Identity & Access Management/ IAM Operations Manager

Harrington Starr are seeking an IAM Operations Manager for a leading global financial services organisation based in London. This newly created role will be responsible for leading and growing the IAM ops function (3 people) and will be responsible for streamlining access controls and improving the organisation’s security posture from an IAM perspective. The role offers the chance to work in a fast moving, heavily regulated environment Key responsibilities on a daily basis will include: Designing all IAM frameworks aligning to industry best practices User access management – overseeing user provision Security compliance to regulatory requirements – ISO27001, GDPR, SOX Role based access control assessment (RBAC) oversight Stakeholder engagement at all levels Reporting and documentation – user access policies and audit logs Cross team collaboration – technology, security and group risk. Incident Response: Ability to quickly and effectively respond to access-related security incidents, including breaches, unauthorized access, or policy violations. Training and user awareness In order to be suitable you will need the following background: Experience in a similar IAM management/ SME role Understanding if IAM tooling (SailPoint, OKTA, Azure AD), MFA and RBAC. We are not seeking candidates with an SME focus on one tool, but SME experience within IAM and PAM concepts Strong understanding of security compliance – ISO27001, SOX (highly desirable), NIST Experience of managing IAM projects from design to implementation to monitoring Demonstrable experience of managing stakeholders at all levels Problem solving skills including management of security incidents with an IAM focus Role is based in London (city) with three days required in the office. Please send your CV for immediate review