Job Summary
We are looking for an Enterprise IT Privacy Advisor to join our growing Data Privacy Team. In this role, you will be the primary custodian of privacy and GDPR compliance across our internal IT environments. You will safeguard our information assets by embedding Privacy-by-Design principles into our tools and workflows, managing risk, and maintaining alignment with global privacy laws, standards, and corporate regulations.
This role requires a dedicated privacy professional who can confidently influence senior stakeholders, optimize privacy processes, and deliver high-impact awareness programs across Enterprise IT. You will build critical relationships across Group Security, Corporate Audit, Group Legal, and the Group Data Privacy Officer (GPDO), acting as a trusted advisor to IT system and service owners.
Key Responsibilities
• Privacy Leadership: Provide strategic direction and guidance on all GDPR and privacy-related matters within Enterprise IT.• Privacy Impact Assessments: Oversee and ensure comprehensive Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs/DPIAs) are performed for all internal IT systems, automation frameworks, and cloud services.• Stakeholder Management: Manage relationships with key business and technical stakeholders to ensure organizational commitment to data privacy initiatives.• Incident & Request Response: Provide operational guidance for the execution of Subject Access Requests (SAR) and Data Privacy Breach management processes.• Audits & Governance: Act as the privacy subject matter expert during IT security assessments, lead privacy compliance audits, and utilize internal review outcomes to drive continuous improvement plans.• Training & Awareness: Design, develop, and deliver targeted data privacy training and awareness programs to technical and operational groups within Enterprise IT.• Global Representation: Represent the Enterprise IT division in global Ericsson Privacy forums and collaborative working groups.
Key Qualifications
• Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science, Information Security, Law, or equivalent practical experience.• Core Privacy Experience: Minimum of 5+ years of dedicated, hands-on experience managing Data Privacy and GDPR compliance frameworks.• Total Professional Experience: 5-8 years of total experience working within corporate risk, compliance, IT governance, or information security environments.• Domain Expertise: Strong mastery of GDPR, Privacy-by-Design, Data Inventory/Mapping, and Data Governance, with a solid supporting knowledge of information security standards (ISO 27001, ISO 27701, ISO 27018, ISO/IEC 42001).• Preferred Certifications: IAPP certifications are highly preferred (CIPP/E, CIPM, CIPT, AIGP) or CDPSE. Secondary certifications like CISSP, CISM, CISA, or ISO 27001 Lead Implementer are considered a strong plus.
Additional Requirements
• Multidisciplinary Approach: Ability to evaluate and discuss Privacy/GDPR requirements across legal, risk, operational, and technical spectrums.• Team Leadership: Experience guiding cross-functional teams through complex compliance initiatives.• Communication Skills: Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate complex privacy requirements in simple, actionable terms.• A dynamic, self-motivated, positive, and innovative approach to problem-solving.
"All academic credentials must be from recognized and accredited institutions and are further subject to verification."
Why join Ericsson?At Ericsson, you'll have an outstanding opportunity. The chance to use your skills and imagination to push the boundaries of what's possible. To build solutions never seen before to some of the world's toughest problems. You'll be challenged, but you won't be alone. You'll be joining a team of diverse innovators, all driven to go beyond the status quo to craft what comes next.
What happens once you apply? Click Here to find all you need to know about what our typical hiring process looks like.Encouraging a diverse and inclusive organization is core to our values at Ericsson, that's why we champion it in everything we do. We truly believe that by collaborating with people with different experiences we drive innovation, which is essential for our future growth. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and realize their full potential as part of our Ericsson team. Ericsson is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. learn more.
Primary country and city: India (IN) || Bangalore
Req ID: 793664
Skills Required
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science, information security, law, or equivalent practical experience
- 5+ years of dedicated, hands-on experience managing data privacy and GDPR compliance frameworks
- 5-8 years of total experience in corporate risk, compliance, IT governance, or information security environments
- Strong knowledge of GDPR, Privacy-by-Design, data inventory and mapping, and data governance
- Supporting knowledge of ISO 27001, ISO 27701, ISO 27018, and ISO/IEC 42001
- Ability to evaluate privacy and GDPR requirements across legal, risk, operational, and technical areas
- Experience guiding cross-functional teams through complex compliance initiatives
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills
- IAPP certification such as CIPP/E, CIPM, CIPT, or AIGP, or CDPSE
- CISSP, CISM, CISA, or ISO 27001 Lead Implementer certification
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