Job Title: Privacy Specialist

Experience: 3–8 years

Role Overview

The Privacy Specialist is responsible for supporting and
strengthening the organization’s privacy and personal data protection program,
with strong working knowledge of India’s Digital Personal Data Protection
(DPDP) Act and applicable rules. The role focuses on privacy compliance, data
handling practices, risk assessments, documentation, individual rights
requests, and coordination with business and technical teams. Experience with
the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is an added advantage.

Key Responsibilities

DPDP Compliance & Privacy Governance

- Maintain
and support the organization’s privacy program in alignment with India’s
DPDP Act and applicable rules and guidance

- Translate
privacy obligations into practical policies, procedures, workflows, and
controls for relevant business functions

- Support
privacy governance activities, maintain compliance registers, and track
implementation of privacy requirements

- Monitor
changes in privacy laws, rules, and regulatory guidance and assess their
potential impact on organizational practices

Personal Data Lifecycle & Data Principal Rights

- Support
data mapping and records of personal data processing, including
collection, use, sharing, retention, and deletion

- Help
establish and maintain processes for handling data principal requests,
grievances, consent withdrawal, and related communications, as applicable

- Review
privacy notices, consent language, and data collection forms to help
ensure transparency and appropriate purpose limitation

- Coordinate
with business and technical teams to support retention schedules, deletion
processes,



and appropriate handling of personal data

Privacy Risk Assessments & Incident Management

- Conduct
or coordinate privacy impact and risk assessments for new projects,
products, vendors, and changes to personal data processing

- Identify
privacy risks and recommend proportionate controls and remediation actions
in collaboration with relevant teams

- Support
the identification, assessment, escalation, and documentation of personal
data breaches and privacy incidents

- Coordinate
with Security, Legal, IT, and business stakeholders on incident response,
required assessments, and applicable notification obligations

Third-Party Privacy & GDPR (Added Advantage)

- Review
vendor and partner privacy practices, contractual clauses, and
data-processing arrangements with relevant stakeholders

- Support
privacy due diligence and track remediation of issues identified during
vendor reviews or assessments

- Where
applicable, assist with GDPR-related activities such as data subject
rights, lawful bases, records of processing, and cross-border transfer
reviews

- Help
map privacy requirements across jurisdictions and identify common controls
while accounting for jurisdiction-specific obligations

Documentation, Training & Stakeholder Management

- Maintain
privacy policies, procedures, notices, assessment records,



processing
registers, and evidence of compliance

- Prepare
privacy compliance updates, risk summaries, metrics, and reports for
management and internal stakeholders

- Deliver
or coordinate privacy awareness sessions and provide practical guidance to
teams handling personal data

Required Skills & Experience

- 3–5
years of experience in data privacy, privacy compliance, information
security GRC, legal compliance, or a related role

- Strong,
demonstrable knowledge of India’s DPDP Act and applicable rules, including
key obligations relating to notice, consent where applicable, data
principal rights, safeguards, breach response, and accountability

- Experience
with privacy documentation, data mapping, risk assessments, compliance
reviews, and coordination with cross-functional stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

- Bachelor’s
degree in Law, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Business, or a
related field; relevant privacy or data protection experience may also be
considered

- Working
experience with DPDP, GDPR is an added advantage; certifications or
training such as CIPP/A, CIPP/E, CIPM, or other relevant privacy
qualifications are desirable

- Experience
managing security incidents and crisis situations

- Strong
leadership, communication, and decision-making skills

Preferred Qualifications

- Bachelor’s
degree in IT, Cybersecurity, or related field

Certifications such as ( Certified Information
Systems Security Qualified (CISSP) - Certified Information Privacy
Professional (CIPP) - Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer (CDPSE ), CDPO
or ISO/IEC 27701.

📌 Data Privacy Specialist (Chennai)
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📍 Chennai