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Title:  Associate Corporate Counsel L1

Requisition ID:  41271
City:  Bengaluru
Country/Region:  IN

Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO) is a leading technology services and consulting company focused on building innovative solutions that address clients’ most complex digital transformation needs. Leveraging our holistic portfolio of capabilities in consulting, design, engineering, and operations, we help clients realize their boldest ambitions and build future-ready, sustainable businesses. With over 230,000 employees and business partners across 65 countries, we deliver on the promise of helping our customers, colleagues, and communities thrive in an ever-changing world. For additional information, visit us at www.wipro.com. 

Job Description

Role Purpose

To assist in the ethical compliance/ data privacy / GDPR related domains leading to assurance to the board of the timely compliance of all Wipro entities. The role is responsible to support the group wide program management of the initiatives and to keep the policies relevant in light of the changing requirements.

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Do

1. Governance of strategic initiatives

  • Support the global compliance as per companies act, global and local compliance requirements for all Wipro entities.
  • Assist in review of the emerging requirements of global compliances in the areas of data privacy, GDPR, ethical compliances, assess its impact on Wipro entities and prepare an action plan for Wipro to be compliant
  • Support the senior counsel and BU legal heads on compliances and assist in the periodic review of the policies to be updated / revised.

2. Develop expertise on legal aspects of Data Privacy, Cyber Security, GDPR and ethical compliance

  • Develop of legal policies pertaining to the assigned domains like data privacy, cyber security, GDPR, ethical compliance etc
  • Assist the periodic review and up-dation of policies relating to the assigned domain of expertise.
  • Partner with IRM team to monitor understand the emerging nature of cyber security and data privacy threats and prepare a legal response for mitigating such risks.
  • Support the periodic audits from data privacy and cyber security perspective of the processes (internal as well external)

3. Self-learning and development

  • Track the regulatory frameworks developments in the assigned domains like data privacy, GDPR and ethics.
  • Identify areas likely to impact the governance framework of Wipro entities and its geo specific operations
  • Work with senior counsel to review the changes and modify the Wipro policies and guidelines accordingly.

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Deliver

No. Performance Parameter Measure
1. Compliance
  • Timely renewal of Policies
  • Quality of final output
  • Quality of audit
  • Advisory comprehensiveness
  • Ethical compliance - tracking and reporting to audit committee
  • Guidance notes released in line with country legislations
  • Timely release of awareness mailers

 

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