Northern Trust

Principal IAM Cyber Strategy

Northern Trust • $130K — $221K *
Tempe, AZ 85281In-Person
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of product management experience in IAM or related fields
  • Strong expertise in identity governance and administration practices
  • Deep knowledge of IAM standards like NIST, ISO 27001, and Zero Trust
  • Demonstrated capability in managing enterprise-scale technology products
  • Familiarity with AI and machine learning applications in identity management
  • Proficient in developing business cases and success metrics for IT initiatives

Responsibilities

  • Define and implement a multi-year strategy for IAM data services
  • Manage the roadmap for identity data products that enhance risk and governance
  • Collaborate with diverse teams to convert strategic objectives into product specifications
  • Drive delivery of analytics and reporting capabilities for identity data initiatives
  • Oversee identity data architecture and ensure data quality standards
  • Champion adoption of AI to enhance IAM processes and analytics
  • Foster relationships with senior stakeholders to align on governance and metrics

Benefits

  • Comprehensive retirement benefits including 401k and pension
  • Health and welfare benefits covering medical, dental, and vision
  • Generous paid time off policy including parental leave
  • Life and accident insurance options available
  • Discretionary bonus program that may include equity
Full Job Description
Position Summary

The IAM Strategy and Product Manager, IAM Data Services is responsible for defining, delivering, and evolving Northern Trust's enterprise IAM data strategy and capabilities. This role owns the vision, roadmap, and execution of identity data products that support access governance, privileged access management, authentication, authorization, regulatory reporting, operational analytics, and emerging AI-driven identity services.

The individual serves as the bridge between cybersecurity, technology, risk, business stakeholders, and engineering teams, ensuring identity data is accurate, accessible, actionable, and aligned to enterprise security and business objectives. The role focuses on transforming identity data into strategic business assets that improve risk management, operational efficiency, regulatory readiness, and decision-making.

Major Responsibilities
Product Strategy & Roadmap
  • Define and execute the multi-year roadmap for IAM Data Services, ensuring alignment with enterprise cybersecurity, technology, data, and business strategies.
  • Establish and manage identity data products that support Workforce IAM, Privileged Access Management, Customer Identity, Authentication, Authorization, and Identity Governance processes.
  • Develop business cases, investment priorities, success metrics, and adoption strategies for IAM data capabilities.
  • Identify opportunities to leverage identity data to improve regulatory reporting, operational intelligence, risk management, governance, and audit readiness.
Product Ownership & Execution
  • Own the backlog, prioritization, and delivery of IAM data platforms, services, analytics, and reporting capabilities.
  • Partner with engineering, architecture, security, risk, and business teams to translate strategic objectives into actionable product requirements.
  • Lead planning, development, implementation, monitoring, and continuous improvement activities across multiple identity data initiatives.
  • Drive successful execution of complex initiatives involving multiple technologies, business functions, and stakeholder groups.
Identity Data & Analytics
  • Oversee enterprise identity data architecture, data modeling, data quality, and governance practices.
  • Define and manage data products leveraging platforms such as Databricks, enterprise data lakes, and analytics solutions.
  • Drive development of dashboards, metrics, KPIs, and executive reporting supporting cybersecurity, audit, regulatory, and operational objectives.
  • Enable self-service analytics and data consumption capabilities for IAM stakeholders and business partners.
  • Establish trusted identity data sources supporting enterprise access reviews, certification campaigns, privileged account governance, entitlement management, and risk reporting.
AI & Advanced Analytics
  • Identify and prioritize opportunities to leverage artificial intelligence, machine learning, and agentic identity capabilities utilizing IAM data assets.
  • Partner with cybersecurity, data science, and technology teams to develop identity intelligence, anomaly detection, behavioral analytics, and predictive risk use cases.
  • Ensure IAM data services support future AI-enabled automation and decisioning capabilities across the identity ecosystem.
Stakeholder Management & Governance
  • Collaborate with senior business, technology, cybersecurity, and risk leaders to define requirements and measurable outcomes.
  • Establish governance processes for identity data standards, quality controls, ownership, lineage, and usage.
  • Present roadmap updates, key metrics, operational performance, and strategic recommendations to senior leadership.
  • Build strong partnerships across cybersecurity engineering, enterprise architecture, infrastructure, data engineering, compliance, audit, and risk organizations.
Operational Excellence
  • Ensure IAM data services meet established reliability, performance, availability, security, and compliance requirements.
  • Continuously evaluate processes and recommend automation opportunities to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and scalability.
  • Drive adoption of industry best practices and emerging technologies supporting identity intelligence and analytics.
Required Knowledge & Skills
Product Management
  • Strong understanding of product management principles, agile delivery methodologies, roadmap development, and stakeholder management.
  • Ability to define product vision, measurable outcomes, adoption strategies, and business value realization metrics.
  • Experience managing complex technology products and services across large enterprise environments.
IAM Domain Expertise
  • Deep understanding of Identity and Access Management disciplines including:
    • Identity Governance & Administration (IGA)
    • Privileged Access Management (PAM)
    • Authentication & Access Management
    • Role-Based and Fine-Grained Authorization
    • Identity Lifecycle Management
    • Access Certification & Governance
    • Identity Risk Management
  • Strong knowledge of IAM industry standards and frameworks including:
    • NIST
    • ISO 27001
    • COBIT
    • Zero Trust
    • Regulatory and audit control expectations

Salary Range:

$130,530 - 221,920 USD

Salary range is a good faith estimate of base pay. Northern Trust provides a comprehensive benefits package including retirement benefits (401k and pension), health and welfare benefits (medical, dental, vision, spending accounts and disability), paid time off, parental and caregiver leave, life & accident insurance, and other voluntary and well-being benefits. Northern Trust also provides a discretionary bonus program that may include an equity component.

About Northern Trust

Northern Trust is a global leader in delivering innovative investment management, asset and fund administration, and fiduciary and banking solutions to corporations, institutions, and affluent individuals. They have evolved with the changing needs of their clients and their world.

Northern Trust Careers

Joining Northern Trust means becoming part of a global financial services institution that is dedicated to providing expert guidance and innovative solutions to its clients. At Northern Trust, we pride ourselves on fostering a culture of leadership, diversity, and innovation, which makes us a premier destination for career growth in the financial industry.

Work You’ll Do

At Northern Trust, you will collaborate with some of the most talented professionals in the financial sector. Our team is committed to excellence and equipped with a diverse range of skills that contribute to our dynamic environment. Here, you will have the opportunity to lead projects that transform our services and drive significant value for our clients across the globe.

Explore Job Opportunities and Internships

Whether you are starting your career or looking to make a significant impact in the financial industry, Northern Trust offers a variety of job opportunities and internships that will help you achieve your professional goals. From entry-level positions to leadership roles, our company is actively hiring individuals who are passionate, curious, and driven to excel.

Innovative Work

Northern Trust is at the forefront of financial innovation. Our employees are encouraged to think creatively and leverage cutting-edge technologies to solve complex problems. By joining our team, you will work on pioneering solutions that redefine the standards of financial services.

Be Part of a Great Team

Our team at Northern Trust is more than just a group of employees – we are a community. We value collaboration, and our culture is built on mutual respect and a commitment to diversity and inclusion. Working with us, you will experience a supportive network that is passionate about sharing knowledge and ideas.

Future-Proof Your Career

Northern Trust is dedicated to your professional development. We offer comprehensive benefits, diversity training, and numerous resources to help you grow your career. With our support, you can expand your skills, gain valuable experience, and achieve professional certifications that will enhance your career trajectory.

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Size
21,100 employees
Market Cap
$18.1 billion
Industry
Net Income
$1.2 billion
Founded
1889
5 Year Trend
+4.9%
Revenue
$6.1 billion
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