Industry/Sector
Not ApplicableSpecialism
Cybersecurity & PrivacyManagement Level
ManagerJob Description & Summary
At PwC our people in legal services offer comprehensive legal solutions and advice to internal stakeholders and clients maintaining compliance with regulations and minimising legal risks. These individuals provide strategic guidance and support across various industries.Job Description
A career in DataRisk & Privacy will provideyou withthe opportunity to help organizations build trust by protecting data managingprivacyand enabling responsible adoption of emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence. You will work with clients to design implement and operate data protection privacy programs that align with business objectives and regulatoryexpectations.
Our team helps organizations safeguard critical assets by identifying prioritizing and protecting sensitive or high value business joining youll focus on ensuring the effective and efficient use of information in enabling an organization to achieve its goals.
To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world each one of us at PwC needs to be an authentic and inclusive leader at all grades/levels and in all lines of service. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines geographies and career paths and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers now and in the future.
Asamanager you willberesponsible for leading the organizations end-to-end data protection capabilities across the full data lifecycle. This role owns strategy architecture tooling and operations for protecting sensitive data while also managing and developing a team of data protection professionals.Thisrole requires strong technical depth across modern data protection platforms and the ability to translate data risk into scalable controls and processes.
PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:
Use feedback and reflection to develop self-awareness personal strengths and address development areas.
Delegate to others to provide stretch opportunities coaching them to deliver results.
Demonstrate critical thinking and the ability to bring order to unstructured problems.
Use a broad range of tools and techniques to extract insights from current industry or sector trends.
Review your work and that of others for quality accuracy and relevance.
Know how and when to use tools available for a given situation and can explain the reasons for this choice.
Seek and embrace opportunities which give exposure to different situations environments and perspectives.
Uphold the firms code of ethics and business conduct.
Excellent communication skills and executive presence that enable effective engagement with senior stakeholders
Excellent written skills ability to interpret a privacy/security scenario & document a summary
Demonstrateproven extensive abilities with leveraging creative thinking and problem-solving skills individual initiative and utilizing Office 365 MS Office (Word Excel Access PowerPoint).
Develop/Implement automation solutions and capabilities that are clearly aligned to client business technology and threat posture
KeyResponsibilities:
Own and drive the organizations data protection strategy across data at rest in motion and in use
Define and govern data protection capabilities across: Data discovery and visibility Data classification and labeling Data access governance and exposure management Data loss prevention and policy enforcement Insider risk and misuse detection Cloud and SaaS data protection (DSPM)
Design and oversee end-to-end data protection architectures across on-prem hybrid and cloud environments
Lead implementation and integration of data protection platforms such as:
Microsoft Purview(Information Protection DLP Insider Risk Records Management)
Varonis(data discovery permissions analysis insider risk automation)
Cyera or other DSPM platforms(cloud data discovery risk posture exposure analysis)
Ensure consistent policy models across email collaboration tools endpoints cloud storage databases and SaaS applications
Experience applying AI/ML or generative AI to enhance data protection capabilities such as intelligent data classification risk prioritization anomaly detection or insider risk analysis
Experience designing orleveragingAI-assisted workflows for data protection operations including alert triage investigation support policy tuning and automation of repetitive tasks
Establish and manage operational processes for data protection monitoring alert triage investigation and response
Ability to communicate data risk and protection posture to technical and non-technical stakeholders
Define escalation paths and coordinate with SOC IR Legal HR and Compliance teams
Lead mentor and develop a team of data protection analysts and engineers
Set clear goals priorities and performance expectations for the team
Support hiring onboarding and ongoing skills development across data protection domains
Strong experience across multiple data protection domains including data discovery classification access governance DLP insider risk and cloud data protection
Solid understanding of the data lifecycle from creation to disposal
Minimum years experience required
Additional application instructions
Basic Qualifications:
Minimum Degree Required:Bachelors degree in engineering(BEB.Tech)
Years of Experience:912years(with 3 years in data protection leadership roles)
Preferred Qualifications:
Certifications (Preferred not)
Data Protection & Privacy
SC401 Information Security Administrator Associate SC200 -Security Operations Analyst
CISSP CCSP
Varonis Certified Engineer
Preferred Skills& Experience
Core (Must-Have)
Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Purview (DLP Information Protection Insider Risk)Solid understanding of data security privacy and cloud risk concept
Highly Preferred (Differentiators):
Hands-on or implementation experience with Cyera (DSPM) and/or Varonis
Experience building or maturing data protection operating models (processes metrics runbooks)
Exposure to regulatory and compliance frameworks (GDPR HIPAA SOX PCI ISO 27001)
Nice to Have
Experience designing building or guiding the development of AI agents to support data protection use cases.
Automation or scripting experience (Power Automate Python PowerShell etc.)
Experience inintegrating data protection tools with SIEM/SOAR platforms
Travel Requirements
Not SpecifiedJob Posting End Date
Required Experience:
Manager
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