Information Protection Lead Consultant

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

Job summary

Experis - ManpowerGroup is seeking an Information Protection Lead Consultant to steer a European segment of a global programme from discovery through design. You will define DLP, information governance, and records management requirements and align with Legal, Compliance and IT stakeholders.

The role requires strong Purview expertise, proven delivery across large organisations, and the ability to translate regulatory needs into practical controls while guiding change and adoption across multiple

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading Information Protection, DLP, or Records Management in large organisations.
• Ability to translate regulatory and business needs into programme deliverables and controls.
• Strong stakeholder management across Legal, Privacy, Compliance, Security and IT.
• Experience configuring and governing Microsoft Purview features is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead European discovery and requirements gathering for Information Protection.
• Define European DLP requirements, policies and use cases.
• Own the European delivery roadmap, dependencies, risks and stakeholder engagement.
• Coordinate UK and European stakeholders across Legal, Privacy, Compliance, Security, IT and the business.
• Shape business change and adoption planning—communications, readiness, training and accountability models.
• Provide SME expertise on Microsoft Purview capabilities and support target operating model definition.

Skills

Information Protection

DLP

Governance

Records Management

Microsoft Purview

Stakeholder Management

Change Management

Enterprise Delivery

Regulatory Compliance

Tools

Microsoft Purview

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)

Join a reputed client as a European lead on a global Information Protection programme. You'll bring structure, clarity and momentum to help define what Europe needs for Data Loss Prevention, Records Retention and Information Governance-and lay the groundwork for successful delivery using Microsoft Purview.

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.

If you're energised by bridging stakeholders, shaping requirements that truly land, and driving real protection outcomes with Microsoft Purview, we'd love to hear from you.