IAM Team Lead: Flexible Hours, Strategic Impact

Aalto; Espoo; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Location flexibility

Job summary

Aalto University IT Services is seeking an IAM Team Lead to shape the university's Identity and Access Management strategy. You will lead the IAM expert team, plan long-term development, manage vendors, and collaborate with technical and business stakeholders to deliver secure, scalable identity solutions.

The role combines technical IAM expertise with leadership, requires experience in large organizations, fluency in English, and willingness to grow with the university's evolving security

Qualifications

• Proven experience in developing a long-term vision, assessing development needs and steering the development of the overall IAM environment.
• Leadership skills - gained through previous line management responsibilities or, for example, project management.
• Technical IAM expertise: the technologies particularly relevant to us are One Identity, Microsoft Entra ID and Shibboleth. Familiarity with the Haka identity federation is considered an advantage.
• Experience in working, influencing, and leading projects in a large or otherwise complex organization.
• A relevant higher education degree is considered an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Lead the long-term planning and strategic direction of Identity and Access Management.
• Develop development roadmaps and steer their implementation.
• Line manage the IAM team and oversee vendor collaboration.
• Ensure IAM solutions meet organizational needs and information security requirements.

Skills

IAM leadership

Strategy & planning

Vendor management

Project management

Stakeholder communication

English proficiency

Education

Higher education degree

Tools

One Identity

Microsoft Entra ID

Shibboleth

Job description

Aalto University IT Services is seeking an IAM Team Lead to shape the university's Identity and Access Management strategy. You will lead the IAM expert team, plan long-term development, manage vendors, and collaborate with technical and business stakeholders to deliver secure, scalable identity solutions.

The role combines technical IAM expertise with leadership, requires experience in large organizations, fluency in English, and willingness to grow with the university's evolving security