As the IAM Platform Owner, you will act as the overall delivery lead, product owner, and strategic driver of the IAM platform. You will work closely with Cybersecurity, IT, Cloud, HR, and external partners to ensure the platform meets architectural, security, and compliance requirements while enabling automation and enterprise-wide scalability.
This is a high-impact leadership role at the core of our digital security transformation.
Current Project Stage
We are currently in Phase 1 of the IAM program, where scope and requirements have been defined and external experts are supporting the analysis and evaluation of potential IAM solutions. The IAM Platform Owner will take leadership for the next phases: design, implementation, rollout, and operationalization.
Key Responsibilities
Strategy & Roadmap
- Define and confirm the vision, scope, and long-term roadmap of the IAM platform.
- Align with enterprise architecture, cybersecurity strategy, and regulatory frameworks.
- Program Delivery
- Lead the end-to-end delivery of the IAM platform.
- Manage system integrators, vendors, and internal cross-functional teams.
- Ensure timely and successful implementation of a scalable and secure IAM solution.
- Architecture & Integration
- Define integration patterns with HR systems, Active Directory, Azure AD, cloud platforms, and key enterprise applications.
- Oversee technical design, integration flows, and lifecycle automation.
- Governance & Compliance
- Define IAM policies, access governance processes, and security controls.
- Ensure adherence to ISO 27001, GDPR, SOX, DORA, and internal compliance standards.
- Operations Transition
- Establish an operational model, roles, SLAs, and KPIs to transition the IAM platform into a reliable steady-state service.
- Support knowledge transfer and handover to operational teams.
- Change Enablement & Stakeholder Engagement
- Act as a central liaison across IT, HR, Security, and business units.
- Drive adoption of IAM processes, best practices, and automation capabilities.
- Ensure organizational alignment with future-state identity governance.
Required Experience & Qualifications
- 7+ years in IAM, Information Security, or IT Infrastructure roles.
- Demonstrated leadership in delivering IAM or Identity Governance (IGA) platforms.
- Experience managing vendors, consulting partners, and integrators.
- Technical Skills
- Solid understanding of IAM standards: SAML, OIDC, OAuth2, SCIM, LDAP.
- Hands-on experience with IAM technologies such as MidPoint, SailPoint, Saviynt, Okta, Azure AD, Ping, CyberArk or similar.
- Familiar with Zero Trust principles, JIT access, MFA, SSO, and identity lifecycle automation.
- Understanding of cloud architectures (Azure/AWS), API integrations, and DevSecOps practices.
- Soft Skills
- Strong communication and stakeholder management across business and technical teams.
- Ability to influence, lead decision-making, and drive governance adoption.
- Strategic mindset with a pragmatic approach to execution and problem-solving.
Why Join Us?
- Lead a flagship security initiative with enterprise-wide visibility and impact.
- Shape the future of identity governance at a global, innovative life sciences company.
- Work with modern technologies, cloud-native architectures, and top-tier IAM solutions.
- Collaborate with high-performing cybersecurity, IT, and cloud teams.