Associate Director - Data Privacy

Role Overview: As an Associate Director at Birlasoft, you will be responsible for leading data privacy initiatives by developing and implementing comprehensive strategies aligned with business objectives. Your deep understanding of data protection laws and regulations, such as GDPR, CCPA, LGPD, and DPDP Act, will be crucial in ensuring compliance. You will also play a key role in policy development, conducting training sessions, managing data protection impact assessments, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. Key Responsibilities: - Develop and Implement Data Privacy Strategy: Create a strategic data privacy plan that aligns with business goals. - Data Protection Compliance: Ensure compliance with various data protection laws and regulations. - Policy Development: Develop and maintain data privacy policies, procedures, and controls. - Training and Awareness: Conduct training sessions and awareness programs for employees. - Data Protection Impact Assessments: Perform assessments for high-risk data processing activities. - Data Subjects Rights Management: Effectively manage Data Subjects Rights (DSRs). - Audit and Assurance: Conduct audits to assess the effectiveness of privacy and information security controls, identifying gaps and remediation plans. - Collaboration: Collaborate with legal, IT, and business stakeholders to ensure alignment and effectiveness. Qualifications Required: - Bachelor's or Master's degree in Law (LL.B or LL.M) - 10-12 years of experience in data privacy - Strong understanding of data protection laws and regulations - Experience in conducting ISO and Internal Audits - Proven leadership skills with experience in team management - Certifications in data privacy, such as CIPP or CIPM - Industry experience in IT service industry, particularly in Manufacturing, Healthcare, and Finance sectors - Experience working with tools like securiti, onetrust, etc. (Note: Additional details of the company were not provided in the job description),