IAM Project Manager

Role: IAM Project Manager
Duration: Until 6/29/2027 with extension
Location: Chicago IL. Local only (verify location before sending resume)
Interview: 2 rounds of Video

Role and Responsibilities

An experienced IAM Project Manager to lead and oversee the planning execution and delivery of enterprise-wide Identity and Access Management (IAM) initiatives. This role requires strong Project and stakeholder management skills as well as a deep understanding of IAM technologies governance compliance and security best practices. The Project Manager will be responsible for aligning IAM project deliverables with strategic objectives managing resources budgets and timelines and ensuring cross-functional collaboration between cybersecurity IT and business teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of IAM modernization programs including planning implementation and post deployment support. Create visualizations of timelines through Gantt charts.
• Develop and manage a detailed IAM Project roadmap covering areas such as Single Sign-On (SSO) Multi-Factor Authentication(MFA) Identity platform enablement and user/app migration to new identity solutions.
• Collaborate with business units IT teams and security stakeholders to define requirements and prioritize initiatives.
• Manage Project scope risks issues dependencies and budgets while maintaining alignment with organizational goals.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders vendors and third-party partners for tool implementation integration and ongoing support.
• Ensure IAM initiatives align with compliance standards such as SOX HIPAA GDPR and NIST.
• Drive implementation coordination user adoption change management and communication efforts across departments.
• Monitor and report on Project KPIs and success metrics to executive leadership.
• Track and support maintenance of up-to-date documentation policies and procedures related to identity and access management.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in information technology Cybersecurity or a related field.
• 7 years of experience in IT Program/Project Management with at least 3 years focused on IAM or security initiatives.
• Strong understanding of IAM concepts tools and frameworks (e.g. Microsoft Entra Oracle Access Manager Okta Ping ForgeRock).
• Proven ability to manage complex multi-phase programs across large enterprises.
• Experience with compliance frameworks (e.g. NIST ISO 27001 SOX HIPAA).
• Exceptional communication leadership organizational and stakeholder management skills. Experience creating and presenting content for executive leadership audiences.
• Familiarity with Agile and Waterfall project methodologies. PMP CISSP CISM or equivalent certifications.
• Hands-on experience with identity provisioning SSO MFA or identity federation technologies is a strong plus.
• Previous experience in cloud IAM (Microsoft Entra AWS IAM or Google Cloud Identity).
• Experience working in regulated environments (ex. Airline finance healthcare government etc.)