protection

Responsibilities:

Candidate has to ensure that privacy and data protection requirements are compiled by delivery and support organizations within Organization. This broadly includes:

- Managing Privacy & Data Protection Compliance across the enterprise

- Advise on legal requirements and best practice

- Expand and sustain a knowledge base for privacy and data protection laws as applicable to Organization

- Execute Data Protection Policy across the enterprise.

- Setup processes to monitor compliance. Provide organizational compliance and conformance reports on privacy and data protection to the CRO and top management.

- Provide direction to delivery and support functions on processing of personal data. Review processes, identify gaps, and suggest mitigation and follow-up on the closure of identified gaps.

- Uphold data flow maps

- Undertake data protection and privacy compliance audits in accordance with applicable requirements

- Keep track of changes in the relevant legislations related to Privacy and the Data Protection Acts, interpret, convert these requirements into controls and provide guidance to all stakeholders

- Development and update a comprehensive privacy awareness training program and promote awareness across the company

Skills Required:

- Knowledge of major data protection and privacy related acts across the globe

- Hands on ISO27001 and other information security standards/practices

- knowledge of information risk assessment and risk management

- Ability to analyze legislative requirements and relate these to organizational policies and practices

- Attitude to learning and development, a record of continuous professional development

- Strong interpersonal skills. Ability to influence leadership team internally and clients externally

- Understanding of technology controls related to Information Security

Experience required:

Around 2-4 years- experience in managing privacy and data protection program for IT/ITES companies or providing privacy and data protection consulting services to IT/ITES companies. Total 5-7 years of experience in the area of privacy and Information Security.

Qualification:

Graduate in any discipline Degree in Law will be desirable

Professional certifications related to privacy and information security preferred.