Pankaj

SUMMARY

Pankaj has 7+ years of rich experience with industry-wide privacy experience in Media, Banking, Marketing, Telecommunication, Oil & Gas along with 4+ years in Privacy Consulting. His core strength is to run end-to-end data privacy/cybersecurity programs including budget allocation, strategy/framework building, and operationalizing the agreed policies and procedures. His experience also includes working with one of the largest banks in UAE and interacting with clients across the Middle-East.

In the past, Pankaj has also worked with Tata Consultancy Services and KPMG in the capacity of a Data Privacy Officer and Consultant and has contributed with his expertise in the following areas:

• Created roadmap based on analysis of Privacy regulations of Europe, Middle East and Singapore
• Conducted gap assessments related to Data Privacy and Cybersecurity
• Worked upon contract management and cross border agreements
• Responsible for DPIA and Privacy by Design activities
• Published Global Privacy Handbook which served as guidelines for the Privacy Program
• Established a Data Privacy Framework for organization and its subsidiaries
• Conducted IT Audits for processes & products, coupled with Store Audits
• Conducted training and awareness for all business units
• Reviewed and updated the vendor contracts with Data Privacy amendment
• Conducted Data Inventory activities across all departments
• Established Privacy by Design guidelines, Centralized Consent Management process, Data Subject Request/complaint handling process and Breach Management process
• Established process for Data Protection Impact Assessment for business applications and processes
• Published whitepaper on Data Privacy regulations in GCC region

SKILLS

• GDPR
• UAE Data Protection Law
• DIFC Law
• Singapore Data Privacy
• ISO 27001
• ISO 27701
• OneTrust Tool
• Securiti.Ai Tool
• DPIA

EXPERTISE

• Contract Negotiations
• Consent Management
• Privacy by Design Cybersecurity
• Cross – Border Transfers
• Breach Management
• Data Subject Requests
• Framework creation
• Stakeholder engagement
• Policy making
• Budgeting
• Gap assessments
• Training & Awareness