Assignment Description

Our client is currently seeking an IAM Specialist. As an IAM Specialist, you will work closely with central functions and internal and external stakeholders across their 8 markets. You will have a bank-wide remit to help manage and support the Bank’s key systems with a primary focus on best practice access management approaches. You will oversee access management governance across the Bank to ensure continued risk management, legislative, and regulatory compliance. You will be responsible for the continuation and improvement of all areas of access management, including governance, tools, and processes.

Main Responsibilities:

• Define and implement global access management processes, including Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) and Privileged Access Management (PAM).
• Collaborate with various functions across the Bank to define and implement access management policies, controls, and procedures.
• Manage the user lifecycle as part of the joiner, mover, and leaver processes.
• Oversee user access provisioning and deprovisioning processes and access reviews, ensuring timely and accurate assignment and removal of access rights.
• Develop and automate access management governance.
• Develop and maintain access management governance documents.
• Ensure legislative and regulatory compliance for access management.
• Serve as the key contact for all access management-related queries and issues.

Qualifications:

• Knowledgeable of IAM supporting tools such as AD, ServiceNow, and SailPoint.
• Expertise in access management governance, processes, and structures within the financial industry.
• Experience in improving access management, including user lifecycle management, automation for provisioning and deprovisioning, and implementation and assignment of RBAC.
• Demonstrated knowledge of implementing RBAC and conducting periodic access reviews.
• Proven knowledge of all areas of access management within the financial industry.
• Previous experience in implementing access management tools and processes.
• Ability to fully analyze access management requirements to ensure sustainable methods are implemented.
• Experience in access management governance, managing user access management controls, and processes.
• Awareness of the guiding principles and underlying requirements of compliance with regulatory requirements such as GDPR and DORA.
• Experience with SailPoint, ServiceNow, Active Directory, and local system authentication and authorization concepts.

Desired Attributes:

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical groups.
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels.
• Leadership in access management best practices.
• Demonstrated skills in access management.
• Ability to work collaboratively with different stakeholders (mainly Cybersecurity, Information Security, Digital, HR).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to analyze complex areas and create simplicity.
• Fluency in English.