We are seeking a Data Protection Operations & Incident Response Manager, with a strong focus on Microsoft Purview, to join our Data Protection and IT-Security team and take ownership of our Microsoft Purview platform. This role is pivotal in ensuring our data governance, classification, and compliance posture is operated in a robust, scalable, and aligned fashion and is aligned with regulatory requirements and business needs. We’re looking for a talented and dynamic individual who is self-motivated and loves finding optimal operational results to join us to protect our enterprise, customer, and employee data.

• Design, deploy and configure Purview modules (Information Protection, Communication Compliance, Data Loss Prevention, Insider Risk Management, Data Lifecycle Management, etc.)
• Monitor and optimize scanning, classification, and labeling performance
• Configure scanning rules, sensitivity labels, auto-labeling policies, and encryption mechanisms.
• Optimize Purview settings and policies for performance, cost-efficiency, and compliance.\
• Coordinate Integration with Purview across Microsoft 365 workloads (Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, Exchange Online) and Azure services.

• Align Purview configurations with internal data governance frameworks and external regulations (e.g., GDPR, FINMA), based on guidance from the Data Protection Officer.
• Work closely with the Data Protection Officer, the CISO and the IT teams to address any data-privacy related issues.
• Familiarize yourself with the Data Protection requirements of the Bank.
• Support RTB and CTB data protection related issues
• Ensure compliance with data privacy regulations
• Generate dashboards and reports to visualize data usage, risk exposure, and compliance status, based on Purview statistics
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure labeling and protection schemes meet operational and legal requirements.
  
  

• Triage Purview alerts and investigate data-related incidents.
• Perform quality reviews of incidents and optimize policy and alert rules.
• Escalate confirmed positives to the Data Protection Officer.
• Coordinate and Support containment and remediation efforts for data breaches and policy violations.
• Document incident findings and contribute to post-incident analysis and reporting.

• 5+ years in data governance, compliance, data management or Information Security
  Minimum 2 years of hands-on experience with Microsoft Purview.
• Proven track record in deploying and managing Purview across enterprise environments.
• A big plus is experience in the data protection environment

• Deep knowledge of Microsoft Purview (Data Map, Catalog, Compliance Portal, EDM classifiers, Sensitive info types).
• Strong understanding of Microsoft M365 and Azure ecosystem: SharePoint, Synapse, Data Factory, Azure SQL, Data Lake.
• Experience with Microsoft 365 Compliance Center, DLP, eDiscovery, IRM, and Communication Compliance.
• Proficiency in Power BI for data visualization and reporting.

• Certifications: SC-400(Information Protection and Compliance Administrator Associate) and SC-401(Microsoft Purview Solutions Expert) are strongly preferred 
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
• Microsoft Certified: Data Analyst Associate
• CDMP or equivalent data governance certifications

• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Analytical mindset with attention to detail and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively across teams.
• Good presentation skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Fluent in English (written and spoken).