Information Protection Lead Consultant

Experis; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 89,000 - 148,000; Part time

Job summary

Experis in London is seeking an Information Protection Lead Consultant to drive discovery and design for information protection across Europe, with a hybrid London base.

You will work with Legal, Privacy, Compliance, Security, IT and HR to define DLP requirements and implement Purview capabilities, moving towards delivery.

This 6-9 month contract offers a rate up to £800 per day via umbrella and requires strong governance and stakeholder management.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading Information Protection, DLP or Records Management in large, complex organisations.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Purview (Information Protection, DLP, Sensitivity Labels, Records Management).
• Experience gathering requirements and translating into programme deliverables.
• Ability to collaborate with Legal, Privacy, Compliance, Security and business stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of data classification and information lifecycle management.

Responsibilities

• Lead European discovery and requirements for Information Protection.
• Translate needs into programme deliverables, controls and priorities.
• Own European delivery roadmap, dependencies, risks and stakeholders.
• Coordinate UK/European Legal, Privacy, Compliance, Security, IT and HR.
• Define European DLP requirements, policies and data types.
• Support classification, labeling and information handling design.
• Gather Records Retention and lifecycle requirements with Legal, Compliance.
• Shape change management: communications, readiness and training.
• Provide SME on Microsoft Purview and target operating model.

Skills

Information Protection

DLP

Microsoft Purview

Stakeholder mgmt

Regulatory governance

Data lifecycle

Change mgmt

Cross-country coordination

Job description

Job Title: Information Protection Lead Consultant

Location: London/Hybrid

Duration: 6-9 months

Rate: Up to £800 per day via an approved umbrella company (negotiable)

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead the European discovery and requirements gathering for Information Protection
• Translate business, legal, regulatory and operational needs into programme deliverables, controls and priorities
• Own the European delivery roadmap, dependencies, risks and stakeholder engagement approach
• Coordinate and align UK and European stakeholders across Legal, Privacy, Compliance, Security, IT, HR and the business
• Define European DLP requirements, policies and use cases, including priority data types and protection needs
• Support information classification, sensitivity labelling and information handling design
• Gather and design Records Retention and information lifecycle management requirements with Legal, Compliance and Records Management
• Shape business change and adoption planning-communications, readiness, training and accountability models
• Provide subject matter expertise on Microsoft Purview capabilities and support target operating model definition

What you’ll bring:

• Proven experience leading Information Protection, DLP, Information Governance or Records Management in large, complex organisations
• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Purview (Information Protection, DLP, Sensitivity Labels, Records Management and Data Lifecycle Management)
• Demonstrable experience leading enterprise requirements gathering and solution design
• Confidence working directly with Legal, Compliance, Privacy, Security and business stakeholders
• Strong understanding of data classification, governance and information lifecycle management
• Experience delivering change and stakeholder engagement through large-scale technology/compliance transformations
• Strong programme and stakeholder management across multiple functions, countries and seniority levels
• Ability to translate regulatory and business requirements into practical controls

Additional information:

This role is expected to move from discovery and design into later delivery phases.