IAM Governance Specialist

3761 Barclays - BX - UK; Knutsford; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Barclays in Knutsford is seeking an IAM Governance Specialist to strengthen the governance, risk and control environment across Identity and Access Management. You will assess IAM controls, identify gaps, support risk assessments and provide clear governance oversight.

The role requires deep regulatory knowledge and the ability to influence across Technology, Audit, Compliance and Operations, delivering concise executive reporting and remediation plans.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of IAM controls and regulatory requirements such as SOX, NIST, ISO 27001, FCA, FDIC, RBI.
• Ability to identify control gaps, assess risk impact, and drive defensible outcomes.
• Ability to drive outcomes across Technology, Control Owners, Audit, Compliance, Operations, and Senior Leadership.
• Experience communicating complex IAM issues in executive-friendly language.
• Working knowledge of IAM platforms such as SailPoint, Entra ID, CyberArk.
• Experience preparing governance packs and risk summaries for leadership.

Responsibilities

• Assess IAM controls effectiveness and identify remediation gaps.
• Provide governance and oversight across the IAM control environment.
• Support risk assessments and remediation activities.
• Prepare governance packs and executive risk summaries.
• Collaborate with Technology, Audit, Compliance, and Operations.

Skills

IAM Control & Regulatory Expertise

Risk Assessment

Stakeholder Management

Data Analytics & Reporting

Project & Change Management

Written & Executive Communication

Knowledge of IAM Technologies

Executive Reporting & Communication

Job description

Job Description Purpose of the role To provide support to the Chief Risk Officer(S) in the implementation and ongoing effectiveness of the bank's risk management framework across various business units and functions.

Accountabilities Implementation support of risk management policies, standards, procedures, and controls across the bank. Asessment and promotion of risk management awareness and risk controls and culture. Review, challenge and monitoring of the effectiveness of existing risk management practices and identifying areas for improvement. Identification of new and emerging risks, and assessing the likelihood and impact of identified risks, and recommending appropriate mitigation strategies. Management and operation of associated committees, forum and meetings. Maintenance of risk inventories and governance documentation.

Assistant Vice President Expectations To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions. Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes

If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard.

The four LEAD behaviours are:

• L – Listen and be authentic
• E – Energise and inspire
• A – Align across the enterprise
• D – Develop others

OR for an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes. Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues. Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda. Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done. Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.

Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy. Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively. Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience. Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.

Join us as an IAM Governance Specialist at Barclays, where you will play a key role in strengthening the governance, risk and control environment across Identity and Access Management. The role will include assessing the effectiveness of IAM controls, identifying and challenging control gaps, supporting risk assessments and remediation activities and providing clear governance and oversight across the IAM control environment. You will help ensure that Identity and access management practices are robust, defensible, and aligned with Barclays' security and regulatory obligations.

To be successful as an IAM Governance Specialist, you should have:

• IAM Control & Regulatory Expertise - Deep understanding of IAM controls, industry standards, and regulatory requirements such as SOX, NIST, ISO 27001, FCA, FDIC, RBI, etc.
• Risk Assessment & Analytical Thinking - Ability to identify control gaps, assess risk impact, challenge assumptions, and drive defensible outcomes.
• Stakeholder Management & Influencing Skills - Ability to drive outcomes across Technology, Control Owners, Audit, Compliance, Operations, and Senior Leadership.

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Data Analytics & Reporting - Ability to leverage metrics, dashboards, trend analysis, and detective monitoring to support governance decisions
• Project & Change Management - Ability to coordinate complex remediation programs, regulatory commitments, and process improvements.
• Written & Executive Communication - Ability to translate technical IAM issues into concise, executive-friendly language
• Knowledge of IAM Technologies - Working knowledge of industry IAM platforms such as SailPoint, Entra ID (Azure AD), CyberArk, or similar technologies.
• Executive Reporting & Communication - Experience preparing governance packs, risk summaries, metrics, KRIs, and executive-level reporting for senior leadership and governance forums.

This role will be based in Knutsford. Our Work Experience is the combination of everything that's unique about us: our culture, our core values, our company meetings, our commitment to sustainability, our recognition programs, but most importantly, it's our people. Our employees are self-disciplined, hard working, curious, trustworthy, humble, and truthful. They make choices according to what is best for the team, they live for opportunities to collaborate and make a difference, and they make us the #1 Top Workplace in the area.