Legal Records Retention Analyst

A global financial services company is seeking a Records Retention Analyst for their office in Columbus, OH.

Location: Columbus, OH

Duration: 1-year, Temporary-to-Hire

Responsibilities include but not limited to:
• Manage the end-to-end operational workflow for matter data management activities, including outreach, intake/triage, secure data transfers, and destruction processing.
• Support adherence to retention and destruction requirements for company data held by Legal suppliers, including tracking status, approvals, and outcomes.
• Partner with suppliers to perform data hygiene and classification activities aligned to contractual and operational requirements, escalating issues as needed.
• Execute established Legal data management procedures and controls related to classification, retention, secure transfer, and destruction of company data.
• Coordinate data management tasks with attorneys in the Legal Department, outside counsel, and internal stakeholders across multiple jurisdictions, including:
o managing communications and required approvals,
o documenting evidence of completion/compliance, and
o following defined escalation paths and governance routines.
• Contribute to the development, maintenance, and documentation of procedures, job aids, and operational playbooks in alignment with firmwide policy and Legal operational requirements.

Required Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Library Science, History, or a related/adjacent discipline (or equivalent practical experience).
• 3 years of experience in one or more of the following: data management, records management, legal operations, or information governance, preferably within an in-house legal department or law firm records function.
• Working knowledge of records retention and/or data management principles.
• Familiarity with legal hold concepts and litigation preservation requirements.
• Understanding of confidentiality, privacy, and data protection expectations and the ability to apply them in day-to-day operational handling of information.

Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience supporting supplier/vendor engagement in a regulated environment, including evidence capture, control execution, and audit-ready documentation.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional stakeholders across regions/time zones and driving tasks to closure with clear tracking and escalation.
• Exposure to matter management, eDiscovery, or information governance tooling and workflows (where applicable).