IAM Product Owner

Key Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the product roadmap for SSO and MFA capabilities (e.g., federation, conditional access, password less, adaptive authentication).
• Align roadmap to enterprise IAM strategy and Zero Trust architecture.
• Incorporate regulatory requirements (SOX, PCI, FFIEC) into product direction.
• Own and prioritize the product backlog for SSO/MFA platforms.
• Translate business, risk, and compliance needs into actionable user stories.
• Partner with engineering teams using Agile methodologies.
• Ensure features meet auditability and traceability requirements.
• Drive design and implementation of SSO (SAML, OIDC, OAuth), MFA (push, SMS, hardware tokens, FIDO2), adaptive authentication, and conditional access policies.
• Ensure integration with identity lifecycle and directory services.
• Risk, Compliance & Audit Alignment
• Ensure authentication controls meet internal security standards and regulatory expectations.
• Partner with risk, audit, and cybersecurity teams.
• Maintain evidence for MFA enforcement, SSO policies, and access controls.
• Stakeholder Management
• Act as the bridge between business units, IAM engineering, security architecture, and risk teams.
• Drive alignment on authentication standards and onboarding priorities.
• Platform Adoption & Integration
• Lead onboarding of applications to SSO and MFA platforms.
• Define integration patterns and prioritize high-risk applications.
• Metrics & Continuous Improvement
• Track KPIs such as MFA coverage, SSO adoption, and authentication success rates.
• Drive continuous improvement in security posture and user experience.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years in Product Owner, Product Manager, or IAM roles.
• Strong expertise in SSO and MFA technologies.
• Experience in Agile environments.
• Understanding of IAM ecosystems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in regulated industries.
• Knowledge of SOX and PCI.
• Experience with platforms such as Okta, Entra ID, Ping, or SailPoint.