Senior Advisor - Privacy & Data Protection

Senior Advisor - Privacy & Data Protection

• Identify risks and also plan and implement the risk mitigation plans • Lead the data breach handling process for effective addresal of privacy related gaps (if any) reported, in the current process & systems. • Manage the process related to personal data access requests from individuals. • Assess subcontracting/outsourcing of any processing of personally identifiable information and recommend privacy related controls (including inclusion of appropriate clauses in the vendor contract. • Liaison with external Privacy and Data Protection Counsel for expert views and audits. • Identify and implement internal initiatives on Data Privacy. • Partner with the product development team in the development of new products (including cloud based) and recommend privacy related features/controls, in summary Privacy by Design. • Lead and collaborate in the formulation of policies related to collection and processing of personally identifiable information, based on the Privacy & Data Protection Laws of the countries in which the company operates or would like to expand its operations. • Implement and monitor the data privacy policies and associated processes across functions and business units. • Proactively partner with functional groups (HR, CAG, CCD, Facilities,…) to ensure that the adoption of new technologies, processes, services and solutions are compliant with the applicable data privacy regulations • Assess the development & enhancements of internal processes & systems and recommend privacy related controls. • Conduct employee awareness on lawful handling of personally identifiable information, as part of their work.