Senior Technical Project Lead – Data Lifecycle Management

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation of the Data Retention Initiative to turn information policies into operational practice.
• Define and execute end-to-end Data Lifecycle Management plans across diverse business units and systems.
• Manage cross-functional delivery by engaging with senior stakeholders and business units in a complex environment.
• Perform technology assessments, RFP selections, and enterprise-wide implementations for information governance tools.
• Oversee technical delivery aspects including archival jobs, data-expiry configuration, scripting, and integration.
• Translate regulatory requirements such as GDPR and NIS 2 into actionable retention and deletion obligations.
• Implement classification and tagging strategies for security, privacy, and structured data identification.

Requirements

• 8+ years of professional experience in IT , data management , or information governance within large organizations.
• 3+ years of specialized experience in data lifecycle management , records and retention , or archiving .
• Proven track record leading cross-functional delivery involving senior stakeholders in complex environments.
• Deep domain expertise in IMPs , retention schedules , legal hold , and archiving .
• Technical proficiency in scripting , integration , and archival jobs to drive deletion at scale.
• Experience with Microsoft Purview for retention and enforcement across M365 .
• Working knowledge of regulatory drivers for data retention, specifically GDPR and NIS 2 .
• Master’s degree in IT , Data Management , or a related field.
• Strong experience in stakeholder management and change leadership across decentralized organizations.
• You have a native level of Dutch or French with at least B2 level in the other and English .
• Nice to Haves Experience with SharePoint Advanced Management .
• Familiarity with data governance & cataloguing tools , e-archiving , or structured-data expiry .
• Certifications such as PMP , PRINCE2 , Agile/SAFe , or DAMA CDMP .
• Microsoft Information Protection & Compliance Administrator or other Purview certifications.
• Knowledge of ISO 27001 , EU Data Act , or EU AI Act .