Workforce Access Management Senior Manager

Accenture•St. Louis, MO

4d•$112,900 - $338,300

About The Position

Accenture Security is hiring an accomplished Workforce Access Management leader to shape and deliver enterprise access strategies, architectures, and implementations for clients. The role leads large-scale transformation programs covering single sign-on, federation, multifactor and passwordless authentication, adaptive access, and application onboarding. It oversees solution design through production cutover and ensures access platforms work seamlessly with enterprise applications, directories, and security tools. The Senior Manager leads multidisciplinary onshore and offshore teams and manages program scope, budget, risk, and quality. The role builds executive client relationships, advises on workforce identity, access security, and Zero Trust, and develops business cases that connect access investments to risk reduction, productivity, compliance, and operational efficiency. It also supports sales and practice growth through opportunity shaping, solution development, proposals, statements of work, alliance partnerships, offering development, and thought leadership. Weekly travel to client sites Monday through Thursday may be expected; overall travel may range from 0% to 100% based on business and client needs.

Requirements

At least 10 years of experience in Identity & Access Management, including at least 6 years of Workforce Access Management functional and technical experience.
At least 6 years of experience with end-to-end Workforce Access Management implementations, including leadership of solution design, configuration, and delivery.
At least 6 years of experience leading access management programs or teams and configuration expertise with leading access management platforms.
Experience with single sign-on and federation using SAML, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, and WS-Federation.
Experience with MFA, passwordless, and passkey authentication using FIDO2/WebAuthn, including certificate-based and phishing-resistant methods.
Experience with adaptive and conditional access policies, device trust, and Zero Trust access controls.
Experience with directory services and integration, including Active Directory, Entra ID, LDAP, and user provisioning via SCIM.
Experience onboarding and integrating SaaS, cloud, and on-premises applications, including web access management and legacy platform migration.
Experience with API security, authorization policies, and access gateway solutions.
Bachelor's degree or equivalent, with a minimum of 12 years of work experience; candidates with an associate degree must have at least 6 years of work experience.
Ability to build strong client relationships and partner with organizations to reimagine their business through innovation.
Ability to collaborate across diverse communities, including domain experts, engineers, and designers.
Ability to communicate complex identity and security concepts clearly to executive and non-technical audiences.

Nice To Haves

Experience leading large, multidisciplinary delivery teams, including onshore and offshore resources.
External client-facing consulting experience, including executive-level advisory work.
Experience integrating access management with Identity Governance & Administration (IGA), Privileged Access Management (PAM), or Identity Threat Detection & Response (ITDR) solutions.
Experience with large-scale identity platform migrations or consolidations following mergers, acquisitions, or divestitures.
Relevant certifications, such as Entra ID, Okta, Ping Identity, ForgeRock, or CISSP.

Responsibilities

Lead the design and delivery of Workforce Access Management solutions for employees, contractors, and partners.
Shape access management strategies, roadmaps, and target-state architectures aligned to Zero Trust principles.
Oversee access solution design, build, testing, and production cutover, ensuring integration among identity platforms, enterprise applications, directories, and security tools.
Work with project teams, delivery leads, alliance partners, and client stakeholders to develop workforce identity offerings using leading access management platforms.
Lead legacy access platform migrations and large-scale application onboarding programs, modernizing authentication and single sign-on.
Lead and develop multidisciplinary onshore and offshore teams, managing program scope, budget, risk, and quality.
Build relationships with client executives and advise on workforce identity, access security, and Zero Trust.
Develop business cases for access management investments, explaining value in terms of risk reduction, user productivity, regulatory compliance, and operational efficiency.
Lead sales efforts, including opportunity shaping, solution development, proposals, statements of work, and client presentations.
Contribute to practice growth through offering development, alliance partnerships, and thought leadership.
Maintain and grow access management technical and business expertise.
Travel to client sites as required; weekly Monday-through-Thursday travel may be expected, and travel can vary from 0% to 100% depending on business need and client requirements.