Senior IAM Strategy & Product Leader

001 The Northern Trust Company; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 165,000 - 288,000; Full time

Job summary

The Northern Trust Company is seeking a Senior Principal, Identity & Access Management Strategy & Product Management to define and execute the IAM roadmap across IGA, PAM, and directory services. This role partners with cyber security, technology, risk, and audit to mature IAM capabilities.

You will lead governance, measure performance with KPIs, oversee large transformation programs, and drive security-by-design across IAM products while communicating strategy to executives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Cyber Security, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• 10-15+ years of experience in Cyber Security, Identity & Access Management, Product Management, Technology Strategy, or related disciplines.
• Extensive experience leading enterprise-scale IAM initiatives and transformation programs.
• Deep understanding of IAM architecture, operating models, governance, and industry best practices.
• Experience developing technology strategy, business cases, and executive-level presentations.
• Strong leadership, influence, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven ability to develop and execute strategic roadmaps and long-term plans.
• Experience working with executive leadership and cross-functional teams.
• Exceptional analytical, communication, and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the multi-year IAM strategy, roadmap, and capability maturity plan.
• Partner with senior business and technology leaders to align IAM priorities with enterprise objectives and cyber security priorities.
• Identify emerging identity and security trends, technologies, and industry best practices to inform strategic direction.
• Provide thought leadership on IAM transformation initiatives and future-state operating models.
• Drive strategic planning activities, capability assessments, and roadmap prioritization.
• Own product strategy and lifecycle management for assigned IAM capabilities and services.
• Define product vision, objectives, key results (OKRs), performance measures, and success criteria.
• Lead product roadmap development and prioritization across multiple workstreams.
• Evaluate new technologies, vendor solutions, and market opportunities to enhance IAM capabilities.
• Develop business cases, strategic recommendations, and executive presentations to support IAM priorities and roadmap decisions.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, engineering teams, and business stakeholders.
• Facilitate alignment across cyber security, technology, risk, compliance, and business functions.
• Lead governance forums, steering committee discussions, and strategic planning sessions.
• Influence enterprise priorities and drive adoption of IAM services and controls.
• Communicate complex technical and strategic concepts to executive audiences.
• Lead large-scale IAM transformation initiatives from strategy through delivery.
• Identify and manage dependencies, risks, and opportunities across IAM programs.
• Establish operating models, governance structures, and performance management frameworks.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance efficiency, scalability, and security outcomes.
• Support organizational change management and adoption efforts.
• Ensure IAM capabilities align with regulatory requirements, security policies, and control frameworks.
• Partner with audit, compliance, and risk management teams to strengthen governance processes.
• Assess IAM risk exposure and define strategies to improve control effectiveness and maturity.
• Sponsor remediation efforts for significant audit findings and control gaps.
• Champion security-by-design principles across IAM products and services.
• Establish metrics, KPIs, KCIs, and executive reporting frameworks for IAM services.
• Drive data-informed decision making through analytics and performance monitoring.
• Present strategic insights and recommendations to executive leadership.
• Measure product success and continuously optimize service delivery.

Skills

IAM Strategy

Product Management

Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Cyber Security

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

The Northern Trust Company is seeking a Senior Principal, Identity & Access Management Strategy & Product Management to define and execute the IAM roadmap across IGA, PAM, and directory services. This role partners with cyber security, technology, risk, and audit to mature IAM capabilities.

You will lead governance, measure performance with KPIs, oversee large transformation programs, and drive security-by-design across IAM products while communicating strategy to executives.