Product owner Identity & Access management

Pauwels Consulting; West-Vlaanderen; Hybrid; EUR 50,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ASAP start

4-month minimum duration

On-site Bruges Tue/Thu; remote other‑d

Perm or freelance contract

Job summary

Pauwels Consulting is looking for a Product Owner Identity & Access Management to temporarily lead a portfolio within our client's IT organization. You will own the IAM product backlog, translate stakeholder needs into features and acceptance criteria, and drive delivery with the development team.

You bring at least 2 years in IAM, solid knowledge of identity, authentication and access management, experience with CIAM and Workforce IAM, and fluent Dutch.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of IAM experience.
• Solid functional and technical knowledge of identity, authentication and access management.
• Experience with both CIAM and Workforce IAM.
• Fluent in Dutch.

Responsibilities

• Take up Product Ownership within the IAM domain and define and develop solutions around identity, authentication and access management.
• Manage and prioritize the product backlog, translating stakeholder needs into concrete features, user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Safeguard the scope, timing and quality of deliveries in close collaboration with the development team.
• Align with IT and business stakeholders across the organization and bring different priorities together.
• Follow up the full lifecycle of the applications in the portfolio, including notification and email communication applications.
• Co-prioritize technical improvements and technical debt.
• Monitor product health and relevant KPIs.

Skills

IAM expertise

Stakeholder management

Backlog prioritization

Roadmap planning

Dutch fluency

Tools

Ping Identity

ForgeRock

Microsoft Entra ID

Job description

Our client, a prominent organization in the HR services sector, is looking for a Product Owner Identity & Access Management for a temporary replacement within its IT organization. This role takes full ownership of a product portfolio with a strong focus on IAM, translating stakeholder needs into a clear roadmap and backlog and following up delivery together with the development team. IAM expertise is the key requirement: a strong IAM profile who can take ownership and grow into the Product Owner role is equally welcome.

Responsibilities

• Take up Product Ownership within the IAM domain and further define and develop solutions around identity, authentication and access management.
• Manage and prioritize the product backlog, translating stakeholder needs into concrete features, user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Safeguard the scope, timing and quality of deliveries in close collaboration with the development team.
• Align with IT and business stakeholders across the organization and bring different priorities together.
• Follow up the full lifecycle of the applications in the portfolio, including notification and email communication applications.
• Co-prioritize technical improvements and technical debt.
• Monitor product health and relevant KPIs.

Requirements

• You have at least 2 years of relevant experience in Identity & Access Management.
• You possess solid functional and technical knowledge of identity, authentication and access management.
• You bring experience with both Customer IAM (CIAM) for external users and Workforce IAM for internal employees.
• You understand authentication and login flows well enough to discuss them in depth with technical profiles. Development or programming skills are not required.
• You have gained your IAM experience in a broad and complex environment.
• You take ownership and bring stakeholders and priorities together.
• You are fluent in Dutch.

Nice to Haves

• Experience as a Product Owner or in a similar role covering roadmap, backlog and stakeholder management.
• Experience with Ping Identity / ForgeRock.
• Experience with Microsoft Entra ID.
• Experience with product or application ownership in a larger IT environment.
• You understand West-Vlaams

Offer

• Start date: ASAP
• Duration: minimum 4 months,
• Location: Bruges (on site Tuesday and Thursday, remote on other days)
• Contract: perm or freelance