[Hiring] Data Protection Officer / Privacy Compliance Manager @Appsierra Group

Role Description

We are seeking an experienced Data Protection Officer (DPO) / Privacy Compliance Manager to join our team. This role will support the organization in managing its privacy and data protection obligations.

• Act as the central point for privacy governance, regulatory compliance, advisory, risk management and data subject rights.
• Establish and maintain a privacy governance framework, policies, procedures and compliance documentation.
• Manage data mapping, records of processing activities (RoPA) and identify privacy risks associated with data flows.
• Coordinate incident and breach management, regulatory notification and corrective actions.
• Conduct vendor due diligence and third‑party privacy assessments, and maintain a vendor privacy risk register.
• Provide privacy awareness training and conduct compliance reviews.
• Prepare periodic management reports on privacy registers and compliance status.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Law, Information Technology, Risk, Compliance or a related field.
• 5+ years of hands‑on privacy compliance experience.
• In‑depth knowledge of DPDPA (India), GDPR (EU), UK GDPR and applicable US privacy laws.
• Experience conducting DPIAs and privacy risk assessments.
• Strong communication, analytical and risk‑assessment skills.

Requirements

• Certifications such as CIPP/E, CIPM, CDPO or ISO/IEC 27701.
• Experience in AI/ML privacy assessments.
• Experience with data‑subject rights process automation.
• Familiarity with vendor privacy risk registers.

Skills

• GDPR compliance
• DPDPA knowledge
• Privacy governance
• Risk assessment
• DPIA execution
• Vendor due diligence
• Incident response
• AI privacy
• Training delivery
• Stakeholder communication