Job Opportunity: Assistant Manager (Data Privacy Program) At Wipro Limited
Table of Contents
- Role overview
- Post and location
- Eligibility and preferred background
- Key responsibilities
- Compliance with privacy regulations
- Policies, procedures, and governance
- Privacy risk assessments (PIA/DPIA)
- Audits and continuous improvement
- Culture-building and stakeholder management
- Ideal candidate profile
- How to apply
Wipro Limited is hiring an Assistant Manager (Data Privacy Program) in Bengaluru to drive enterprise privacy compliance, privacy impact assessments, audits, and cross-functional privacy governance aligned to global laws like GDPR and India’s DPDP Act.
Role overview
This role (also described in Wipro’s posting as a “Data Privacy Manager” position within India Legal & Compliance) focuses on protecting personally identifiable information (PII) and sensitive personal information by building and operating privacy controls, policies, and risk-management practices across the organization. The work is program-oriented—covering policy, assessments, audits, and organizational privacy culture—rather than being limited to contract review or litigation support.
Post and location
- Post: Assistant Manager (Data Privacy Program).
- Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka.
- Function: Legal & Compliance (privacy program governance and execution).
Eligibility and preferred background
Wipro indicates a preference for candidates with a blend of legal and technology exposure, reflecting the operational nature of privacy compliance.
- Education (preferred): Bachelor’s degree or higher in Law, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a similar field.
- Domain knowledge (required/expected): Familiarity with data security concepts such as encryption, data masking, anonymization, and pseudonymization, and working understanding of IT systems and data management practices.
- Core competencies: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to identify privacy risks and propose practical mitigations, along with strong communication skills to explain privacy concepts to varied audiences.
- Certifications (good to have): CIPP, CIPM, or CIPT (IAPP credentials) are specifically highlighted as valuable signals of privacy-program expertise.
Key responsibilities
Compliance with privacy regulations
A central responsibility is monitoring and ensuring adherence to multiple privacy and sectoral data protection regimes, including:
- GDPR (EU), DPDP Act (India), CCPA (California), HIPAA (US healthcare), and other applicable laws depending on business geography and project context.
- Maintaining a compliance approach that supports Wipro’s global footprint and multi-jurisdiction delivery model, where regulatory obligations often overlap across regions.
Policies, procedures, and governance
The Assistant Manager will contribute to the privacy framework through:
- Creating, maintaining, and updating data privacy policies, procedures, and guidelines aligned to legal requirements and industry best practices.
- Driving data governance strategies and ensuring alignment with organizational goals, so privacy obligations translate into practical operating standards.
Privacy risk assessments (PIA/DPIA)
A significant part of the role is assessment-led risk management:
- Conducting Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) and Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) to identify, document, and mitigate risks in data processing activities.
- Working with IT, security, HR, and business teams to ensure recommendations are implemented, tracked, and evidenced for audit readiness.
Audits and continuous improvement
- Conducting regular audits and risk assessments to identify failure modes, gaps, and improvement areas in privacy controls and processes.
- Supporting continuous improvement by proposing remediation plans and tracking closure of findings through governance mechanisms.
Culture-building and stakeholder management
This is not a “back-office only” privacy role; it has strong change-management elements:
- Leading initiatives to promote a culture of data privacy and protection across the organisation.
- Collaborating cross-functionally with IT, Legal, and HR to embed privacy requirements across departments and operational workflows.
Ideal candidate profile
This role best fits candidates who combine privacy compliance fundamentals with security-aware thinking and stakeholder management capability. Strong signals include:
- Prior experience running or supporting privacy programs (policy rollouts, DPIAs, privacy-by-design reviews, audit coordination).
- Comfort working with technical teams to understand system-level data flows and translating them into compliance controls and documentation.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate privacy concepts clearly to non-specialists and to influence adoption across business units.
How to apply
Applications are to be made online through Wipro’s careers portal for the posting “Data Privacy Program – Asst Manager” (Bengaluru). Candidates should tailor their resume to highlight:
- Exposure to GDPR/DPDP and other privacy regimes, and any experience conducting PIAs/DPIAs or managing privacy audits.
- Security and data-handling knowledge (masking, anonymization, encryption) and cross-functional project work with IT/security stakeholders.
- Certifications (CIPP/CIPM/CIPT) and privacy governance deliverables such as policies, SOPs, training or awareness programs.
Official Notification: https://careers.wipro.com/job/Data-Privacy-Program-Asst-Manager/114403-en_US
