PAM Manager

Location: England or Edinburgh

Career Level: Manager

Please note: Due to the nature of client work you will be undertaking, you will need to be willing to go through a Security Clearance process as part of this role, which requires 5+ years UK address history at the point of application.

In our team you will learn:

• To work with and manage client challenges and opportunities in a dynamic, fast paced environment.
• The management of complex identity deliveries from conception to sign off.
• Enhance your existing skill sets to refine your identity and access management knowledge and define ground breaking technologies.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and support complex IAG deliveries – SailPoint/Savyint/Omada/OneIdentity/Okta/Similar across consumer groups.
• Drive practice growth, and act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders.
• Be client facing to interact closely with the client to help resolve client challenges.
• Combine deep technical expertise with strong consulting and leadership skills to deliver measurable business and security outcomes.

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Strong understanding of Identity and Access Governance (IAG) concepts, platforms, and industry best practices, with hands‑on experience delivering at least one end‑to‑end IAG implementation.
• Proven experience with leading IAG vendors (e.g. SailPoint, Saviynt, Omada, One Identity, Okta), including deep knowledge of core components and the ability to design or oversee custom connector integrations with upstream and downstream systems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non‑technical audiences, including senior leadership.
• Strong organisational and delivery management skills, with experience tracking and managing large volumes of delivery activity, incidents, dependencies, and risks.
• Experience developing and maintaining operational and governance documentation, including IAM operating models, runbooks, user training materials, and disaster recovery plans.

Desirable Skills:

• Professional certification in one or more IAM/IAG platforms.
• Working knowledge of information security and risk management frameworks, such as ISO/IEC 27001, COBIT, and NIST (including NIST 800‑53 and the Cybersecurity Framework).
• Experience with Power BI, Active Directory, and related identity infrastructure.
• Experience onboarding cloud platforms and accounts into an enterprise IAM/IAG solution.

Set yourself apart:

• Strong consulting and advisory capability, with a demonstrated ability to support new business origination, shape proposals, and articulate value to both clients and internal stakeholders.
• Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively across the firm, bridging delivery, sales, architecture, and leadership teams to drive successful outcomes.
• Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there may be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery of the first‑class services we are known for.

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