[Remote] Senior Consultant, Information Governance

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Lighthouse is a company focused on innovation and collaboration, and they are seeking a Senior Consultant in Information Governance. The successful candidate will lead client engagements in Information Governance and eDiscovery, working closely with senior stakeholders to ensure project requirements are met and leveraging expertise in M365.

Responsibilities

• Lead high profile client engagements, applying deep subject matter expertise and critical analysis skills for a wide range of IG and eDiscovery engagements, including:
• IG and eDiscovery program assessments (reviewing current state, identifying gaps, risks, and priorities)
• IG and eDiscovery program development and implementation (implementing assessment recommendations or point solutions)
• Collaborate with and support other information governance associates or 3rd party contractors to execute project tasks
• Provide support for pre-sales activities, including conducting client and prospect presentations, demonstrations, solution design, etc
• Lead work streams for engagement deliverables, such as:
• Policy updates and harmonization (lead and/or participate in policy drafting)
• Workflow documentation (lead and/or participate in creating workflow diagrams and operating procedures to support implementation objectives)
• IG steering committee creation, launch, and/or reboot, including serving as chair on a temporary or long-term basis
• Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) strategy development
• IG and eDiscovery technology implementation
• Support internal education and development activities
• Contribute to strategic discussions regarding building and expanding the information governance practice
• Serve as a subject matter expert in M365 Purview Information governance, records management, and compliance solutions
• Provide regular status updates and reports to project stakeholders, outlining progress, challenges, and recommendations
• All Senior Consultants should have deep subject matter expertise in one or more of the following areas, with the willingness and aptitude to expand subject matter expertise into other areas of Information Governance
• M365 Focus: Support client workshops regarding the impact of M365 on legal, compliance, and recordkeeping requirements
• Maintain strong knowledge and fluency on the impact M365 adoption has on IG, eDiscovery, data privacy, compliance, and related areas
• Maintain broad and deep subject matter expertise in M365’s native IG and eDiscovery tools, including the ability to conduct demonstrations of the tools and answer difficult questions
• Document requirements relating to M365 adoption
• Records & Information Management: Develop and maintain fluency in critical RIM program elements, including:
• Records retention schedules (including difference between “big-bucket” and granular schedules)
• File plans
• Data placement strategies
• Record vs. non-record designation
• System of Record
• ARMA IG Maturity Model
• EDiscovery: Demonstrate and maintain expertise with the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) and Information Governance Reference Model (IGRM)
• Lead and/or contribute to multiple concurrent projects successfully while keeping team leadership informed of status, potential project risks or pending issues
• Perform other related duties as assigned
• Travel may be required for up to 25% of the time

Skills

• Experience with Information Governance (IG) and/or eDiscovery engagements for multi-national organizations across a wide range of industries
• Comfortable and experienced working with senior stakeholders across legal, compliance, privacy, and information technology staff
• Deep subject matter expertise in one or more areas of Information Governance
• Ability to lead high profile client engagements, applying deep subject matter expertise and critical analysis skills
• Experience in IG and eDiscovery program assessments, development, and implementation
• Ability to collaborate with and support other information governance associates or 3rd party contractors
• Experience in providing support for pre-sales activities, including conducting client and prospect presentations, demonstrations, solution design
• Ability to lead work streams for engagement deliverables, such as policy updates and harmonization, workflow documentation, IG steering committee creation, Information Lifecycle Management strategy development, IG and eDiscovery technology implementation
• Experience in supporting internal education and development activities
• Ability to contribute to strategic discussions regarding building and expanding the information governance practice
• Serve as a subject matter expert in M365 Purview Information governance, records management, and compliance solutions
• Ability to provide regular status updates and reports to project stakeholders
• Ability to lead and/or contribute to multiple concurrent projects successfully
• Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time
• Bachelor's degree preferred, or equivalent experience
• Advanced technical, and/or legal education/certifications highly desired
• 5+ years' experience in one or more of the following areas: eDiscovery, litigation support, business process consulting, records management/records and information management (RIM), content management, email archiving, IT system management, and/or business process integration
• Domain expertise with Microsoft collaboration and productivity technologies and platforms, including knowledge of and expertise in one or more areas of M365: Teams, Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business, Security & Compliance Center
• Knowledge of legal hold principles, processes, and defensible preservation obligations, with preferred experience administering and advising on Relativity Legal Hold
• Strong knowledge or experience in one or more of the following areas: electronic discovery, litigation support, business process consulting, records management, content management, email archiving, IT system management, or business process integration
• Preferred experience would be working with clients in the mid-to-large sector
• Excellent computer and analytical skills
• Outstanding oral and written skills, with self-confidence, assertiveness, and appearance to make presentations to individuals or groups of client personnel
• Strong situational awareness and decision-making capabilities
• Exceptional customer service orientation and drive and passion to execute client engagements successfully
• Emotional and political intelligence to understand internal complexities of client department and navigate such complexities successfully

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401k with company match
• Company paid benefits also include Life & AD&D, short and long-term disability, telemedicine, and other wellness plans
• Generous Flexible PTO program
• Paid volunteer days
• Employees may also participate in voluntary insurance plans including accident, hospitalization, and critical illness plans as well as pet insurance
• This role will be eligible to participate in an annual bonus or incentive program

Company Overview

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