1. Job Summary
Fresher Jobs Hub is seeking a detail-oriented, ethical, and proactive Data Protection Officer (DPO) – Privacy Programme Management to oversee data protection practices, strengthen privacy governance, and support the effective implementation of privacy programmes across the organisation. The successful candidate will help ensure that personal information is collected, processed, stored, shared, and retained in accordance with applicable data protection laws, regulatory requirements, and internal policies.
This role involves developing privacy frameworks, conducting risk assessments, monitoring compliance, advising business teams, and coordinating privacy-related initiatives across departments. The Data Protection Officer will work closely with legal, compliance, information security, IT, human resources, and business operations teams to identify privacy risks and establish practical solutions that protect personal data throughout its lifecycle.
The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of privacy regulations, data governance, risk management, and programme coordination. They should be comfortable translating complex legal and technical requirements into clear business practices while promoting a culture of accountability, transparency, and responsible data handling.
This position is suitable for professionals with experience in data protection, privacy operations, regulatory compliance, information governance, or risk management who are interested in leading privacy programme activities and supporting continuous improvement.
2. Key Responsibilities
Privacy Programme Management
Develop, implement, and maintain the organisations privacy programme, ensuring alignment with business objectives and applicable regulatory obligations.
Establish privacy policies, procedures, standards, and operational guidelines for handling personal and sensitive information.
Create privacy programme roadmaps, implementation plans, milestones, and performance indicators.
Coordinate privacy initiatives across departments and monitor progress against established objectives.
Review programme effectiveness regularly and recommend improvements to strengthen privacy controls and governance.
Data Protection Compliance
Monitor applicable data protection requirements, including relevant provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Indias Digital Personal Data Protection Act and applicable rules, and other relevant privacy laws, as appropriate to the organisations operations.
Support compliance assessments, internal reviews, and regulatory readiness activities.
Maintain documentation demonstrating privacy compliance, including policies, assessment records, decision logs, and supporting evidence.
Assist in interpreting regulatory requirements and translating them into actionable business procedures.
Track regulatory developments and communicate relevant changes to stakeholders.
Privacy Risk Assessment and Mitigation
Conduct or coordinate Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) and other privacy risk assessments where required.
Identify risks associated with personal data collection, processing, storage, transfers, and third-party access.
Work with information security and technology teams to assess privacy risks associated with new systems, applications, products, and business processes.
Recommend appropriate technical and organisational safeguards to reduce privacy risks.
Maintain privacy risk registers and track mitigation actions through completion.
Data Subject Rights and Privacy Requests
Oversee or coordinate processes for responding to requests involving access, correction, erasure, withdrawal of consent, and other applicable data protection rights.
Ensure privacy requests are routed to the appropriate teams and handled within applicable legal deadlines.
Maintain accurate records of requests, decisions, responses, and escalations.
Identify recurring issues and recommend process improvements to enhance response quality and efficiency.
Data Breach and Incident Management
Collaborate with security, legal, compliance, and operational teams to investigate suspected personal data breaches.
Support incident assessment, documentation, escalation, and remediation activities.
Help determine notification obligations and timelines under applicable laws, working with authorised legal and compliance stakeholders.
Coordinate corrective actions and follow-up reviews to reduce the likelihood of similar incidents.
Contribute to incident response procedures, tabletop exercises, and privacy-related business continuity planning.
Vendor and Third-Party Privacy Management
Review privacy-related aspects of vendor onboarding, procurement, and third-party service arrangements.
Coordinate assessments of vendors that process personal data on behalf of the organisation.
Support the review of data processing agreements, confidentiality provisions, and relevant contractual safeguards.
Monitor identified third-party privacy risks and follow up on remediation plans.
Collaborate with procurement, legal, and business owners to ensure privacy requirements are incorporated into supplier management processes.
Training and Awareness
Develop and coordinate privacy awareness programmes for employees, contractors, and relevant business partners.
Deliver training on data handling, confidentiality, consent, retention, and privacy incident reporting.
Create practical guidance and communication materials that help employees understand their responsibilities.
Monitor training completion and identify departments that require additional support.
Promote a culture in which privacy is considered during everyday decisions and business activities.
Stakeholder Engagement and Reporting
Serve as a key point of contact for privacy-related programme coordination and internal guidance.
Provide regular updates to senior management on programme progress, key risks, compliance gaps, and improvement initiatives.
Prepare dashboards, reports, risk summaries, and management presentations.
Coordinate with internal audit, legal, information security, HR, and IT teams to support consistent privacy practices.
Escalate significant risks and unresolved compliance issues through the appropriate governance channels.
3. Required Skills and Qualifications
Educational Qualifications
Bachelors degree in Law, Business Administration, Information Technology, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or a related discipline.
A postgraduate qualification in data protection, privacy law, information security, risk management, or corporate governance is an advantage.
Relevant professional certifications, such as Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP), Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), or ISO/IEC 27701-related training, are desirable.
Technical and Professional Skills
Strong understanding of data protection principles, privacy governance, and personal information lifecycle management.
Familiarity with applicable privacy legislation and regulatory compliance requirements.
Experience with privacy impact assessments, risk registers, compliance monitoring, and remediation tracking.
Knowledge of data mapping, records of processing activities, data retention schedules, and consent management.
Understanding of data breach response, incident reporting, and escalation procedures.
Familiarity with vendor privacy assessments, contractual safeguards, and third-party risk management.
Ability to develop privacy policies, procedures, reports, and operational documentation.
Strong project management, organisational, and stakeholder coordination skills.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, spreadsheets, presentation tools, and documentation platforms.
Familiarity with privacy management software, governance, risk and compliance (GRC) platforms, and data discovery tools is beneficial.
4. Experience
Typically, 3–7 years of relevant experience in data protection, privacy programme management, regulatory compliance, information governance, legal operations, or risk management.
Previous experience coordinating privacy initiatives or implementing compliance frameworks across multiple departments is preferred.
Demonstrated experience conducting or supporting privacy risk assessments and maintaining compliance documentation.
Experience working with legal, IT, cybersecurity, procurement, and business operations teams is an advantage.
Experience supporting audits, regulatory enquiries, data subject requests, or privacy incident investigations is desirable.
Familiarity with regulated industries such as financial services, healthcare, technology, telecommunications, or e-commerce is beneficial.
Candidates with strong relevant qualifications and transferable compliance or risk management experience may also be considered for appropriately scoped opportunities.
5. Working Hours
Employment Type: Full-time.
Typical Schedule: Monday to Friday, approximately 40 hours per week.
Working Arrangement: Remote, hybrid, or office-based, depending on the confirmed position and business requirements.
Flexibility: Occasional schedule adjustments may be required for cross-functional meetings, regulatory deadlines, incident response, or collaboration with international teams.
Additional Hours: Reasonable additional availability may be needed during significant privacy incidents, audits, or programme implementation milestones.
The final working schedule, location, and employment terms will be confirmed during the recruitment process.
6. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Regulatory Knowledge
Ability to interpret privacy requirements and apply them to business processes.
Understanding of privacy principles, lawful processing, transparency, data minimisation, purpose limitation, storage limitation, and accountability.
Awareness of international data transfers and jurisdiction-specific requirements where relevant.
Ability to identify situations requiring legal review or escalation to senior privacy leadership.
Analytical and Problem-Solving Abilities
Ability to evaluate privacy risks, identify control weaknesses, and recommend proportionate mitigation measures.
Strong attention to detail when reviewing records, contracts, assessments, and compliance evidence.
Ability to investigate issues systematically and distinguish immediate concerns from longer-term programme improvements.
Capability to use metrics and reporting tools to monitor programme performance.
Communication and Collaboration
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to explain technical and legal concepts to non-specialist audiences.
Confidence in coordinating with stakeholders across different departments and levels of seniority.
Ability to handle sensitive information with discretion, professionalism, and integrity.
Programme and Project Management
Ability to prioritise multiple workstreams and manage deadlines effectively.
Strong organisational skills, including maintaining action logs, project documentation, and risk registers.
Ability to coordinate projects from planning through implementation and review.
A continuous-improvement mindset with an emphasis on measurable outcomes.
Professional Integrity
Commitment to confidentiality, impartiality, ethical conduct, and responsible data use.
Ability to recognise and appropriately escalat…
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