IAM Project Manager

Title: IAM Technical Project Manager
Duration: 4 months
Rate: $68-70/hour W2
Location: remote/virtual

Seeking an experienced Technical Project Manager to lead complex IAM initiatives across the enterprise. In this role, you will serve as the primary delivery owner for identity and access management projects, translating business requirements into technical roadmaps, coordinating across infrastructure, security, and application teams, and ensuring projects deliver value on time and within scope.

You will combine strong project management discipline with hands-on technical understanding of IAM platforms, controls, and architectures. This position sits at the intersection of business delivery, technical architecture, and operational governance. You will manage initiatives ranging from platform migrations and policy implementations to new capability deployments and organizational transformations in IAM.

Key Responsibilities:

Project planning and scope management

·        Define project charters and detailed scope for IAM initiatives

·        Break down complex IAM implementations into manageable workstreams and phases

·        Develop schedules, resource plans, and cost estimates in partnership with technical leads

·        Establish success criteria and KPIs aligned with business objectives

Stakeholder coordination and communication

·        Lead project governance boards and steering committee reviews

·        Communicate status, risks, and decisions to technical and business audiences

·        Coordinate between infrastructure, security, applications, and business teams

·        Manage dependencies, escalations, and stakeholder concerns proactively

Technical delivery oversight

·        Provide technical project leadership on platform implementations (Okta, CyberArk, Saviynt, etc.)

·        Track and manage technical workstreams including design, build, testing, and deployment

·        Collaborate with architects and engineers to ensure solutions meet requirements and standards

·        Manage quality assurance, security testing, and compliance validation

Risk and change management

·        Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks

·        Develop and execute change management plans for organizational transitions

·        Plan and manage cutover activities, rollbacks, and contingencies

·        Support post-implementation review and lessons learned capture

Operations enablement and training

·        Coordinate training and documentation for operations and support teams

·        Develop operational runbooks and procedures for new capabilities

·        Support knowledge transfer and team readiness

Metrics and continuous improvement

·        Track and report project metrics: schedule variance, budget variance, scope adherence

·        Monitor value realization against post-implementation targets

·        Identify and implement process improvements in IAM delivery

Requirements:

·        Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, business, or related field

·        10+ years in project management, program management, or technical delivery roles

·        5+ years managing IAM, security, or enterprise IT projects

·        3+ years hands-on experience with enterprise IAM platforms (Okta, Saviynt, or equivalent)

·        Demonstrated success leading complex, multi-team enterprise initiatives through delivery

·        Experience managing platform migrations, implementations, or significant configuration changes

·        Strong working knowledge of IAM platforms and architectures (Okta, Active Directory, PAM, IGA)

·        Deep understanding of identity governance, lifecycle management, and compliance controls

·        Proven experience managing enterprise security or infrastructure projects

·        Advanced project management skills: planning, scheduling, budgeting, risk management

·        Excellent stakeholder communication and cross-functional leadership ability

·        Ability to translate technical architecture into business and operational context

·        Experience with Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid delivery methodologies

Preferred Skills:

·        PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent project management certification

·        AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform cloud platform experience

·        Experience with agile ceremony facilitation and SAFe frameworks

·        Knowledge of IAM governance standards (NIST, CIS, SOC 2)

·        Experience with zero-trust architecture or modern identity frameworks

·        Track record working with security and compliance stakeholders

Keywords: technical Project manager, senior project manager, Information Security, Identity & Access Management, Identity and Access Management Consultant