CareerPlan

Identity and Access Management Lead

Manchester, England, GBFull-time2026-11-06 → 2026-11-10

Core

Lead governance and ongoing improvement of Identity and Access Management (IAM), covering identity lifecycle management, access certification, privileged access, and emerging areas like agentic AI and non-human identities.

Role type

Senior IC IAM Lead (Governance & Strategy)

Builds

IAM policies, standards, control requirements, metrics, reporting, and the IAM roadmap.

Domain

Financial Services / Information Security

Required skills

IAM governance, identity lifecycle management, access certification, privileged access management, risk assessment, audit coordination, regulatory compliance, stakeholder leadership, roadmap planning, agentic AI identity controls.

Preferred skills

Enterprise identity architecture, cloud and on-premises access models, SSO/MFA, identity governance platforms, NIST/CIS frameworks, coaching.

Technologies

IAM platforms, directories, cloud access models, SSO, MFA, identity governance tools.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain IAM policies and standards; oversee joiner/mover/leaver controls and access certification; develop IAM metrics and reporting; provide day-to-day leadership for IAM activities; monitor emerging identity threats; embed IAM requirements into services and change; coordinate audits and assurance requests; develop and maintain the IAM roadmap; define controls for agentic AI and non-human identities.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities