IAM Product Owner: Identity & Access Leader

Valorem Reply; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Valorem Reply is seeking a Product Owner for the Identity & Access Management team to bridge business stakeholders and technical squads, delivering enterprise IAM solutions. You will drive roadmaps, manage backlogs, and lead agile delivery across authentication, identity governance, directory services, and cryptographic controls.

You will collaborate with product managers and technical leads, coordinate with platform vendors like Microsoft Entra ID, Ping Identity, Saviynt, and others, and report

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5 years in Product Owner, Business Analyst, or similar enterprise/SaaS roles
• Expertise with Agile/Scrum delivery and tools such as Azure DevOps (ADO).
• Strong knowledge of IAM domains: Access Controls, Identity Governance, Directory Services, Cryptographic Key Management.
• Hands-on experience with IAM platforms such as Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), Ping Identity, Saviynt, 1Kosmos, Keyfactor, or PlainID.
• Ability to manage complex cross-functional initiatives and dependencies.
• Strong stakeholder communication and executive reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as liaison between business stakeholders, technical teams, enterprise architecture, and security leadership
• Drive backlog grooming, prioritization, roadmap planning, sprint execution, and user story refinement with IAM Feature Teams
• Translate business needs into clear, actionable technical requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria
• Manage product roadmaps across Authentication, Federation, Access Controls, Identity Governance, Directory Services, Privileged Access Management, and Cryptographic Key Management
• Maintain detailed dependency tracking, release tracking, dashboards, reporting, and deliverables across IAM programs
• Lead Agile ceremonies and manage Azure DevOps (ADO) artifacts including epics, features, user stories, acceptance criteria, sprint plans, dashboards, and executive reporting
• Partner with Product Managers and Technical Leads to align with business and security objectives
• Coordinate with vendors and platforms such as Microsoft Entra ID, Ping Identity, Saviynt, 1Kosmos, Keyfactor, PlainID, SailPoint, and ServiceNow
• Track and report product KPIs including backlog health, delivery velocity, release performance, dependency status, and portfolio-level visibility

Skills

Agile/Scrum

Azure DevOps

IAM domains

Microsoft Entra ID

Ping Identity

Saviynt

1Kosmos

Keyfactor

PlainID

Stakeholder comms

Education

Bachelor's in Information Systems

Bachelor's in Computer Science

Bachelor's in Cybersecurity

Tools

Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD)

Ping Identity

Saviynt

1Kosmos

Keyfactor

PlainID

Job description

Valorem Reply is seeking a Product Owner for the Identity & Access Management team to bridge business stakeholders and technical squads, delivering enterprise IAM solutions. You will drive roadmaps, manage backlogs, and lead agile delivery across authentication, identity governance, directory services, and cryptographic controls.

You will collaborate with product managers and technical leads, coordinate with platform vendors like Microsoft Entra ID, Ping Identity, Saviynt, and others, and report