Electrosteel Group
Website:
electrosteel.com
Job details:
- Academic/Professional Qualification: Postgraduate / graduate in Information Technology/ Computer Science/ Law
- Length of Experience: 5-8 Years
- Technical skills required:
- Understanding data protection laws and practices, with experience in related disciplines such as information governance, incident response, and risk management.
- Shall have knowledge of the company's business sector, data processing needs, information technologies, and data security.
- Shall have the ability to promote data protection culture within the company.
- Strong project management skills.
- Ability to work effectively under pressure and manage sensitive and confidential information. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with strong attention to detail.
Job Description (Role & Responsibilities):
- Serve as the designated point of contact for the Data Protection Board of India and Data Principals. He/she will be responsible for overseeing the organisation's data protection strategy, ensuring compliance with the DPDPA 2023, and fostering a culture of privacy-by-design. Define a data privacy strategy that balances innovation, compliance, and the ethical use of personal data.
- Understand the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDPA) and the Rules notified in 2025, map them to applicable Company processes, and drive compliance with the Act and Rules
- Serve as the single point of contact for staff members, ECL regulators, and relevant authorities on data protection issues
- Assess and integrate solutions that facilitate DPDPA requirements, such as consent management. Records of Processing Activities, Privacy-by-Design, and Privacy Impact Assessment.
- Deliver targeted training and drive awareness initiatives for leadership personnel, employees, vendors, and third-party stakeholders involved in processing personal information.
- Manage the reporting of data breaches and thefts to the supervisory authority and ensure timely notification to Data Principals in accordance with statutory deadlines.
- Define and track Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for the privacy function and periodically report risks related to compliance and activities regarding personal data processing
- Collaborate with group entities and industry peers on DPDPA implementation, challenges. and initiatives.
Key Responsibilities:
- Ensure compliance with data privacy laws and policies
- Monitor data protection practices and risk management
- Handle data breach Incidents and regulatory comunication
- Conduct privacy audits, assessments, and training
- Review vendor and data security compliance
Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of GDPR I)PDP and data regulations
- Understanding of and IT systems
- Risk assessment and audit capability
- Strong communication and documentation skills
- Vendor and stakeholder management skills
Desirable
Audit and documentation capability
- Vendor and stakeholder management
Ability to conduct awareness and training
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