Director / VP - Data Protection Officer

The Japan Research Institute, Limited (Singapore Branch); New Delhi; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

The Japan Research Institute, Limited (Singapore Branch) seeks an experienced privacy and data governance professional to lead and mature privacy programmes across the organization. You will design governance frameworks, policies and controls, and collaborate with IT, legal, risk and compliance teams to ensure regulatory alignment and risk mitigation.

Ideal candidates bring 15+ years in data privacy, knowledge of GDPR/DPDP, and certifications such as CIPP/CIPM/CIPT/CISSP.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of privacy laws and data governance frameworks.
• Experience designing and implementing privacy and data governance programmes.
• Regulatory interpretation and enterprise governance skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain privacy governance framework, strategy, policies and operating models.
• Interpret privacy requirements and advise stakeholders on regulatory impact.
• Drive enterprise privacy programme implementation including DPIA/PIA and data protection controls.

Education

Graduate / Post-graduate qualification

Privacy certifications (CIPP, CIPM, CIPT, CISSP, ISO 27701)

Tools

Privacy governance tools

Job description

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Headquartered in Tokyo, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) is a leading global financial institution and a core member of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMBC Group). Built upon our rich Japanese heritage since 1876, we put our customers first and provide seamless access to, from and within the Asia Pacific region. SMBC is one of the largest Japanese banks by assets and maintain strong credit ratings across our global integrated network. We work closely as one SMBC Group to offer personal, corporate and investment banking services to meet the needs of our customers.

With sustainability embedded within our strategy and operations, we are committed to creating a society in which today’s generation can enjoy economic prosperity and well-being, and pass it on to future generations.

Primary Responsibilities

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Secondary Responsibilities

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• Develop and maintain the Bank’s privacy governance framework, strategy, policies, standards, procedures and operating model to ensure clear ownership and formal accountability across the data privacy lifecycle.

15%

Support governance forum materials and policy refresh activities.

• Interpret and monitor applicable privacy requirements, including DPDP Act / Rules, RBI expectations and relevant global privacy practices; advise stakeholders on regulatory impact and required implementation actions.

15%

Track emerging guidance and prepare internal briefing notes where required.

• Drive enterprise privacy programme implementation, including privacy controls, monitoring mechanisms, privacy-by-design / default and integration of privacy requirements into products, processes, technologies and change initiatives.

15%

Support review of consent, data masking, anonymization or privacy tooling requirements.

• Develop and plan overall policies on data governance management based on applicable regulations in the offices supervised by SMBC India; enhance data preparation, information / data management framework and determine operating policies for data analysis and responsible data utilization.

15%

Support data quality, data ownership, data lifecycle, reporting usage and information governance initiatives.

• Conduct or oversee privacy risk assessments, DPIA / PIA reviews / audits, high-risk processing reviews, data flow assessments and data inventory maintenance to identify, assess, mitigate and monitor privacy risks.

15%

Maintain evidence and records of processing / assessment outcomes.

• Govern data subject requests, grievance redressal, privacy incidents and breach response by coordinating with Legal, Compliance, Information Security, Technology, Business and Operations teams, including regulatory or data subject communication where applicable.

10%

Support issue tracking, ownership assignment and closure monitoring.

• Oversee privacy awareness, training, third-party privacy obligations and vendor compliance monitoring to strengthen organizational privacy capability and third-party accountability.

5%

Assist in privacy clauses / contract checks and targeted awareness campaigns.

• Prepare privacy and data governance dashboards, metrics and periodic reports for senior management, executive / board-level forums and relevant governance committees to monitor progress, adoption, exceptions and residual risks.

10%

Coordinate inputs for management updates, audit reviews and governance packs.

Total

100%

Section 6: Knowledge, Skills, Experience & Qualifications

• Knowledge Requirements : Strong understanding of privacy laws and data governance frameworks, including DPDP Act / Rules, RBI expectations, privacy governance, data governance management, privacy risk management, DPIA / PIA, data subject rights, grievance redressal, privacy incident management and third-party data protection obligations.
• Specialist / technical skills : Ability to design and implement privacy, data governance and data management frameworks, policies, controls and monitoring mechanisms; familiarity with data flow mapping, data inventory, data preparation, data quality, data analysis / utilization governance, consent management, data masking, anonymisation, security protocols, IT infrastructure and privacy management tools.
• Behavioural / management skills : Executive stakeholder management, regulatory interpretation, enterprise governance, strategic leadership, programme management, risk management, communication, cross-functional collaboration and ability to develop privacy and data governance capabilities.
• Relevant Experience : At least 15+ years of experience across data privacy & protection, information security and risk. Prior experience in implementing EU GDPR and / or leading and managing organisation-wide data privacy, data protection or data governance programme(s), such as DPDP. Experience in cross-functional stake‑holder management including but not limited to IT/IS, operations, governance, risk & compliance.
• Education and Certifications : Relevant graduate / Post-graduate qualification. Preferred Data Privacy / Data Protection certifications include Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP), Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM), Certified Information Privacy Technologist (CIPT), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), ISO 27701 or equivalent.