NEETIKA KOCHHAR
Bengaluru,KA
Summary
Accomplished Lead Privacy & Compliance Specialist with over 4 years of experience in the legal domain, currently spearheading privacy and compliance initiatives at Target, a top Fortune 50 company. Demonstrates exceptional expertise in privacy operations, third-party vendor audits and consulting, CMS etc. Adept in GRC tools like RSA Archer , Greenfield, DOMO , salesforce. Proven track record for delivering high-quality results and driving continuous improvements, significantly contributing to the company’s reputation and operational excellence.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Privacy and Compliance Specialist
Target Corporation
02.2023 - Current
- Third-Party Vendor Audits: Conducted thorough audits of over 30 high-risk third-party vendors with a zero-error rate, meeting tight deadlines and mitigating annual external audit risks, preserving the company's reputation.
- Audit Summaries: Developed comprehensive summaries highlighting significant findings and areas for improvement in privacy and compliance audits.
- Audit Process Improvement: Suggested process improvements, revised audit questionnaires, and created vendor guidance sheets. Contributed to automating manual audit processes on the Archer platform, enhancing team efficiency.
- Third-Party Vendor Consulting: Assessed compliance with privacy requirements and performed risk assessments during the onboarding of third-party vendors.
- Privacy Operations: Efficiently processed up to 100 guest fulfillment rights cases daily during peak periods.
- Privacy Automation Core Team: Played a key role in automating privacy operations tasks, reducing daily request volume from 200 to 30. Created Salesforce reports to verify unprocessed requests, increasing team productivity.
- Monitoring and Analytics: Solely managed the CMS privacy monitoring program, overseeing 12 privacy program domains. Developed worksheet metrics for various privacy program domains.
- Monitoring Dashboards: Created monitoring and analytical dashboards on Archer, earning the Target Business Quarterly Award. Provided leadership with critical insights for Quarterly Business Review purposes.
Managed Document Review Associate
Conduent Business Services
01.2021 - 02.2023
- Specialized in Advanced Legal analysis, QC, and E-Discovery, including privilege reviews, anti-trust disputes, and data breach matters.
- Proficient with software tools like Relativity, Viewpoint, Exolution, and the E-Discovery Reference Model.
- Examined documents for relevance, privilege, and confidentiality, performing Privilege & Responsive tagging and Redactions.
- Worked with Contract Management team to validate AI-extracted contract obligations, identify and mitigate risks, and review legal documents such as SOW, MSA, and NDA.
Legal Practitioner
Punjab and Harayana High Court
07.2018 - 12.2022
- Responsible for providing accurate and practical advice to clients on all legal aspects relating to their case under senior's guidance
- Analyzed and applied legal principles and performed legal research to support litigation strategy
- Prepared and drafted contract deeds, agreement proposals, patent applications, motions, petitions, and waivers etc
- Organize documentations like affidavits, pleadings, interrogatories, notices, and briefs for review by senior attorney.
Education
B.A.LLB (hons.) - Legal Studies
Maharaja Agrasen University
07.2018
Skills
HARD SKILLS -
Completed certification in Lean Six Sigma
Pursuing CIPM Course Certification
Familiarity with GRC (Governance, Risk, and Compliance) tools (eg, RSA Archer), DOMO, Greenfield, Salesforce and Blossom
Good Regulatory and Legal knowledge - such as In-depth Understanding of CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act) and other US state privacy Acts and familiarity with HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)
SOFT SKILLS -
Computer Operating Skills: Experience of working on MS Excel, MS Word, and MS Power-Point
Planning and Organization Skills: Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, Exceptional time management skills, Strong written and verbal communication skills
Teamwork Skills: Works well in a team environment, flexibility, Collaboration and Group Leadership
Languages: Proficient in English, Hindi and Punjabi
Timeline
Lead Privacy and Compliance Specialist
Target Corporation
02.2023 - Current
Managed Document Review Associate
Conduent Business Services
01.2021 - 02.2023
Legal Practitioner
Punjab and Harayana High Court
07.2018 - 12.2022
B.A.LLB (hons.) - Legal Studies
Maharaja Agrasen University
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