Senior Microsoft 365 Consultant - Purview

Senior Microsoft 365 Consultant - Purview & Information Governance

Qualifications, skills, and all relevant experience needed for this role can be found in the full description below.
Remote - UK based
£70,000 - £80,000

Are you an experienced Microsoft 365 Consultant with strong Microsoft Purview expertise?
Can you lead client workshops, understand an organisations information risks and turn your findings into a clear strategy and roadmap?
Are you equally comfortable presenting ideas to senior stakeholders and working with technical teams to bring them to life?
We are recruiting for a growing Microsoft-focused technology consultancy delivering complex modern workplace, security, governance and AI projects for clients in the UK and internationally.
They are looking for a Senior Microsoft 365 Consultant to be the subject matter expert across information governance, data security, risk and compliance using Microsoft Purview.
You will also play an important role in helping clients prepare for Enterprise AI (e.g. Microsoft Copilot, Claude Cowork) , ensuring that their data, permissions and governance controls are ready for the introduction of AI across Microsoft 365.

This is not simply a technical configuration role.

You will lead conversations with clients, understand their business and regulatory requirements, identify risks and recommend a practical way forward. You will then turn those recommendations into clear strategies, roadmaps and deliverable technical solutions.
You will need the credibility and presence to become a trusted partner to senior stakeholders, presenting complex ideas clearly and challenging clients constructively when required.
Alongside delivering client projects, you will help develop the consultancys technical standards, reference architectures and service offerings across Microsoft Purview and Copilot governance.

The role
You will:
Lead client discovery sessions, workshops and technical discussions
Assess existing information governance, data security and compliance arrangements
Help clients understand how Microsoft Purview can support their wider business and regulatory objectives
Identify risks, governance gaps and opportunities across Microsoft 365
Develop information governance strategies, solution designs and delivery roadmaps
Design and implement Microsoft Purview solutions
Advise on information protection, data classification and sensitivity labelling
Develop retention policies, retention labels and data lifecycle management approaches
Design and implement Data Loss Prevention policies
Support records management and the appropriate handling of sensitive information
Help clients prepare their Microsoft 365 environments for Copilot
Advise on Copilot readiness, data security, permissions and governance controls
Translate technical capabilities into clear business outcomes and recommendations
Present proposed solutions to technical and non-technical stakeholders
Produce high-quality assessments, designs, presentations and client documentation
Work closely with architects, engineers and other consultants throughout delivery
Remain involved beyond the initial recommendation, performing or helping to guide implementation and adoption
Act as a senior technical authority for Purview and information governance engagements
Contribute to technical standards, reference architectures and reusable delivery methods
Help shape and develop new governance, compliance and Copilot advisory services
Provide guidance and support to other consultants and engineers

What we are looking for
You will need:
Strong experience delivering Microsoft 365 consultancy services to external clients
In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Purview and its place within the wider Microsoft 365 ecosystem
Practical experience designing and implementing Purview solutions
Experience with information protection, sensitivity labels and Data Loss Prevention
Knowledge of retention, records management or data lifecycle management
A strong understanding of information governance, data security, risk and compliance
Experience leading client workshops and gathering business and technical requirements
The ability to turn discovery findings into clear recommendations and achievable roadmaps
Confidence presenting technical ideas and proposed solutions to senior stakeholders
The ability to explain complex governance and technical concepts without unnecessary jargon
Strong written communication and documentation skills
A consultative and commercially aware approach
The confidence to advise and challenge clients rather than simply take instructions
Sufficient technical depth to remain closely involved through design and delivery
A good working knowledge of the wider Microsoft 365 collaboration and security stack

Useful additional experience
Experience in any of the following would be beneficial:
Microsoft Copilot readiness, adoption or governance
Insider Risk Management
eDiscovery and Audit
Information Barriers
Compliance Manager
SharePoint information architecture and document management
Entra ID and identity governance
Power Platform
Microsoft 365 tenant migrations or wider transformation programmes
Delivering client training, webinars or Microsoft workshops

This is an excellent opportunity to take a visible and influential role within a growing Microsoft consultancy.
You will become a trusted partner to clients, helping them use their information securely and responsibly while getting greater value from Microsoft 365 and Copilot. xwzovoh
You will also have the opportunity to shape the consultancys Purview and governance capability, influence technical direction and remain closely involved from initial idea and strategy through to implementation and adoption.