Data Classification Product Manager
Apply NowCompany: Priwils, Inc
Location: Rockville, MD 20850
Description:
Scope of Work:
We are seeking a Data Classification Product Manager to lead the strategy, development, and enterprise-wide adoption of a county-wide data classification framework. This individual will serve as a product owner, ensuring the alignment of data governance policies and the implementation of solutions like Microsoft Purview and Microsoft 365 Compliance technologies.
Position Responsibilities:
Product Strategy & Ownership
Qualifications:
Your safety during your job search is important. Recruiting communications will always be sent through one of the following corporate domain emails (@Priwils.com).
We will never send communications through any other domain, including @Priwilscareers.com, @gmail.com [email protected]). We will never request payment from you, nor will we send payment to you, prior to your start date. If you have been asked to send or receive any payment, or if you have any doubt about whether you have been contacted by a Priwils employee, please contact us at [email protected]
We are seeking a Data Classification Product Manager to lead the strategy, development, and enterprise-wide adoption of a county-wide data classification framework. This individual will serve as a product owner, ensuring the alignment of data governance policies and the implementation of solutions like Microsoft Purview and Microsoft 365 Compliance technologies.
Position Responsibilities:
Product Strategy & Ownership
- Define and champion the County's enterprise data classification product vision, goals, and roadmap.
- The Product Manager will work in a Hbrid Model
- Translate legal, regulatory, and business needs into actionable product features and priorities.
- Own and manage the product backlog, prioritizing enhancements and integrations that improve compliance and reduce risk.
- Serve as the primary liaison between stakeholder groups including Legal, IT, Security, Records Management, and business departments.
- Lead development of classification policies, label taxonomy, and operational standards for data protection (e.g., Confidential, Internal, Public).
- Establish governance structures to ensure sustained policy adoption and oversight.
- Collaborate with compliance stakeholders to maintain policy alignment with HIPAA, CJIS, PCI-DSS, GDPR, and other applicable standards.
- Guide technical implementation of Microsoft Purview and M365 Information Protection solutions in coordination with security and platform teams.
- Ensure that sensitivity labels, DLP policies, retention labels, and related features are configured and maintained in line with the product roadmap.
- Oversee reporting and analytics to measure adoption, compliance, and effectiveness of classification initiatives.
- Drive cross-departmental engagement to build awareness and foster adoption of classification practices.
- Assist with developing communication and training strategies to support change readiness and minimize resistance.
- Track adoption metrics and stakeholder feedback to iterate and improve the classification product experience.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in information governance, Business Administration, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or a related field.
- Proven experience as a Product Manager or Product Owner in enterprise data governance or compliance-related initiatives.
- Strong understanding of data classification, retention, and lifecycle management in a regulated enterprise environment.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Purview, M365 Compliance Center, Sensitivity Labels, DLP policies, and Information Protection capabilities.
- Experience collaborating with engineering and security teams on implementation.
- Working knowledge of data protection frameworks such as NIST, CJIS, CCPA, GDPR, HIPAA, and PCI-DSS.
- Ability to interpret regulatory requirements and translate them into technical and operational policy.
- Exceptional communication and facilitation skills; able to align diverse stakeholder groups toward a common goal.
- Adept at managing competing priorities and driving cross-functional collaboration.
- Familiarity with broader Microsoft 365 security tools including Entra and Microsoft Defender.
- Experience reporting compliance or governance metrics using tools such as Power BI.
- Certifications such as PMP, CIPP, CIPT, or other data governance/security credentials.
Your safety during your job search is important. Recruiting communications will always be sent through one of the following corporate domain emails (@Priwils.com).
We will never send communications through any other domain, including @Priwilscareers.com, @gmail.com [email protected]). We will never request payment from you, nor will we send payment to you, prior to your start date. If you have been asked to send or receive any payment, or if you have any doubt about whether you have been contacted by a Priwils employee, please contact us at [email protected]