Senior Manager Information Governance

TRU Staffing, Inc.
Chicago, IL
Our client, a leading global law firm, is seeking an Information Governance Senior Manager to join its Chicago office in a high-impact leadership role. This hybrid position partners closely with the Records Management Director to shape and execute the firm’s information governance strategy, oversee day-to-day operations, and lead a distributed team across multiple offices. The role is highly visible, combining strategic initiative work with hands-on oversight of records lifecycle management, compliance, risk mitigation, and optimization of the firm’s NetDocuments platform. It offers the opportunity to drive process improvements, influence firmwide adoption of best practices, and play a key role in strengthening data governance in a complex, regulated environment. Candidates with prior experience working within a law firm or supporting legal business units will be strongly preferred.

Duties and Responsibilities
  • Serve as the primary operational lead for the firm’s information governance program, with responsibility for day-to-day execution, issue triage, and prioritization.
  • Act on behalf of the Records Management Director in routine information governance decisions and operational matters, escalating material risks or exceptions as appropriate.
  • Partner with the Director to develop and implement the firm’s information governance strategy, including leading practices and methodologies to support the management of firm and client information.
  • Advise on operational and compliance responsibilities related to the lifecycle management of client and administrative records, and oversee a systematic, legally defensible process for the disposition of unneeded information.
  • Collaborate with firm administration and practice groups to identify business requirements and automate information governance processes.
  • Support global project teams in addressing policy questions and interpreting and implementing effective information governance practices.
  • Serve as a champion of current and potential capabilities of NetDocuments (NetDocs), the Firm’s document management system, and lead efforts to drive adoption and continuous improvement of NetDocs and related applications.
  • Manage NetDocs cabinet administration and other support activities required for a mission-critical application.
  • Provide high-touch support for lawyers to resolve NetDocs inquiries and issues.
  • Own the ongoing operation and effectiveness of information governance controls, including access restrictions, ethical walls, retention enforcement, and disposition workflows.
  • Identify, assess, and remediate information governance risks, including access control failures, misconfigurations, and process breakdowns, in coordination with IT, OGC, and other stakeholders.
  • Define and promote processes and procedures to improve the performance, stability, and integration of NetDocuments and related third-party applications.
  • Coach, mentor and educate firm personnel to promote awareness of and compliance with firm information governance policies.
  • Develop and execute strategic initiatives and objectives aligned with the firm’s information governance priorities.
  • Provide advice and propose solutions for complex and/or technical information governance and/or information technology issues.
  • Responsible for program for securing information to comply with ethical and confidential screens as required to satisfy client or regulatory requirements.
  • Responsible for ensuring that records subject to an Office of General Counsel document hold are identified, preserved, collected and released.
  • Track key performance indicators and prepare executive-level reporting for the Director and firm leadership that highlights risk posture, trends, and decision points.
Qualifications
Education and/or Experience:

Required:
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
  • Significant records management, information governance, compliance, security or related experience
  • Demonstrated managerial experience
  • Substantial hands-on experience delivering process, operational, technical improvements to address process gaps, mitigate risks, and eliminate inefficiencies with how information is acquired, used, stored, retained and disposed
  • Strong understanding of data privacy and IT security control methodologies
  • Demonstrated ability to analyze many different types of problems, evaluate potential solutions, make decisions and develop/implement complete and creative solutions
  • Strong aptitude for information technology to understand and effectively address evolving needs related to electronic records management
  • Expertise with information governance models and frameworks
  • Experience operating information governance programs in a large, global law firm or similarly regulated professional services environment.
  • Demonstrated ability to develop and/or execute on strategic direction and objectives
  • Advanced skills and understanding of technologies and the underlying process surrounding data and information control
  • Proficient in technical writing and creation of policies, standards, procedures and guidelines
  • Strong knowledge of document management systems functionality, including security.
Preferred:
  • Proficient in records or content management applications such as iManage, NetDocs, FileTrail, or LegalKEY Records Management
  • Professional designation as an Information Governance Professional (IGP), Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP), Certified Records Manager (CRM) or similar certification.
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Job ID: 7516
Posted 2026-05-27

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