Job Description:

We are looking for an experienced Data Privacy Specialist to lead enterprise data privacy, governance, and compliance initiatives. The ideal candidate should have strong expertise in global privacy regulations, privacy-by-design principles, data governance, and technical implementation of privacy controls across enterprise applications and cloud environments.

Key Responsibilities:

- Develop, implement, and maintain enterprise data privacy policies, standards, and governance frameworks.

- Ensure compliance with global privacy regulations, including DPDP, GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, and other applicable data protection laws.

- Partner with business, legal, security, and engineering teams to embed privacy-by-design principles across the software development lifecycle (SDLC).

- Conduct Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs), Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs), and privacy risk assessments.

- Design and implement technical privacy controls, including encryption, data masking, access controls, consent management, and data retention policies.

- Lead enterprise data discovery, classification, data mapping, data segregation, and lifecycle management initiatives.

- Evaluate and implement privacy technologies, governance tools, and consent management platforms.

- Collaborate with development teams to integrate privacy controls into APIs, applications, and cloud platforms.

- Support internal audits, regulatory assessments, and compliance reviews while driving remediation activities.

- Develop privacy policies, awareness programs, and training for business and technology teams.

- Monitor regulatory changes and recommend updates to organizational privacy practices and controls.

Required Skills:

- 10-15 years of experience in Data Privacy, Information Security, Data Governance, or GRC.

- Strong knowledge of DPDP, GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, and other global data protection regulations.

- Good understanding of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and privacy-by-design principles.

- Proficiency in Python, Java, or SQL, with experience in API integrations.

- Experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

- Hands-on experience with encryption technologies, access control mechanisms, and data protection solutions.

- Experience implementing data governance capabilities, including data discovery, data classification, data mapping, retention and archival, consent management, and cookie consent solutions.

- Experience with GRC platforms, risk management, compliance monitoring, and internal audits.

- Strong analytical, stakeholder management, communication, and project management skills.