IAM Product Management and Strategy
About The Position
The Head of Identity and Access Management (IAM) Product Management & Strategy is responsible for defining and executing the IAM vision, strategy, and roadmap. This leader will oversee the full IAM product ecosystem—including identity governance, privileged access, authentication, and authorization—ensuring alignment with business objectives, regulatory requirements, and security best practices. This role combines product management discipline with deep IAM domain expertise to drive a scalable, secure, and user-centric IAM ecosystem. The leader will also establish IAM processes and ensure tooling is effectively integrated to support end-to-end identity lifecycle management.
Requirements
- 12+ years in Identity and Access Management, Cybersecurity, or related fields
- 5+ years in leadership roles overseeing IAM programs or product teams
- Deep expertise in IAM Products: Core Competencies
- Strong product management mindset applied to security platforms
- Strategic thinking with the ability to execute at scale
- Deep understanding of IAM processes and how tooling enables them
- Experience driving large-scale IAM transformations
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
Nice To Haves
- Experience in large, complex enterprise environments (e.g., financial services)
- Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and SaaS ecosystems
Responsibilities
- Define and lead the IAM strategy, aligning with cybersecurity, risk, and business priorities
- Establish a multi-year roadmap across IAM domains: Identity Governance, Privileged Access, Authentication, and Authorization
- Drive transformation toward modern, scalable, and automated identity platforms
- Partner with executive stakeholders to position IAM as a business enabler, not just a control function
- Build and lead a high-performing IAM product management organization
- Define product vision, roadmaps, and success metrics for all IAM platforms
- Partner with project office to apply product management best practices (customer focus, backlog prioritization, agile delivery) to IAM capabilities
- Ensure consistent lifecycle management across IAM tools—from onboarding to optimization and retirement
- Oversee strategy, implementation, and optimization of key IAM technologies, including: Privileged Access Management (PAM): CyberArk (or equivalent) Identity Governance & Administration (IGA): SailPoint, Saviynt, Okta IGA Authentication & Access Management: Okta (SSO, MFA, adaptive authentication) Authorization & Policy Management: PlainID or similar ABAC solutions
- Driving platform rationalization and reducing tool sprawl
- Ensuring interoperability and integration across IAM tools and enterprise systems
- Aligning tooling capabilities with IAM processes and control objectives
- Optimizing user experience while maintaining strong security controls
Benefits
- retirement benefits (401k and pension)
- health and welfare benefits (medical, dental, vision, spending accounts and disability)
- paid time off
- parental and caregiver leave
- life & accident insurance
- other voluntary and well-being benefits
- discretionary bonus program that may include an equity component
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
