Identity Security Leader — IAM & Automation

LGBT Great; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Generous holiday policies

Health & wellbeing benefits

Job summary

Janus Henderson Investors seeks an experienced Identity Security leader to drive governance, lifecycle management and automation across regions. You will oversee AI governance aspects, authentication and least-privilege controls while guiding distributed teams and improving service delivery.

The role partners with Information Security, Technology and HR to deliver secure scalable identity solutions. Strong leadership, risk management and stakeholder skills are essential.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in IAM/Identity Security domains.
• 2+ years in people leadership with coaching and performance management.
• Experience leading geographically distributed teams across time zones.
• Knowledge of identity lifecycle, access governance, and PAM processes.
• Proven automation and process-improvement experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop Identity Security teams in multiple regions.
• Provide leadership and oversight for identity governance and lifecycle management.
• Oversee AI Agent Governance, authentication and least-privilege controls.
• Drive automation to reduce manual effort and strengthen controls.
• Set priorities, expectations and accountability; support workforce capacity.
• Partner with security, tech, risk and HR stakeholders to deliver secure identities.
• Oversee roadmaps, service performance, risks, and reporting to leadership.
• Promote ownership, collaboration and documentation culture.
• Carry out other duties as assigned.

Skills

IAM experience

People leadership

Global teams

Identity lifecycle management

Automation improvements

AI Agent Governance risks

Audit & risk management

Stakeholder communication

Tools

SailPoint

IdentityIQ

Entra ID

Active Directory

ServiceNow

Privileged access platforms

Job description

Janus Henderson Investors seeks an experienced Identity Security leader to drive governance, lifecycle management and automation across regions. You will oversee AI governance aspects, authentication and least-privilege controls while guiding distributed teams and improving service delivery.

The role partners with Information Security, Technology and HR to deliver secure scalable identity solutions. Strong leadership, risk management and stakeholder skills are essential.