Identity and Access Management - Senior Manager

The role

Our Identity & Access Management team focuses on helping our clients design, implement and operate effective access controls that protect against threats, support business objectives, and enable growth. As companies pivot toward a digital business model, exponentially more data is generated and shared among organisations, partners and customers.

We support client leadership teams to define their Identity and Access Management (IDAM) strategy and roadmap; we define operating and governance models to make IDAM a sustainable capability which responds to evolving business priorities; we deliver complex multi-year transformation programmes both uplifting clients' IDAM capability, and baking this into other transformation agendas.

We are looking for a number of experienced professionals to play an integral role in helping our clients ensure they are protected by using the latest strategies and tools in effectively managing access to all this data. Our team helps organisations manage access to critical assets by focusing on areas like Access Management (AM), Identity Governance & Administration (IGA), Privileged Access Management (PAM), Entitlement Management and Directories.

In joining, you'll be a part of a team that values technical and business acumen and provides training and development to extend and develop your skills while fostering a strong collaborative culture. You'll have the opportunity to focus on Access Management (AM), Identity Governance & Administration (IGA), Privileged Access Management (PAM), Entitlement Management and Directories, among other skills.

To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be an authentic and inclusive leader, at all grades/levels and in all lines of service. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Manager to join our team in Edinburgh. The ideal candidate will possess exceptional leadership skills, with the ability to lead and inspire a team of 20 professionals.

What your days will look like:

• Demonstrating on a day to day basis your strong business acumen and a technology-focused, innovative mindset to drive forward our strategic initiatives.

Roles and responsibilities:

• Providing subject matter expertise in Identity and Access Management (IAM)
• Leading transformations in areas such as identity governance, privileged access management, access management and customer identity access management
• Understanding personal and team roles; contributing to a positive working environment by building solid relationships with team members; proactively seeking guidance, clarification and feedback
• Communicating in an organised and knowledgeable manner in written and verbal formats including delivering clear requests for information and communicating potential conflicts

This role is for you if:

• You can demonstrate good knowledge and/or a proven record of success in the Identity Access Management space, particularly in strategy, delivery experience, or assurance for identity and access management solutions
• You possess experience in a client-facing role although this is not essential
• You have the ability to work from our Edinburgh office for 2-3 days a week, delivering clear requests for information; demonstrating flexibility in prioritising and completing tasks; and communicating potential conflicts to a supervisor
• You can leverage your extensive IAM expertise and leadership capabilities to make a significant impact on our organization and its clients