Technical Project Manager – Identity & Access Management (IAM)

IAM Technical Product Manager

Job Description: Technical Project Manager – Identity & Access Management (IAM)
Overview
We are seeking an Agile driven Technical Project Manager with deep expertise in Identity and Access Management (IAM), specializing in SailPoint IIQ and CyberArk. The ideal candidate brings a strong blend of project leadership, hands on technical understanding, and experience delivering complex IAM programs in highly regulated environments. This role requires someone who can lead cross functional teams, drive sprint execution, manage dependencies, and ensure successful delivery of IGA and PAM initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
Agile Project & Program Delivery
• Lead Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily standups, retrospectives, and sprint reviews to maintain consistent delivery cadence.
• Manage sprint execution across IAM initiatives, ensuring alignment between engineering teams, leadership, and business stakeholders.
• Drive backlog refinement, prioritization, and roadmap planning for SailPoint IIQ, CyberArk Privileged Cloud, and EPM programs.
• Track progress using Agile metrics such as velocity, burndown charts, and sprint goals.
IAM Technical Leadership
• Oversee delivery of identity lifecycle management, privileged access governance, and certification campaigns (Manager, Role, and Entitlement reviews).
• Coordinate incremental delivery of automation solutions, including PowerShell based onboarding and identity workflows.
• Facilitate integration efforts between IGA and PAM platforms to ensure unified governance and compliance.
• Support OS upgrade coordination, infrastructure readiness, and environment setup for IAM programs.
Impediment Removal & Cross Functional Alignment
• Proactively identify and remove blockers impacting sprint progress, collaborating with engineering, infrastructure, and vendor teams.
• Manage cross team dependencies and ensure seamless execution of migration, upgrade, and certification initiatives.
• Serve as the primary liaison between technical teams and business stakeholders, ensuring clarity, alignment, and timely decision making.
Compliance, Governance & Reporting
• Ensure IAM program alignment with SOX, SOC 2, HIPAA, and internal security governance requirements.
• Provide structured updates to leadership using Agile dashboards, progress reports, and risk/issue logs.
• Drive continuous improvement through retrospectives and process enhancements to improve predictability and delivery efficiency.
Migration & Transformation Leadership
• Lead large scale IAM migration efforts, including transitions from legacy CA Identity systems to SailPoint IIQ.
• Introduce and integrate DevOps practices, GitHub based version control, and automated deployment workflows within IAM delivery.
• Support multi phase migration planning, risk mitigation, and iterative validation of outcomes.
Required Skills & Experience
• Strong background in IAM delivery with hands on experience in SailPoint IIQ, CyberArk, Azure AD, and identity lifecycle management.
• Proven experience as a Technical Project Manager, Scrum Master, or IAM Architect in Agile and hybrid delivery environments.
• Expertise in sprint execution, backlog management, dependency resolution, and stakeholder communication.
• Experience working in compliance driven environments (SOX, SOC 2, HIPAA).
• Familiarity with tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, ServiceNow, GitHub, PowerShell, and Ansible.
• Ability to lead cross functional teams and drive alignment across engineering, security, and business groups.
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience with large scale IAM migrations and modernization programs.
• Strong understanding of Zero Trust principles and identity governance frameworks.
• Background in connector development, provisioning workflows, or identity synchronization across heterogeneous systems.
• Ability to manage multi region or global IAM programs.