Overview:We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead various transformation and innovation projects including the deployment of a new Identify Access Management solution. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the project lifecycle, ensuring timely and within-budget delivery, and meeting client expectations. The ideal candidate will have experience in managing IT projects, specifically in the security domain, strong communication and organization skills, and a deep understanding of Identity and Access Management solutions.
Duties & Responsibilities:- Execution of Strategic Initiatives: Support high-impact transformation programs focused on modernizing the identity lifecycle, implementing Zero Trust architecture, and scaling secure access for diverse global business verticals and emerging technologies.
- Establish Operational Rigor: Define and drive program management best practices, including objectives and key results OKRs and execution roadmaps, to ensure engineering delivery aligns with long-term product strategy.
- Change Management: Develop and execute comprehensive communication and change management plans for major infrastructure transitions, ensuring stakeholders are informed and impact to the business is minimized.
- Manage Large-Scale Migrations: Lead the decommissioning of legacy tech debt while migrating users and systems to modern platforms.
- Manage the project lifecycle, from pre-kickoff to closure, ensuring that projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.
- Develop and manage project plans, resource allocation plans, and project schedules to ensure successful project execution.
- Create project collateral and artifacts to build and support an effective project management practice.
- Coordinate with clients to understand their requirements, gather project information, and provide project updates.
- Lead and manage a team of technical resources, including engineers and consultants, to ensure successful project delivery.
- Identify and mitigate project risks, issues, and dependencies, and develop contingency plans to ensure project success.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders, including product, and support teams, to ensure alignment and effective communication.
- Ensure that projects are delivered in accordance with industry best practices, and that clients receive high-quality services.
- Conduct project post-implementation reviews to identify areas for improvement and implement changes to improve future project delivery.
- Align business flows to technical design, testing, and cutover; lead workshops and secure signatures.
Required Skill Sets:- Deep technical expertise in Microsoft Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID.
- Experience designing and implementing IAM integrations, provisioning workflows, and access controls.
- Proven ability to lead and mentor technical engineering teams.
- Strong understanding of identity security principles and enterprise authentication models.
- Proven ability to lead and mentor technical engineering & product teams.
- Bachelor's degree, preferably in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or related IT discipline; or equivalent experience
Preferred Qualifications:- Strong understanding of identity security principles and enterprise authentication models. (SAML, OIDC, SCIM) and access control models like Fine-Grained Authorization (FGA)
- Public sector child support/HHS; modernization programs.
- Familiar with Control-M, Azure SQL/AWS RDS, API Management/API Gateway. Excellent written and verbal skills, with the ability to influence technical decisions and communicate business impact to both engineers and executives.
- 8+ Years Experience in Design & customer experience: UX/UI design partnership (Mastery) and strong ability to translate user needs into product outcomes.
- 8+ Years Experience in Technical leadership: Technical project/program management; strong planning, execution, and risk/issue management.
- 8+ Years Experience in Analytics & decisioning: Data-driven problem solving, quantitative/competitive analysis, and use of insights to guide prioritization.
- Optional but beneficial credentials include PMP, Certified ScrumMaster, PMI-ACP, CISM or technical certifications in AWS, Azure, or DevOps
Tools & Platforms:- Jira/Azure DevOps, Confluence/SharePoint, Visio/Lucid, SQL tools, Postman; basics of Control-M; cloud endpoints on Azure or AWS.
Skills:Identity and Access Management (IAM),Active Directory,Microsoft Entra ID,IAM Integrations,JIRA,Azure DevOps,Executive Communication
