Lead IAM Digital Product Manager

Jobtailor; North Carolina; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in the United States is seeking an experienced Product Leader to drive IAM modernization and authentication strategy across enterprise-scale initiatives. You will define roadmaps, prioritize backlogs, and partner with engineering, security, compliance, and executive stakeholders.

This role emphasizes cross-functional leadership, cloud identity services, and adoption of secure authentication standards like MFA and passwordless solutions to reduce risk and improve user experience.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in digital product management or equivalent experience.
• Hands-on IAM and authentication technology experience.
• Strong ability to translate technical requirements into product strategy.
• Proven track record leading enterprise modernization and cloud migrations.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and execution of enterprise IAM strategies and initiatives.
• Lead cross-functional teams delivering enterprise authentication capabilities.
• Present strategy, roadmaps, and outcomes to executive leadership.
• Define long-term authentication modernization plans and priorities.
• Drive adoption of secure authentication standards across the organization.
• Foster accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement in the program.

Skills

Digital Product Management

Identity & Access Management (IAM)

MFA

Azure AD / Entra ID

Agile Product Management

Leadership

Tools

Microsoft Authenticator

Active Directory

Cloud Identity Services

Job description

• Lead development and execution of complex digital business plans, programs, and initiatives with enterprise-wide impact
• Participate in large-scale planning and strategic decision-making
• Review and analyze complex digital product strategies and technology roadmaps
• Influence product direction based on IAM technologies, cybersecurity trends, business priorities, and regulatory requirements
• Make decisions regarding product strategy, functionality, and modernization initiatives
• Lead cross-functional teams delivering enterprise identity and authentication capabilities
• Collaborate with technology leaders, engineering teams, cybersecurity partners, risk, compliance, executive stakeholders, vendors, and business stakeholders
• Serve as product leader, mentor, and trusted advisor for IAM modernization
• Act as Product Owner for enterprise authentication and identity platforms supporting millions of authentication transactions
• Lead initiatives involving MFA, Microsoft Authenticator, passwordless authentication, identity verification, Active Directory modernization, and cloud identity services
• Define and execute long-term authentication modernization strategies
• Drive adoption of secure authentication standards and enterprise identity architectures
• Establish measurable outcomes for fraud reduction, risk mitigation, customer experience, workforce productivity, and operational efficiency
• Present product strategy, roadmaps, risks, and outcomes to executive leadership
• Champion AI-enabled and intelligent identity capabilities
• Ensure solutions meet resiliency, availability, security, and compliance requirements
• Foster accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement

Requirements

• 5+ years of digital product management experience, product ownership experience, or equivalent demonstrated through work experience, training, military experience, or education
• Hands-on experience with Identity and Access Management (IAM), authentication technologies, cybersecurity engineering, identity architecture, or related security platforms
• Strong understanding of identity ecosystems and experience translating technical requirements into product strategy and delivery
• Deep knowledge of MFA, passwordless authentication, passkeys, federated identity, adaptive authentication, and identity proofing
• Experience with Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), Active Directory, hybrid identity, and cloud security technologies
• Proven track record leading enterprise modernization initiatives, platform migrations, and cybersecurity transformation programs
• Experience managing IAM products within a large enterprise environment
• Experience as an IAM Engineer, IAM Architect, Authentication Engineer, Identity Consultant, or similar technical identity-focused role prior to moving into product management
• Experience driving retirement of legacy authentication solutions and implementation of strategic cloud-based identity platforms
• Knowledge of identity governance, privileged access management, authentication protocols, and access security controls
• Experience partnering with risk, audit, regulatory, and compliance organizations
• Experience utilizing Agile product management practices, roadmap planning, backlog prioritization, and outcome-based delivery
• Knowledge of AI, automation, and emerging identity technologies
• No visa sponsorship or visa transfer available for this position

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in Identity and Access Management (IAM) and authentication technologies, with a strong focus on leading enterprise modernization initiatives and driving secure authentication standards. Proven ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and present strategic product roadmaps to executive leadership.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Digital Product Management
• Identity And Access Management (IAM)
• Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
• Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD)
• Agile Product Management

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Product Ownership
• Authentication Technologies
• Identity Architecture
• Cybersecurity Engineering
• Identity Proofing
• Federated Identity
• Adaptive Authentication
• Cloud Security Technologies
• Platform Migrations
• Identity Governance

Soft Skills

• Leadership
• Collaboration
• Mentoring
• Strategic Decision-Making
• Continuous Improvement

Industry Keywords

• Cybersecurity Trends
• Regulatory Requirements
• Risk Mitigation
• Fraud Reduction
• Operational Efficiency

Tools & Technologies

• Microsoft Authenticator
• Active Directory
• Cloud Identity Services
• Identity Verification
• Authentication Protocols