Sr Manager- Data Privacy projects - Data Privacy projects

Tata Communications; Mumbai; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 5,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Communications is seeking a Privacy Manager to lead integration of privacy-by-design into customer-facing products across telecom, SaaS, CPaaS, and cloud solutions. The role requires deep expertise in application architecture, information security, and access controls to proactively manage privacy risk throughout the product lifecycle.

You will collaborate with product and engineering teams to embed privacy controls, perform PIAs and DPIAs, implement encryption and secure access, monitor

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in CS/IT or related field.
• Minimum 7 years in privacy and data protection roles.
• Strong understanding of architecture, data flows, and security protocols.

Responsibilities

• Embed privacy-by-design into product architecture, development, and deployment.
• Collaborate with product/engineering to define privacy controls.
• Conduct PIAs and DPIAs for new and existing products.
• Evaluate encryption, pseudonymization, and secure access controls.
• Monitor GDPR and DPDP Act and translate into product requirements.
• Develop privacy notices, consent mechanisms, and data handling protocols.
• Support incident response and breach management for commercial products.
• Provide privacy training to cross-functional teams.

Skills

Privacy engineering

Security protocols

Regulatory compliance

Privacy-by-design

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/IT

Tools

Privacy governance tools

Job description

The Privacy Manager will lead the integration of privacy-by-design into customer-facing products and services across telecom, SaaS, CPaaS, and cloud solutions. The ideal candidate will possess deep technical expertise in application architecture, information security, and access control protocols, enabling proactive privacy risk management and regulatory compliance throughout the product lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities:

• Review and embed privacy-by-design and privacy engineering principles into product architecture, development, and deployment.
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to define and implement privacy controls.
• Conduct Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) and Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) for new and existing products.
• Evaluate and implement technical safeguards including encryption, pseudonymization, and secure access controls.
• Monitor and interpret global privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR, DPDP Act) and translate them into actionable product requirements.
• Develop and maintain privacy notices, consent mechanisms, and data handling protocols.
• Support incident response and breach management for commercial products.
• Provide technical guidance and training to cross-functional teams on privacy best practices.

Qualifications Skills:

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in privacy and data protection roles.
• Strong understanding of application architecture, data flows, and security protocols.
• Hands-on experience with privacy-enhancing technologies and privacy governance tools and software.
• Certifications such as DCPP, CIPP, CIPT, FIP, CISSP, CISA or CISM are highly desirable.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and analytical skills.