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