Senior Manager Identity and Access Management

Fidelity International; Kronberg im Taunus; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Fidelity International is seeking a Senior Manager Identity and Access Management in Kronberg, Germany. You will lead the IAM/PAM team, align access governance with regulatory requirements, and collaborate with application teams and external vendors to ensure secure, compliant access across systems.

The role emphasizes building integrated authorization concepts, managing SoD controls, and driving governance improvements in a complex financial tech environment with strong cross-functional

Qualifications

• Passion for leading teams and enabling development.
• Empathic team player with strong collaboration skills.
• In-depth knowledge of German and international financial regulation with focus on IAM/PAM.
• Experience in the financial industry (2nd or 1st Line of Defense).
• Solid knowledge of information security policies, guidelines and standards.
• Experience with IAM/PAM solutions (SailPoint, CyberArk).
• Strong understanding of IT landscapes (on prem, cloud, networks, APIs) and security/compliance.
• Excellent analytical and problem-resolution abilities.
• Strong communication across hierarchical levels and teams.
• Fluent German and English (written and spoken).

Responsibilities

• Organize and optimize the operating model following FFB IAM/PAM policies and procedures.
• Help business and technology teams manage application access in line with regulatory requirements.
• Create and maintain authorization concepts including SoD requirements.
• Collaborate with application teams and external vendors to provide access.
• Participate in projects to ensure IAM/PAM coverage for new or changed applications.
• Implement, run and continuously improve IAM/PAM governance controls.

Skills

Leadership

Empathic team player

Analytical skills

Communication skills

German & English bilingual

Tools

SailPoint

Savient CyberArk

CyberArk

Job description

About the Opportunity

Job Type: Permanent Application Deadline: 31 October 2026 Title Senior Manager Identity and Access Management Location Kronberg Germany Reports To Teamlead IT Governance

About your team

In this role you will be part of a team looking after all aspects of FFB’s Identity and Access Management. The team is one part of FFB IT Governance area and helps FFB Business and other Technology teams to manage access to applications, they need to fulfill their responsibilities. The team also ensures, that all access provided to individuals is in-line with all regulatory requirements, i.e. strict need-to-know principle, regular access recertification or proper joiner/leaver processes. The team collaborates with several application teams within FFB as well as with FFB’s software vendors providing applications. The main day2day aspect of the team is working with the Technical IAM and PAM solutions provided by global Fidelity teams as well as FFB IT service provider, to request, approve and provision access to applications. The team also works in projects and continuous improvements of the provided IAM solutions (e.g. application onboarding, access provisioning automation). That also includes solutions for privileged access management (PAM).

About your role

• Organize and optimize the operating model following the defined FFBs policies and procedures for the IAM/PAM area
• Help FFB business and Technology teams managing their application access in line with FFB’s regulatory requirements.
• Creation and maintenance of authorization concepts for applications including of Segregation of Duties (SoD) requirements
• Collaborate with FFBs application teams and external software vendors, providing applications to FFB
• Participate in projects to ensure proper IAM/PAM coverage for new or changed applications in FFB’s technology stack
• Implement, run and continuously improve IAM/PAM related governance controls

You will report into the IT Governance team lead role.

About you

Eager to grow your knowledge and your career, you’ll fit right in.

• are passionate in heading up teams and enable them to develop and grow
• are an empathic team player
• have in depth knowledge of German and international financial service regulation (e.g. MaRisk, BAIT, DORA, …) with a strong focus on IAM and PAM
• worked in an role in the financial industry (2nd or 1st Line of Defense)
• have robust knowledge about information security best practices including policies, guidelines and standards
• have experience with common IAM / PAM solutions (i.e. SailPoint, Savient CyberArk, …)
• have solid knowledge and experience with IT system landscapes (on premise, cloud, networks and APIs) especially regarding security and compliance
• have very good analytical and problem resolution skills
• have strong communication skills across hierarchical levels and teams
• have excellent language skills in German and English language (both written and oral)

For starters, we’ll offer you a comprehensive benefits package. We’ll value your wellbeing and support your development. And we’ll be as flexible as we can about where and when you work – finding a balance that works for all of us. It’s all part of our commitment to making you feel motivated by the work you do and happy to be part of our team.