IAM Project Manager #3354

Genius Road, LLC; Town of Texas (WI); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Genius Road, LLC is seeking a battle-tested IAM Project Manager to lead a large-scale IAM/CIAM modernization initiative. The role requires end-to-end delivery ownership, PMP certification, and strong vendor management in a remote-capable, Texas-resident setup.

You will guide multi-stakeholder teams, manage third-party dependencies, and drive executive communications from initiation through operation handoff. This is a 12+ month contract with significant security and compliance sensitivity.

Qualifications

• Active PMP certification is required.
• Proven end-to-end delivery ownership of enterprise IT implementations, not task coordination.
• Experience leading IAM or CIAM initiatives including identity governance and authentication platforms.
• Strong vendor/contract management with oversight of deliverables and performance.
• Ability to manage multiple interdependent workstreams across technical and business teams.
• Excellent stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
• Experience crafting RFPs, SOWs, charters, and business requirements.
• Ability to lead through influence in a matrixed environment without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Lead the IAM/CIAM modernization across initiation, implementation, and transition to operations.
• Create and maintain full-scale project plans with scope, schedule, resources, and critical path.
• Oversee vendor relationships and contract performance to meet quality and timelines.
• Identify dependencies, risks, and issues; escalate and drive resolution.
• Facilitate executive and stakeholder communications including status reviews and milestone briefings.
• Draft business requirements and process models with technical, security, and operations teams.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across departments to maintain momentum across workstreams.
• Support procurement activities including RFP development and vendor selection.
• Develop transition and training plans for handoff to operations.
• Operate with executive presence and delivery discipline in a complex environment.

Skills

PMP certified

End-to-end delivery

IAM/CIAM experience

Vendor management

Cross-functional leadership

Executive communication

RFP/SOW development

Influence without authority

Job description

IAM Project Manager

Employment Type: Contract (12+ months)

Location: Remote, Texas (MUST RESIDE IN TEXAS)

We are looking for a battle-tested IT Project Manager who has led large, complex, mission-critical IT implementations including an enterprise Identity and Access Management (IAM) and Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) modernization initiative with significant technical complexity, third-party vendor dependencies, and security and compliance sensitivity that demands judgment and discipline.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Active PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) certification required
• Proven track record leading enterprise-scale IT implementations, not task coordination, end-to-end delivery ownership
• Experience leading IAM or CIAM initiatives, including identity governance, access provisioning, authentication/authorization platforms, or customer-facing identity solutions
• Strong vendor and contract management experience including deliverable oversight, schedule accountability, issue escalation, and performance management
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple workstreams with significant interdependencies across technical teams, business stakeholders, and external partners
• Executive-level communication and stakeholder management skills, comfortable presenting to and aligning senior leadership
• Experience developing RFPs, SOWs, project charters, scope documents, and business requirements
• Ability to lead through influence in a matrixed environment without direct authority

Responsibilities

• Lead the IAM/CIAM modernization initiative across all phases from initiation through implementation and transition to operations
• Develop and maintain full-scale project plans including scope, schedule, resource requirements, communication plans, and critical path management
• Manage vendor relationships and contract performance, holding third-party providers accountable to deliverables, timelines, and quality standards
• Identify and manage project dependencies, risks, and issues, escalating appropriately and driving resolution
• Facilitate executive and stakeholder communications including status reviews, milestone reporting, and decision briefings
• Develop written business requirements and process models in collaboration with technical, security, and operational teams
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across multiple departments, aligning priorities and maintaining momentum across workstreams
• Support procurement activities including RFP development and vendor selection
• Develop transition and training plans to support successful handoff to operations
• Operate with minimal supervision and bring the executive presence, delivery discipline, and operational judgment this environment demands

Genius Road, LLC is proud to be a Certified Women's Business Enterprise, an Equal Opportunity Employer, and values diversity.

All employment decisions are made on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.