IAM Governance Lead

Marex Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Marex Group plc is seeking an IAM Governance Lead to hands-on develop and enhance Marex's in-house IAM governance platform. You will onboard databases, OS and applications, run UARs, improve data quality and automate controls to strengthen access governance.

In this role you will partner with technology teams to ensure robust access management, support SOX and regulatory audits, and drive joiner/mover/leaver processes with a focus on secure, auditable access across Windows and Linux environments.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Entra ID / Active Directory, Windows/Linux servers, SQL/Oracle databases or similar technologies.
• Experience supporting SOX, audit or compliance requirements in a regulated environment.
• Practical experience in IAM, IAM Governance, IT Risk or Security Controls.
• Hands-on experience onboarding databases and OS/servers into IAM, governance or security tooling.
• Experience with application onboarding into IAM or governance tooling.
• Experience managing or supporting UAR / Access Certification campaigns and remediation.
• Strong understanding of accounts, roles, groups, entitlements, privileged access and JML processes.
• Strong analytical, Excel and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to own multiple activities and drive issues to resolution.

Responsibilities

• Lead application onboarding into the in-house IAM governance platform, including data-source identification, mapping, validation and production readiness.
• Lead database onboarding into IAM governance, including access-source identification, account/role/privilege mapping, data validation and readiness for monitoring and access reviews.
• Lead OS/server onboarding into IAM governance, including Windows/Linux access sources, local and privileged access, group mappings, validation and ongoing monitoring readiness.
• Work with technology teams to establish reliable access data feeds and resolve data-quality or integration issues.
• Use and enhance the IAM platform, defining improvements to workflows, monitoring, usability and control effectiveness.
• Plan and manage UAR / Access Certification campaigns, including data validation, reviewer engagement, revocations, remediation and evidence.
• Govern access exceptions, privileged access, RBAC, SoD and Joiner/Mover/Leaver control gaps, ensuring issues are tracked to closure.
• Maintain audit-ready evidence and support SOX, internal and external audit requirements.
• Use AI and automation to reduce manual effort and strengthen IAM governance controls.

Skills

Entra ID

Active Directory

Windows/Linux servers

SQL/Oracle

SOX/compliance

IAM Governance

UAR / Access Certification

RBAC / SoD

Excel

Job description

Marex Group plc (NASDAQ: MRX) is a diversified global financial services platform providing essential liquidity, market access and infrastructure services to clients across energy, commodities and financial markets.

The group provides comprehensive breadth and depth of coverage across four core services: clearing, agency and execution, market making, and hedging and investment solutions. It has a leading franchise in many major metals, energy and agricultural products, with access to 60 exchanges. The group provides access to the world’s major commodity markets, covering a broad range of clients that include some of the largest commodity producers, consumers and traders, banks, hedge funds and asset managers. With more than 40 offices worldwide, the group has over 3,000 employees across Europe, Asia and the Americas.

For more information visit https://www.marex.com/

Department description

Marex has unique access across markets with significant share globally both on and off exchange. The depth of knowledge amongst its teams and divisions provides its customers with clear advantage, and its technology-led service provides access to all major exchanges, order-flow management via screen, voice and DMA, plus award-winning data, insights and analytics.

The Technology Department delivers differentiation, scalability and security for the business. Technology provides digital tools, software services and infrastructure globally to all business groups. Software development and support teams work in agile ‘streams’ aligned to specific business areas. Our other teams work enterprise-wide to provide critical services including our global service desk, network and system infrastructure, IT operations, security, enterprise architecture and design.

Role Summary

The IAM Governance Lead will take a hands‑on role in using and enhancing Marex's in‑house IAM governance platform. A key focus is onboarding databases and operating systems (OS) into IAM governance, alongside application onboarding, User Access Reviews (UARs), data quality, control improvement and automation.

Responsibilities

Role specific:

• Lead application onboarding into the in‑house IAM governance platform, including data‑source identification, mapping, validation and production readiness.
• Lead database onboarding into IAM governance, including access‑source identification, account/role/privilege mapping, data validation and readiness for monitoring and access reviews.
• Lead OS/server onboarding into IAM governance, including Windows/Linux access sources, local and privileged access, group mappings, validation and ongoing monitoring readiness.
• Work with technology teams to establish reliable access data feeds and resolve data‑quality or integration issues.
• Use and enhance the IAM platform, defining improvements to workflows, monitoring, usability and control effectiveness.
• Plan and manage UAR / Access Certification campaigns, including data validation, reviewer engagement, revocations, remediation and evidence.
• Govern access exceptions, privileged access, RBAC, SoD and Joiner/Mover/Leaver control gaps, ensuring issues are tracked to closure.
• Maintain audit‑ready evidence and support SOX, internal and external audit requirements.
• Use AI and automation to reduce manual effort and strengthen IAM governance controls.

All staff:

• Ensuring compliance with the company’s regulatory requirements under the FCA, NFA, AMF, AFM, MAS.
• Adhere to the operational risk framework for your role ensuring that all regulatory or company determined parameters are complied with.
• Role model for demonstrating highest level standards of integrity and conduct and reflecting Company Values.
• At all times complying with the FCA’s Code of Conduct
• To ensure that you are fully aware of and adhere to internal policies that relate to you, your role or any other activities for which you have any level of responsibility
• To report any breaches of policy to Compliance and/ or your supervisor as required
• To elevate risk events immediately
• To provide input to risk management processes, as required.

Competencies, Skills, Experience & Qualifications

Skills and Experience:

Essential

• Knowledge of Entra ID / Active Directory, Windows/Linux servers, SQL/Oracle databases or similar technologies.
• Experience supporting SOX, audit or compliance requirements in a regulated environment.
• Practical experience in IAM, IAM Governance, IT Risk or Security Controls.
• Hands‑on experience onboarding databases and OS/servers into IAM, governance or security tooling.
• Experience with application onboarding into IAM or governance tooling.
• Experience managing or supporting UAR / Access Certification campaigns and remediation.
• Strong understanding of accounts, roles, groups, entitlements, privileged access and JML processes.
• Strong analytical, Excel and stakeholder‑management skills, with the ability to own multiple activities and drive issues to resolution.

Desired

• Experience with in‑house or configurable IAM governance platforms and defining tool enhancements.

Competencies

• A collaborative team player, approachable, self‑efficient and influences a positive work environment
• Demonstrates curiosity
• Resilient in a challenging, fast‑paced environment
• Ability to take a high level of responsibility in a fast pace and high‑volume environment
• Excels at building relationships, networking and influencing others
• Strategic collaborator with insight and agility, able to anticipate future challenges, ensuring operational effectiveness

Conduct Rules

You must:

• Act with integrity
• Act with due skill, care and diligence
• Be open and cooperative with the FCA, the PRA and other regulators
• Pay due regard to the interests of customers and treat them fairly
• Observe proper standard of market conduct
• Act to deliver good outcomes for retail customers

Company Values

Be collaborative - by working together across the organisation, we foster teamwork, can better respond to challenges and successfully deliver for our clients

Act with integrity - we pride ourselves on our honesty and high ethical standards. We apply these values when working with all our clients, colleagues and other stakeholders

Be adaptable and entrepreneurial - we embrace change as markets evolve to constantly increase our efficiency and create innovative solutions for our clients. We are interested in the world around us and inquisitive about understanding the challenges and opportunities our clients face.

Be respectful – how we treat each other, and our clients says everything about who we are. We always act respectfully and treat people fairly in everything we do.

Nurture talent – we aim to grow our own talent and make Marex the place ambitious, hardworking and talented people choose to build their career. This means giving and taking stretch opportunities, taking risks, and committing to career development and support – for ourselves, and our teams.

Marex is fully committed to being an inclusive employer and providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for all. We will provide reasonable adjustments to remove any disadvantage to you being considered for this role. We value the differences that a diverse workforce brings to the company. We welcome applications from candidates returning to the workforce. Also, Marex is committed to avoiding circumstances in which the appearance or possibility of conflicts of interest may exist within the hiring process.

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