Job Title: SME Information Management Specialist
Location: Toronto, ON
Job Type: Contract
Experience: 9+ Years
Pay Rate: From CAD $900 per day
Note: This job doesn't offer any benefits.
Position Overview
We are seeking an Information Management Subject Matter Expert (SME) to lead enterprise information management strategies, establish governance standards, and provide expert guidance on records management, information classification, metadata, and information lifecycle management.
Required Qualifications
Degree in Information Management, Records Management, Library and Information Science, Information Governance, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.
9+ years of relevant experience in enterprise information management, records governance, document management, or information architecture.
Extensive expertise in information lifecycle management and information governance.
Advanced knowledge of records management and document management practices.
Expertise in metadata management, taxonomies, information classification, and information architecture.
Understanding of records retention, disposition, access control, and regulatory compliance.
Experience developing enterprise policies, standards, frameworks, and governance processes.
Strong analytical, strategic planning, stakeholder-management, and communication skills.
Ability to lead complex information management initiatives across multiple business units.
Demonstrated experience developing enterprise standards and advising senior stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in government or other regulated environments.
Relevant information governance or records management certifications.
Responsibilities
Lead the development and implementation of enterprise information management strategies, policies, and standards.
Establish information lifecycle management frameworks covering information creation, capture, classification, storage, retrieval, retention, and disposition.
Define records and document management standards, procedures, and governance practices.
Establish enterprise metadata models, taxonomies, classification schemes, and information architecture principles.
Advise stakeholders on records retention, information ownership, accessibility, and disposition requirements.
Assess existing information management practices and recommend improvements to governance, quality, and operational efficiency.
Develop information classification frameworks to support appropriate handling, access, protection, and retention of information assets.
Provide expert guidance on records inventories, document repositories, information architecture, and metadata quality.
Support compliance reviews, records audits, information governance assessments, and risk management initiatives.
Collaborate with privacy, legal, security, technology, and business teams to align information management practices with organizational requirements.
Define performance indicators and governance mechanisms to monitor information management effectiveness.
Lead complex information management initiatives and advise senior leadership on policy, compliance, and operational risks.
Mentor information management professionals and review deliverables for quality and compliance.
Support change management, training, and adoption of enterprise information management standards.
Expected Deliverables
Enterprise information management strategies and roadmaps.
Information lifecycle and records management frameworks.
Metadata standards, taxonomies, and classification models.
Records governance policies and retention procedures.
Information management assessments and improvement plans.
Executive recommendations, governance reports, and implementation guidance.