Access Management Manager

Skipton Building Society; England; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK building society is seeking an Access Management Manager to lead the security team. You will oversee access control processes, ensuring compliance while integrating with various departments. The ideal candidate possesses strong leadership skills and experience with Active Directory. This role offers flexible working options, competitive benefits, and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Annual bonus scheme

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Matching pension contributions

Private medical insurance

Diverse colleague networks

Qualifications

• Proven experience in access management.
• Ability to explain access security concepts.
• Leadership skills in managing teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead activities for secure access management.
• Ensure compliance with PAM solutions.
• Drive high-performance culture through team leadership.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Attention to detail

Team leadership

Active Directory expertise

PAM management

Education

ITIL Practitioner certification

Job description

Overview

Hours: Closing Date: Thu, 11 Sept 2025

We are seeking an Access Management Manager, with a proven track record of working with Active Directory and Entra to join our security team. You will be responsible for, implementing, and managing our organisation's access control processes and systems, ensuring the right people have the right access to the right resources at the right time, while maintaining the highest levels of security and compliance.

Who Are We? Not just another building society. Not just another job. We're the fourth biggest building society in the UK and what makes us a bit different is that we're a mutual organisation. We don't have shareholders; we're owned by our members. Our colleagues say Skipton's a great place to work, and you could be one of them, bringing with you new ideas on how we can keep customers at the heart of what we do. Whatever your background, and whatever your goals, we'll help you take the next step towards a better future. You will be leading a team of 5, to work within our Security Resilience and Tech Governance department. As part of the security team, you will have a pivotal role in enabling change across the society. You will need to work closely with key stakeholders in IT, Security, HR, and other business units to ensure seamless integration of access management processes across the organisation.

What Will You Be Doing?

• Lead, coordinate, and prioritise activities and process to support the safe and secure operation of access management, including joiners, movers and leavers and general active directory access management.
• Ensure secure and compliant operation of the Privileged Access Management (PAM) solution, maintaining the protection of sensitive credentials and privileged accounts through continuous monitoring, policy enforcement, and risk mitigation.
• Lead, inspire and engage through role modelling the values and behaviours. Support development of a high-performance culture and deliver high performance through effective use of available resource.

What Do We Need From You?

• Ability to engage, influence and work in partnership with a wide range of stakeholders, explaining access security concepts to the business in a manner that ensures buy in.
• Strong completer/finisher with the ability to focus on detail and produce high quality deliverables and reports.
• Experience of leading a team providing access management.
• Can demonstrate relevant and current industry/subject matter expertise or holds an appropriate qualification, e.g. ITIL Practitioner.

What’s In It For You?

• Skipton values work/life balance and we are proud to support hybrid and flexible working, where possible. We have a newly refurbished head office which offers a vibrant and collaborative working space.
• Annual discretionary bonus scheme
• 25 days standard annual leave + bank holidays + rising 1 day per year of service to a maximum of 30 days
• Holiday trading scheme allowing the ability to buy and sell additional annual leave days
• Matching employer pension contribution (up to 10% per annum)
• Colleague mortgage (conditions apply)
• Salary sacrifice scheme for hybrid & electric car
• A commitment to training and development
• Private medical insurance for all our colleagues
• 3 paid volunteering days per annum
• Diverse and inclusive colleague networks available for you to join including our Carers and Pride Alliance groups
• Cycle to work initiative and discounted gym membership to support health and wellbeing