IAM Product Owner: Identity & Access Leadership

Valorem Reply; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 135,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Valorem Reply, part of the Reply network, seeks an IAM-focused Product Owner to bridge business needs with technical IAM delivery. You will steer roadmaps and agile execution across Access Controls, Identity Governance, Directory Services, and Cryptographic Controls within enterprise-scale IAM programs.

You’ll work with stakeholders and vendors including Entra ID, Ping Identity, Saviynt, 1Kosmos, and SailPoint, ensuring secure, scalable identity solutions while reporting on milestones and KPIs

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in IS/CS/Cybersecurity.
• Minimum 5 years in Product Owner, Business Analyst, or similar enterprise/SaaS roles.
• Proficient in Agile/Scrum delivery and Azure DevOps.

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 delivery

Executive reporting

Cross-functional coordination

Stakeholder communication

IAM knowledge

Product Owner experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field

Tools

Azure DevOps (ADO)

Microsoft Entra ID

Ping Identity

Saviynt

1Kosmos

Keyfactor

PlainID

SailPoint

ServiceNow

Job description

Valorem Reply, part of the Reply network, seeks an IAM-focused Product Owner to bridge business needs with technical IAM delivery. You will steer roadmaps and agile execution across Access Controls, Identity Governance, Directory Services, and Cryptographic Controls within enterprise-scale IAM programs.

You’ll work with stakeholders and vendors including Entra ID, Ping Identity, Saviynt, 1Kosmos, and SailPoint, ensuring secure, scalable identity solutions while reporting on milestones and KPIs