Information Architect at Reed, Bristol, £Negotiable Rate

Information Architect

• Daily rate: Outside IR35
• Location: Bristol - Hybrid (ad-hoc onsite working)
• Job Type: Contract

We are seeking an experienced Information Architect for a short, delivery-focused engagement aimed at enhancing information and records management across a complex, mixed systems environment. This role is ideal for someone with a strong background in regulated or compliance-aware environments, ready to translate high-level policies into practical, operational solutions.

Day-to-day of the role:

• Review the current state of information and records management across corporate and operational systems.
• Identify issues relating to information classification, metadata, retention, review, disposal, ownership, access controls, duplication, legacy content, and inconsistent application of information controls.
• Support the definition of what constitutes a record across different business activities, systems, and information types.
• Develop practical criteria and decision models to distinguish between formal records, working documents, reference material, and transitory or non-record content.
• Produce an initial records definition framework that can be applied consistently across the organisation.
• Design an approach to information and records management that works across multiple systems, rather than relying on a single repository.
• Contribute to a phased delivery roadmap, identifying priorities, dependencies, and risks.
• Advise on how Microsoft 365 governance and Microsoft Purview capabilities can support the overall information and records management approach.
• Engage stakeholders across business, IT, operations, information security, and governance functions.
• Apply experience from secure or regulated environments to ensure approaches are proportionate and implementable.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Strong experience in information governance, information management, or records management consulting.
• Proven ability to define and implement records approaches across multiple systems.
• Experience translating policy-level requirements into practical, operational record definitions.
• Strong understanding of retention, ownership, classification, and governance principles.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and facilitation skills.
• Comfortable working in ambiguous environments and delivering at pace.
• Experience within secure, regulated, or compliance-sensitive organisations.
• Records-management led rather than tool-led.
• Pragmatic, outcome-focused, and delivery-oriented.
• Able to balance governance requirements with operational reality.
• Confident working with senior stakeholders across business and technology.
• Clear communicator able to simplify complex information concepts.
• Desirable: Knowledge of Microsoft 365 governance, familiarity with Microsoft Purview, and experience dealing with legacy information.

Benefits:

• Flexible hybrid working model.
• Opportunity to work in a dynamic and challenging environment.
• Exposure to complex, enterprise-level projects.

To apply for this Information Architect position, please submit your CV detailing your relevant experience.