Information Technology Governance Manager

Information Governance Manager

Location: Midtown Manhattan, NY (Hybrid, 3 days onsite)

Salary: $150,000 – $180,000 salary

About the Opportunity

Gotham Technology Group is partnering with a leading global firm to find an experienced Information Governance Manager. Reporting to the Director of Information Governance, you'll lead the firm's enterprise Governance program, setting policy and controls, managing a team, and overseeing repository governance, matter mobility, and lifecycle operations. You'll also lead governance for Microsoft Copilot and generative AI across the firm.

What You'll Do

• Lead the enterprise IG strategy, roadmap, policies, standards, and control requirements, including retention, disposition, preservation, classification, and client information obligations.
• Run policy reviews, exception governance, risk escalation, maturity assessments, and remediation.
• Work with Technology, Information Security, Risk, the Office of the General Counsel, Knowledge Management, Records Management, and Practice Groups to align decisions.
• Manage, coach, and develop junior team members. Set priorities, approve procedures and playbooks, and define service expectations.
• Oversee the IG portfolio: data risk reduction, repository modernization, shared-drive cleanup, Microsoft 365 governance, DMS optimization, and electronic disposition.
• Approve repository standards, target-state architecture, metadata, taxonomy, and naming conventions across NetDocuments, SharePoint, Teams, OneDrive, and shared drives.
• Oversee matter mobility, including attorney arrivals and departures, client-directed file transfers, matter closures, and chain-of-custody and audit procedures.
• Own the process for tracking and maintaining client IG requirements and outside counsel guidelines, and support client audits, questionnaires, and due diligence.
• Lead governance for Microsoft Copilot, generative AI, and emerging technologies, covering acceptable use, information handling, retention, and classification.
• Build the enterprise IG metrics framework and leadership reporting, along with training and communication standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• 7+ years in Information Governance, Records Management, Compliance, Legal Operations, Information Architecture, Legal Technology, Risk Management, or a related field.
• A track record of leading governance policies, control frameworks, and cross-functional programs.
• Strong knowledge of information lifecycle management, repository governance, metadata and classification, retention and disposition, matter mobility, and defensible audit practices.
• People leadership and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to influence senior leaders and turn legal, risk, and client requirements into practical controls.
• Strong written communication and change leadership skills.

Nice to Have

• Large law firm or professional services experience.
• Hands-on familiarity with NetDocuments, Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Teams, OneDrive, Microsoft Purview, Intapp, and FileTrail.
• Knowledge of AI governance, privacy, outside counsel guidelines, attorney mobility, and cross-border data transfers.
• Certifications such as IGP, CRM, CIP, CIPP, or PMP.

Why Apply

• A senior role shaping IG strategy at a top global firm.
• High visibility, with work alongside firm leadership
• Leadership of firm-wide AI and Copilot governance.