This role is for one of the Weekday's clients

Salary range: Rs `600000 - Rs 1200000 (ie INR 6-12 LPA)

Experience: 1+ yrs

Location: Bengaluru, Gurugram

Job Type: full-time

We are seeking a Data Privacy Consultant to help organizations strengthen their privacy and data protection practices while ensuring compliance with evolving regulatory requirements. This role combines expertise in privacy regulations with a practical understanding of technology, information security, and data governance.

As a key contributor, you will work closely with business, legal, IT, and engineering teams to implement privacy frameworks, conduct compliance assessments, and embed privacy-by-design principles into business processes and technology solutions. The role is ideal for professionals who are passionate about data protection, regulatory compliance, and risk management.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

• Support the implementation and management of privacy compliance programs aligned with regulations such as GDPR, DPDPA, CCPA, and other applicable privacy laws.
• Conduct Privacy Impact Assessments (PIA), Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIA), Records of Processing Activities (RoPA), and privacy gap assessments.
• Collaborate with IT and engineering teams to implement privacy-by-design and privacy-by-default controls across systems and applications.
• Review business processes and data flows to identify privacy risks and recommend remediation measures.
• Draft, review, and maintain privacy policies, notices, consent mechanisms, and compliance documentation.
• Assist in privacy audits, ISO 27001/27701 assessments, and risk management initiatives.
• Support data governance activities, including personal data mapping, classification, and lifecycle management.
• Monitor regulatory changes and help translate legal requirements into practical operational and technical controls.
• Participate in third-party risk assessments and vendor privacy reviews.
• Maintain accurate compliance records and provide support during regulatory reviews and audits.
• Work with stakeholders across functions to ensure privacy obligations are effectively understood and implemented.

What Makes You a Great Fit

• Strong understanding of privacy regulations including GDPR, DPDPA, CCPA, and related data protection frameworks.
• Experience in privacy compliance, information security, risk management, or governance-related roles.
• Familiarity with PIA, DPIA, RoPA, privacy assessments, and compliance documentation.
• Basic understanding of data flows, cloud environments, information security controls, and technology architectures.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with legal, compliance, IT, and engineering teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent communication, documentation, and stakeholder management abilities.
• Understanding of privacy-by-design concepts and their practical implementation.
• Experience supporting ISO 27001, ISO 27701, or similar governance and compliance initiatives is an advantage.
• Degree in Law, Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
• A proactive mindset with a keen interest in privacy, cybersecurity, and emerging regulatory developments.