Manager – Identity and Access Management Governance

Location: UAE

About Us: 

At RFS HR Consultancy, we help businesses find the right talent to keep their systems secure and compliant. Based in the UAE, we’re hiring a Manager – Identity and Access Management Governance to help organizations establish strong access controls, enforce security policies, and drive IAM governance in today’s evolving digital landscape.

About Our Client:

Our client, a leading UAE organization focused on IT and innovation, is seeking an experienced Manager – Identity and Access Management Governance. This role offers the opportunity to establish and oversee IAM policies, ensure compliance with security standards, and drive governance initiatives to protect critical systems in a dynamic, technology-driven environment.

Key Responsibilities:

As a Manager – Identity and Access Management Governance , you will, 

• Seeking a detail oriented and experienced IAM Governance manager to join our cybersecurity team. governance, focusing on governance, risk management, and compliance. 
• Will play a crucial role in ensuring that our IAM processes and policies align with industry best practices and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure IAM processes adhere to policies, industry standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Develop and enforce governance policies, procedures, and standards to enhance the IAM program.
• Govern the onboarding of applications to IAM solution by ensuring minimum Security controls are covered in each integration including role matrices, RBAC and access recertification cycles.
• Govern and ensure Role-based access controls (RBAC) and Segregation of Duties (SoD) principles are maintained for the access of internal applications and infra items.
• Govern user access review cycles, including access certifications.
• Ensure Privileged access is as per defined process and maintained logs are enough to track any unauthorized activity.
• Review aspects of Multi factor authentication and conditional policies for internal teams.
• Review and work on complete user life cycle management to identify weak areas of access, controls required for implementation and tracking open items.
• Coordinate with internal teams to rectify non-compliant access issues.
• Design and maintain role definitions and role-based access control frameworks.
• Analyze and optimize role assignments to ensure appropriate access levels.
• Perform risk assessments related to identity and access management.
• Identify and mitigate potential security risks associated with IAM processes and systems.
• Work closely with Tech, HR, and other departments to ensure smooth onboarding, role changes, and offboarding processes.
• Provide IAM support and guidance to business units and end-users.
• Assist in the development and delivery of IAM training and awareness programs.

Requirements:

As a Manager – Identity and Access Management Governance, you should have,

• Prepare and present IAM governance reports and metrics to senior management.
• Document IAM policies, procedures, and compliance activities.
•  Manager for IAM Governance aligns actions and those of the department with the strategic objectives of the business.
• Manager for IAM Governance takes full responsibility for activities and teams, holding oneself and team accountable for their outcomes.
• Manager for IAM Governance proactively drives initiatives that reduce security risks.
• Manager for IAM Governance focuses on delivering outputs that create a meaningful impact.
• Manager for IAM Governance is committed to learning from experiences and continuously improving processes to achieve better outcomes.
• HO and International Regulators and Supervisors across the bank is operating.
• Information Security / Cyber Security Regulations and Industry best practices.
• All business units including LOD 1-3 including LOD1 – Business, Tech GRC, Technology, LOD-2 Group Compliance, Fraud Prevention, Risk Management and LOD-3 Internal Audit.
• A mid-level official who has experience in managing enterprise projects and has worked in coordinating in an enterprise environment.
• Strong interpersonal, analytical, and technical skills.
• Strong in decision making and prioritization skills.
• Experience in Banking environment with strong understanding on key security frameworks such as ISO27001, PCI DSS, NIST 800-63
• Sound knowledge of evolving advanced tech stacks and related control and risk universe.
• Have over 5 years of experience

What our client offers:

Competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package