Director of Information Governance

Location: Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Salary: $200,000–$260,000 per year

Company

hirify.global LLP is a law firm providing legal services in a highly regulated professional-services environment.

What you will do

• Develop and execute a firm-wide information governance strategy, program, policies, standards, procedures, and controls.
• Lead information lifecycle management, records management, retention, disposition, classification, metadata, archiving, preservation, and destruction initiatives.
• Oversee legal hold governance and collaborate with Litigation Support and eDiscovery teams on preservation, collection, and defensible processes.
• Partner with leadership, General Counsel, Risk Management, Compliance, Privacy, Information Security, Technology, and AI/Knowledge Management teams.
• Identify and mitigate information-related risks, support audits and regulatory inquiries, and establish governance standards for AI and emerging technologies.
• Lead related personnel, manage vendors and budgets, establish program metrics, and conduct governance training and awareness programs.

Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive experience in information governance, records management, legal operations, compliance, eDiscovery, privacy, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience developing enterprise-wide governance programs and policies and managing retention, disposition, legal hold, privacy, and compliance initiatives.
• Experience leading teams and managing cross-functional projects.
• Deep understanding of information governance and lifecycle management, including legal and regulatory requirements affecting law firms and client information.
• Familiarity with eDiscovery platforms, document management systems, records management technologies, cloud collaboration environments, privacy, cybersecurity, data governance, and AI governance.
• Strong executive communication, leadership, stakeholder management, analytical, problem-solving, organization, and project management skills.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree such as JD, MLS, MBA, MS in Information Management, Library Science, or a related field.
• IGP, CRM, CIP, CIPP/US, CIPP/E, CIPM, CIPT, CDIA+, or CEDS certification.
• Experience in a law firm, legal-services organization, or highly regulated professional-services environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Work alongside firm leadership and cross-functional legal, risk, privacy, cybersecurity, technology, and eDiscovery stakeholders.
• Contribute to responsible innovation and the protection of confidential client and firm information.
• Support compliance with legal, regulatory, ethical, privacy, and client requirements.