Job purpose
The IGA Project Manager is responsible for planning and delivering an enterprise Identity Governance & Administration programme centred on Sail Point. The role will coordinate business, security, technology and third-party teams to implement reliable identity lifecycle controls, integrate authoritative and target systems, and transition the resulting capabilities into effective business-as-usual operation.
The postholder will manage the full project lifecycle, including mobilisation, scope, schedule, budget, resources, governance, risks, issues, dependencies, quality, testing, cutover, adoption and benefits realisation.
Key responsibilities Own and maintain the project charter, integrated delivery plan, milestones, budget, resource plan, governance calendar and executive reporting. Lead delivery of the Sail Point implementation, including source onboarding, connectors, workflows, roles, policies, access requests, certifications, reporting, testing, cutover and stabilisation. Coordinate the design and implementation of joiner, mover and leaver processes, ensuring timely provisioning, access changes and deprovisioning. Manage integrations with HR systems, Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, cloud services, service-management platforms and enterprise applications. Coordinate SAP-related integration activity, including SAP Success Factors and/or SAP S/4 HANA where relevant to the identity landscape. Manage scope, risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies, decisions and change requests, escalating promptly when delivery outcomes are threatened. Ensure project deliverables meet agreed architecture, cyber security, privacy, audit, control and non-functional requirements. Oversee data readiness, identity correlation, role modelling, application onboarding, reconciliation and remediation activities. Own the overall test and acceptance approach across system, integration, security, performance and user-acceptance testing. Lead cutover planning, communications, training, operational readiness, service acceptance, hyper-care and transition to business-as-usual support. Manage vendors, systems integrators and professional-services partners against agreed deliverables, acceptance criteria, commercial commitments and quality standards.
Person Specific
Essential experience
Proven project-management experience delivering at least one substantial Sail Point implementation, upgrade or transformation. Experience with Sail Point Identity Security Cloud is strongly preferred. Strong practical experience of identity lifecycle management, including joiners, movers, leavers, access requests, approvals, provisioning, deprovisioning, birth-right access and access certification. Experience leading a project through mobilisation, discovery, design, build, integration, testing, cutover, hyper-care and transition to operations. Experience delivering integrations across HR platforms, directories, cloud/Saa S services and enterprise applications using connectors, APIs or managed file feeds. Experience managing complex schedules, budgets, resources, suppliers, risks, issues, dependencies, decisions, scope and quality in a large enterprise environment. Experience working with cyber security, enterprise architecture, privacy, internal control, audit, service management and business-process stakeholders. Working knowledge of IAM controls, least privilege, role-based access, segregation of duties, access reviews and audit evidence. Excellent written and verbal communication, executive reporting, facilitation, negotiation and conflict-resolution skills.Desirable experience
Experience integrating Sail Point with SAP Success Factors and/or SAP S/4 HANA, including identity attributes, worker events, business roles, provisioning boundaries and reconciliation. Knowledge of SAP identity, access and governance concepts, including coordination with SAP security teams and segregation-of-duties considerations. Experience delivering global or multi-region programmes involving multiple worker types, legal entities and regional data or operating requirements. Knowledge of Service Now, Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, PAM solutions, cloud platforms and enterprise application-onboarding patterns. Experience with identity data remediation, identity correlation, role mining, application rationalisation and phased onboarding at scale. Experience managing software vendors, professional-services partners and outcome-based statements of work.Qualifications
A recognised project or programme management qualification such as PRINCE2, PMP or MSP, or equivalent practical delivery experience. Agile delivery qualification or demonstrable experience applying Agile or hybrid delivery approaches. Sail Point accreditation and/or a recognised IAM or cyber security certification is advantageous.Skills and competencies
Strong leadership, organisation and delivery discipline. Ability to translate technical, security and control requirements into clear plans and decisions. Commercial awareness and effective supplier management. Ability to influence senior stakeholders and resolve competing priorities. Analytical, evidence-based approach to problem solving and reporting. Commitment to security, privacy, quality, auditability and operational readinessThis listing is sourced from a third-party job board. Applying will redirect you to the original posting.