IT Compliance Manager - Privacy
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 4, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 29, 2026. Ericsson scores A on the Alion truth index.
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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.”
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Primary country and city: India (IN) || Bangalore
Req ID: 793664