Head Of Records Management

SR2 REC LTD; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

SR2 REC LTD is seeking a Head of Records Management to lead a major digital records remediation programme in Greater London. You will own strategy, drive delivery, and provide direction to an existing team of records and information professionals.

The role requires senior leadership credibility with directors and executives, strong governance knowledge, and the ability to steer complex remediation initiatives through delivery while managing risk and regulatory considerations.

Qualifications

• Significant senior-level experience leading records management, digital records remediation, information management or large-scale records transformation programmes.
• Demonstrable experience leading and directing teams, rather than operating solely as a technical SME.
• Strong records and information management expertise, including retention, disposal, remediation and governance.
• Experience taking ownership of complex programmes or workstreams and driving them through to delivery.
• Credibility working with Director, SRO or executive-level stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of governance, risk and regulatory requirements surrounding corporate records.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the digital records remediation workstream, setting the strategy, priorities and delivery approach.
• Lead and provide clear direction to the existing records and information management team.
• Drive progress across a large and complex digital records backlog.
• Establish clear approaches to retention, remediation, archiving and defensible deletion.
• Provide senior subject-matter expertise across records and information management.
• Advise senior stakeholders and executive forums on risks, priorities, options and key decisions.
• Coordinate activity across records, technical, operational, legal and governance teams.
• Translate complex records-management issues into practical, deliverable actions.
• Establish sustainable governance and controls to prevent future records backlogs.

Skills

Records management

Team leadership

Programme delivery

Executive stakeholder engagement

Job description

Head of Records Management

Lead a major digital records and information management workstream, taking ownership of the strategy, team and delivery of a complex records remediation programme.

This is a senior leadership role requiring someone who combines strong records-management expertise with the ability to lead teams, set direction and drive a complex programme forward.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the digital records remediation workstream, setting the strategy, priorities and delivery approach.
• Lead and provide clear direction to the existing records and information management team.
• Drive progress across a large and complex digital records backlog.
• Establish clear approaches to retention, remediation, archiving and defensible deletion.
• Provide senior subject-matter expertise across records and information management.
• Advise senior stakeholders and executive forums on risks, priorities, options and key decisions.
• Coordinate activity across records, technical, operational, legal and governance teams.
• Translate complex records-management issues into practical, deliverable actions.
• Establish sustainable governance and controls to prevent future records backlogs.

Essential Experience

• Significant senior-level experience leading records management, digital records remediation, information management or large-scale records transformation programmes.
• Demonstrable experience leading and directing teams, rather than operating solely as a technical SME.
• Strong records and information management expertise, including retention, disposal, remediation and governance.
• Experience taking ownership of complex programmes or workstreams and driving them through to delivery.
• Credibility working with Director, SRO or executive-level stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of governance, risk and regulatory requirements surrounding corporate records.