Privacy Officer

This role is for one of Weekday’s clients
Salary range: Rs 1300000 - Rs 1800000 (ie INR 13-18 LPA)
Min Experience: 3 years
Location: Hyderabad, India
JobType: full-time

The Privacy Officer plays a critical role in ensuring that privacy and data protection practices are effectively embedded within eCommerce domain.
As the primary point of contact for all privacy-related issues and activities within eCommerce, the Privacy Officer works collaboratively with internal stakeholders, with a monthly meeting with a privacy office team (DPO, Security, Legal, Risk) on privacy matters. The Privacy Officer plays a pivotal role in ensuring that follow-up of non-compliance issues within eCommerce. This role overlaps with the Data Protection Officer (DPO) in terms of ensuring compliance with privacy laws and policies; however, the DPO focuses on organization-wide strategies, while the Privacy Officer implements these strategies within eCommerce.

Reporting Structure:
 Direct reporting line: senior management of eCommerce.
 Functional (dotted) reporting line: Data Protection Officer

Responsibilities:
 Privacy Process Ownership
o Serve as the (delegated) process owner for eCommerce privacy procedures and ensure
compliance with privacy policies and regulations
o Review and refine privacy processes to align with company-wide data protection objectives
o Proactively identify and implement privacy best practices to mitigate risks
o Safeguard overall privacy for our India Office

 Register of Processing Activities:
o Maintain and update the register of processing activities, ensuring accurate
documentation of data processing activities and related information.
o Ensure follow-up within the eCommerce of non-compliance issues

 Incident Handling:
o Coordinate or assist in the response to privacy incidents within eCommerce, ensuring prompt identification, assessment, and reporting of data breaches.

 Data Protection Impact Assessments:
o Conduct or assist in data protection impact assessments (DPIAs) for new projects and existing personal data processing activities
o Identify potential risks and recommend potential risk treatment activities

 Training & Awareness:

o Conduct or assist in delivering privacy training and raise awareness within the eCommerce domain, ensuring employees understand their roles in protecting data
o Stay up-to-date with privacy trends and changes in regulations, and share insights with the team.

 Contract Support:
o Review new contracts and work with procurement functions and legal teams to ensure compliance with privacy requirements, such as Data Processing Agreements (DPAs).

 Portfolio Management:
o Participate in eCommerce specific portfolio management reviews of new initiatives and assess their impact on privacy requirements.

Qualifications:
 With 3 years of relevant experience in privacy management, risk assessment, or compliance;
 Strong communication skills to advocate for privacy practices and liaise with various stakeholders;
 Ability to handle confidential information with integrity and discretion
 Good understanding of business processes and information technology within the eCommerce domain
 With experiences in conducting DPIAs, managing data breaches, and maintaining records is a Plus
 With any of the IAPP certification is a plus (CIPP/E; CIPM; CIPT)

This role requires adaptability to tailor privacy strategies and processes to the unique needs while maintaining consistency in compliance practices across the organization