Digital Identity & Privileged Access Management Manager

Ernst & Young Advisory Services Sdn Bhd; Katowice; Hybrid; PLN 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Continuous learning

Diverse and inclusive culture

Transformative leadership

Global delivery network

Job summary

EY GDS Poland is seeking a Digital Identity & Privileged Access Management Manager in Katowice. You will lead PAM programs, defining roadmaps and governance while coordinating distributed teams across global environments.

The role requires strong leadership, stakeholder management, and extensive PAM experience with major platforms, in a hybrid work setup (2 days onsite/3 days remote) within Poland.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of cybersecurity and Privileged Access Management experience, incl. 3+ years in a leadership role.
• Proven experience managing PAM projects from initiation to operations.
• Hands‑on with leading PAM platforms: CyberArk, BeyondTrust, Delinea Secret Server.

Responsibilities

• Define PAM strategy, roadmaps, and operating models.
• Lead PAM assessments, maturity reviews, and workshop sessions.
• Design and implement PAM solutions based on CyberArk, BeyondTrust, or Delinea Secret Server.
• Drive privileged access governance and adoption of processes.

Skills

PAM leadership

Stakeholder mgmt

Project management

Cybersecurity

English fluency

Cloud/hybrid

Tools

CyberArk

BeyondTrust

Delinea Secret Server

Job description

Other locations: Primary Location Only

Location: Katowice - 2 days office / 3 days remote

Digital Identity & Privileged Access Management Manager

Let us introduce you the job offer by EY GDS Poland – a member of the global integrated service delivery center network by EY.

The opportunity

As a PAM Manager within our Digital Identity and Privileged Access Management practice, you will lead and deliver Privileged Access Management initiatives for global clients, including organizations operating in regulated industries such as financial services.

This role combines project and program management responsibilities with deep PAM expertise. You will collaborate with business stakeholders, security teams, architects, and delivery teams to define PAM roadmaps, oversee implementations, manage risks, and support the adoption of privileged access management capabilities across complex enterprise environments.

Your key responsibilities

• Define PAM strategy, roadmaps, and target operating models.
• Lead PAM assessments, maturity reviews, discovery sessions, and requirements workshops.
• Guide the design and implementation of PAM solutions based on CyberArk, BeyondTrust, or Delinea Secret Server.
• Drive privileged access governance, operational process adoption, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with technical architects and engineering teams to align delivery with enterprise security architecture.
• Support business cases, implementation plans, proposals, and executive-level presentations.
• Lead PAM projects and transformation programs from initiation through delivery and transition to operations.
• Develop project plans, schedules, resource strategies, and governance frameworks.
• Manage project scope, risks, issues, dependencies, budgets, and stakeholder expectations.
• Coordinate distributed delivery teams across global enterprise environments.

Skills and attributes for success

• Proven leadership experience in delivering Privileged Access Management programs and projects.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and presentation skills.
• Ability to translate business and security requirements into PAM solution designs and implementation roadmaps.
• Experience working within global and complex enterprise environments.
• Strong project and program management capabilities with a focus on delivery excellence.
• Knowledge of modern cybersecurity and identity security practices.
• AI proficiency at both a personal and professional level.
• Fluent English (C1 level or higher).

To qualify for the role, you must have

• 8+ years of experience in cybersecurity and Privileged Access Management, including at least 3 years in a management or project leadership role.
• Proven experience managing PAM projects from initiation through implementation and transition to operations.

Hands‑on experience with at least one leading PAM platform:

• CyberArk
• BeyondTrust
• Delinea (formerly Thycotic) Secret Server

Strong understanding of:

• Privileged Account Management
• Password Vaulting
• Privileged Session Management
• Just‑in‑Time (JIT) Access
• Least Privilege principles
• Privileged Threat Analytics
• Application-to-Application Credential Management
• Experience onboarding privileged accounts, servers, applications, databases, and cloud platforms into PAM solutions.

Experience with cloud and hybrid environments, including:

• AWS

Ideally, you’ll also have

• PAM‑related certifications, such as CyberArk Certified Delivery Architect (Sentry or Guardian).
• CISSP, CISM, or CIAM certification.
• ITIL certification.

Understanding of regulatory and security frameworks, including:

• DORA
• NIS2
• SOX
• PCI DSS
• ISO 27001
• NIST Cybersecurity Framework.

What we look for

We are looking for candidates who combine deep technical expertise with strong leadership skills, enabling them to build high‑performing teams, mentor professionals, and drive sustainable growth.

What we offer

EY Global Delivery Services (GDS) is a dynamic and truly global delivery network. We work across nine locations – Argentina, Hungary, India, the Philippines, Poland, Sri Lanka, Mexico, Spain and the United Kingdom – and with teams from all EY service lines, geographies and sectors, playing a vital role in the delivery of the EY growth strategy. From accountants to coders to advisory consultants, we offer a wide variety of fulfilling career opportunities that span all business disciplines. In GDS, you will collaborate with EY teams on exciting projects and work with well‑known brands from across the globe. We’ll introduce you to an ever‑expanding ecosystem of people, learning, skills and insights that will stay with you throughout your career.

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture:You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

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