eDiscovery Product Owner

eDiscovery Product Owner
Contract - 3 months - £550/d (inside IR35) - Sheffield (3 days per week onsite)
The Opportunity
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a global financial services organisation undergoing a significant transformation of its compliance, legal and information governance capabilities. As eDiscovery Product Owner, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of enterprise eDiscovery, data retention, legal hold and compliance solutions across a complex international environment.
Working closely with senior stakeholders across Legal, Compliance, Technology and Information Security, you'll own the product vision, influence strategic decision-making and help deliver innovative solutions that meet evolving regulatory and business requirements. This is a highly visible role with genuine global impact, offering the chance to work with leading technologies including Microsoft Purview and enterprise archiving platforms.
Responsibilities

Own the product roadmap for enterprise eDiscovery, Legal Hold, Data Retention and Data Deletion capabilities.
Partner with senior stakeholders across Legal, Compliance, Technology and Information Security to gather, validate and prioritise business requirements.
Define solutions for regulatory investigations, case management, search, review and export processes.
Shape enterprise data retention and deletion strategies, ensuring alignment with regulatory obligations and legal hold requirements.
Drive the implementation of compliance boundaries, jurisdictional data controls and governance policies.
Work alongside architects and delivery teams to translate business requirements into functional and technical solutions.
Lead product adoption, change management and stakeholder engagement across global business functions.
Collaborate with strategic technology vendors to influence product roadmaps and adopt new platform capabilities.
Support the development of future operating models and continuous improvement initiatives across the product landscape.
Identify risks, communicate progress to senior leadership and ensure successful delivery of strategic transformation objectives.

Experience Required

Significant Product Owner or Product Management experience within a large, complex enterprise environment, ideally within Financial Services.
Strong knowledge of eDiscovery, Legal Hold, Data Retention, Data Deletion and Information Governance.
Experience working closely with Legal, Compliance, Technology and Information Security teams.
Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior business leaders.
Strong understanding of regulatory and compliance requirements relating to enterprise data management.
Experience translating complex business requirements into product roadmaps and technical solutions.
Familiarity with Agile delivery methodologies and product management practices.
Commercial awareness with the ability to balance business value, risk and regulatory obligations.
Previous experience with Microsoft 365 Purview, Microsoft Purview eDiscovery, Veritas Enterprise Vault, Arctera or similar enterprise compliance technologies would be highly advantageous.
Outstanding communication, presentation and documentation skills.