Senior Manager IT Governance - Identity and Access Management

Senior Manager IT Governance - Identity and Access Management

About the Opportunity

Job Type: Permanent

Application Deadline: 25 April 2025

Department: Technology German Platform and Advisory

Location: Kronberg, Germany

Reports To: Teamlead IT Governance

Level: Software Engineer - 6

We share a commitment to making things better for clients and each other. We continually explore new technology and different ways of working to put our clients first. So bring your boldest ideas to our IT Governance Team and feel you’re making progress.

About your team

In this role you will lead a team looking after all aspects of FFB’s Identity and Access Management. The team is one part of FFB IT Governance area and helps FFB Business and other Technology teams to manage access to applications they need to fulfill their responsibilities. The team also ensures that all access provided to individuals is in line with all regulatory requirements, i.e. strict need-to-know principle, regular access recertification, or proper joiner/leaver processes.

The team collaborates with several application teams within FFB as well as with FFB’s software vendors providing applications.

The main day-to-day aspect of the team is working with the Technical IAM solutions provided by global Fidelity teams to request, approve, and provision access to applications. The team also works on projects and continuous improvements of the provided IAM solutions (e.g. application onboarding, access provisioning automation), including solutions for privileged access management (PAM).

About your role

You will work as a team manager in the FFB IT Governance Team within the FFB Technology department. Main aspects of your role are:

• Lead and guide your team in all aspects of the day-to-day work including hands-on work on the team’s responsibilities.
• Organize and optimize the operating model and ensure the team’s ability to deliver against the expectations set by FFB’s policies and procedures for the IAM/PAM area.
• Develop the team and its individual members regarding their technical and personal skills.
• Help FFB business and Technology teams manage their application access in line with FFB’s regulatory requirements.
• Creation and maintenance of authorization concepts for applications including Segregation of Duties (SoD) requirements.
• Collaborate with FFB’s application teams and external software vendors providing applications to FFB.
• Participate in projects to ensure proper IAM/PAM coverage for new or changed applications in FFB’s technology stack.
• Implement, run, and continuously improve IAM-related governance controls.

About you

Eager to grow your knowledge and your career, you’ll fit right in. You’ll succeed because you:

• are passionate about heading up teams and enabling them to develop and grow.
• are an empathic team player.
• have in-depth knowledge of German and international financial service regulation (e.g. MaRisk, BAIT, DORA, …) with a strong focus on IAM and PAM.
• have worked in an oversight role in the financial industry (2nd or 1st Line of Defense).
• have robust knowledge about information security best practices including policies, guidelines, and standards.
• have experience with common IAM / PAM solutions (i.e. SailPoint, Savient CyberArk, …).
• have solid knowledge and experience with IT system landscapes (on-premise, cloud, networks, and APIs) especially regarding security and compliance.
• have very good analytical and problem resolution skills.
• have strong communication skills across hierarchical levels and teams.
• have excellent language skills in German and English (both written and oral).

Feel rewarded

For starters, we’ll offer you a comprehensive benefits package. We’ll value your wellbeing and support your development. And we’ll be as flexible as we can about where and when you work – finding a balance that works for all of us. It’s all part of our commitment to making you feel motivated by the work you do and happy to be part of our team. For more about our work, our approach to dynamic working, and how you could build your future here, visit careers.fidelityinternational.com.