Purview-Driven Data Protection & Compliance Consultant

Proofpoint; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 32,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits

Flexible work environment

Annual wellness and community outreach

Job summary

Proofpoint is seeking an experienced Microsoft Purview-focused consultant to lead data protection and compliance initiatives for large enterprises. You will collaborate with business leaders and technical teams to design, implement, and optimize Purview solutions, translating regulatory requirements into concrete configurations.

You will guide discovery, map objectives to Purview capabilities, and mentor teams to achieve successful outcomes in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in professional services consulting or a similar role.
• Strong knowledge of information protection, data loss prevention, and compliance practices.
• Hands-on experience implementing or administering Microsoft Purview, including DLP, labels, Insider Risk Management, Records Management, eDiscovery, or Audit.
• Experience translating business and regulatory requirements into policies, controls, and technical configurations.
• Familiarity with data classification methods, including sensitive information types, classifiers, dictionaries, and regular expressions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Confidence presenting technical concepts to senior business leaders and technical audiences.
• Strong organizational, analytical, project management, and influencing skills.
• Ability to work independently, adapt quickly, and manage multiple customer engagements in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Learn each customer’s organizational structure, data practices, and workflows to become a trusted advisor.
• Lead complex Microsoft Purview implementations that address information protection, data loss prevention, and compliance requirements.
• Translate business, security, and regulatory requirements into Purview policies, labels, controls, and implementation plans.
• Work with customer stakeholders and internal teams, including engineering, sales, and product management, to clarify requirements and track decisions.
• Coordinate across teams to resolve customer issues and deliver projects on time.
• Mentor colleagues in Purview, project delivery, and customer management.
• Develop and document best practices, processes, templates, and reference architectures for the managed services team.

Skills

Microsoft Purview

Data protection

DLP

Sensitivity labels

Regulatory compliance

Risk management

Project management

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Tools

Microsoft Purview

Job description

Proofpoint is seeking an experienced Microsoft Purview-focused consultant to lead data protection and compliance initiatives for large enterprises. You will collaborate with business leaders and technical teams to design, implement, and optimize Purview solutions, translating regulatory requirements into concrete configurations.

You will guide discovery, map objectives to Purview capabilities, and mentor teams to achieve successful outcomes in a fast-paced environment.