IAM Engineer Product Owner

Northwestern Mutual is a leading financial services company, and they are seeking an IAM Engineer Product Owner to lead complex projects within their Identity & Access Management domain. The role involves defining IAM strategies, providing technical leadership, and collaborating with third-party vendors to implement effective IAM solutions while ensuring alignment with business objectives.

Responsibilities:

• Works under minimal supervision within IAM on larger and complex projects
• Contributes to overall IAM Strategy for domain(s) they represent
• Handles very high complex issues independently but may need assistance from others on team for more the most complex issues
• Has a solid understanding of general security frameworks and delivery models
• Defines how Identity & Access Management and tools should be used within their IAM Domain(s)
• Has an advanced understanding of Identity & Access Management and how their work impacts others
• Defines knowledge of engineering best practices within their IAM Domain(s)
• Leads the architecture of IAM solutions, considering scalability, security, and usability requirements within their domain(s)
• Stays updated with the latest IAM technologies, trends, and emerging threats, and proactively implement necessary measures to mitigate risks
• Leads collaboration with third-party vendors and partners to evaluate IAM tools and services
• Advanced skills of requirements gathering and seeing through the eyes of the customers and aligns technical objectives to business objectives
• Able to troubleshoot or analyze the most advanced process issues, identify cause, and recommend efficiencies or provide formal reporting
• Provides technical leadership, guidance, and mentorship
• Exhibits appetite for continuous learning and improvement
• Strong interpersonal skills, comfortable presenting to all organizational levels
• Translate strategies into actionable business plans

Requirements:

• 6-8 years of professional experience required
• Experience in the IAM domain
• Strong experience with engineering best practices to include analyzing, designing, developing, deploying, and supporting software solutions, and/or infrastructure implementations/upgrades
• Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate with individuals at all levels of the organization
• Proven experience in designing and implementing IAM solutions, including integration with various systems and platforms
• Strong ability to identify and set security practices
• Advanced ability to explain technical solutions to technical and non-technical teams
• Advanced documentation, testing and automation skills
• Strong sense of ownership and the ability to work with a limited set of requirements
• Advanced ability to align technical needs to business processes
• Advanced ability to prioritize work based on business objectives
• Advanced ability to breakdown work to deliver value incrementally
• Experience preferred with Agile methodologies/DevOps environment
• Access Management Tools & Technologies (NM) - (Advanced)
• Adaptive Communication (NM) - (Advanced)
• Analytical Thinking (NM) - (Expert)
• Continuous Improvement (NM) - (Advanced)
• Cross Functional Partnering & Planning (NM) - (Expert)
• Identity & Access Management Industry Standards (NM) - (Expert)
• Strategic Thinking (NM) - (Advanced)