Identity & Access Management Workstream Lead (IAM/IDAM)

TEC Partners Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 182,000 - 189,000; Full time

Job summary

TEC Partners Limited in London is seeking an experienced Identity & Access Management Workstream Lead (IAM/IDAM) to own a major cyber transformation programme. This 6-month contract inside IR35 offers a daily rate of £700–£725 and a hybrid London location.

You will define the IDAM strategy, oversee initiatives across identity lifecycle, MFA, SSO and governance, and collaborate with Cyber Security, IT, HR and business units to ensure adoption, change management, and a sustainable BAU transition.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering large-scale IDAM or security transformation programmes.
• Strong understanding of identity principles, controls, and technologies.
• Excellent stakeholder management, leadership, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage complex, multi-project portfolios, balancing delivery, risk, and benefits realisation.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of project managers to deliver initiatives across identity lifecycle management, privileged access, IGA, MFA, and SSO.
• Shape the organisation’s next-generation identity security controls, supporting safe, responsible adoption of emerging technologies such as AI.
• Collaborate across Cyber Security, IT, HR, and business functions, ensuring alignment, adoption, and effective change management.
• Drive the transition from project delivery to business-as-usual, ensuring systems and processes are sustainable, scalable, and future-ready.

Skills

IDAM

Security transformation

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Communication skills

Tools

IDAM technologies

Job description

Position: Identity & Access Management Workstream Lead (IAM/IDAM)
Location: London/Hybrid

Type: Contract, Inside IR35, 6 Months

Rate: £700-725 p/day

We are looking for an experienced Identity & Access Management Workstream Lead (IAM/IDAM) to take ownership of a major cyber transformation programme. This strategic role is responsible for defining the IDAM strategy, overseeing a portfolio of initiatives, and ensuring that people, systems, and data are protected through modern, robust identity practices.

In this role, you will:

• Lead a team of project managers to deliver initiatives across identity lifecycle management, privileged access, Identity Governance & Administration (IGA), multi-factor authentication (MFA), and single sign-on (SSO).
• Shape the organisation’s next-generation identity security controls, supporting safe, responsible adoption of emerging technologies such as AI.
• Collaborate across Cyber Security, IT, HR, and business functions, ensuring alignment, adoption, and effective change management.
• Drive the transition from project delivery to business-as-usual, ensuring systems and processes are sustainable, scalable, and future-ready.

What we’re looking for:

• Proven experience delivering large-scale IDAM or security transformation programmes
• Strong understanding of identity principles, controls, and technologies
• Excellent stakeholder management, leadership, and communication skills
• Ability to manage complex, multi-project portfolios, balancing delivery, risk, and benefits realisation

This is a rare opportunity to shape the identity ecosystem of a major organisation, embedding security into the very fabric of the business while enabling innovation and operational efficiency.