Technical Project Manager, Identity & Access Management (IAM)

We are seeking a Technical IAM Project Manager to lead and coordinate multiple Identity and Access Management (IAM) projects across the enterprise. This role will oversee project delivery, stakeholder engagement, and release management for IAM solutions that support security, compliance, and operational efficiency. This role must build trusted relationships with the team and with their stakeholders to ensure that the needs of all team members are met., * Manage multiple concurrent IAM projects, including identity lifecycle automation, access governance, privileged access management, and authentication enhancements.

• Lead end-to-end project planning, execution, release management, and delivery, ensuring alignment with business objectives, security standards, timelines, and success criteria.
• Partner with engineering, cybersecurity, infrastructure, and business stakeholders to define requirements, manage risks, and drive successful outcomes.
• Facilitate project governance, status reporting, stakeholder communications, change management, training, and implementation documentation.
• Serve as Scrum Master for Agile delivery teams, facilitating ceremonies including sprint planning, daily standups, backlog refinement, retrospectives, demonstrations, release planning, and team working agreements.
• Coach teams on Agile principles, practices, and continuous improvement, using metrics and feedback to optimize team performance, engagement, and delivery effectiveness.
• Remove impediments, resolve conflicts, influence stakeholders and leadership, and foster a collaborative environment that enables teams to achieve delivery commitments.
• Provide visibility into team progress through dashboards, reporting, and performance metrics to support roadmap planning, transparency, and informed decision-making.
• Guide teams in prioritization, sequencing, commitment management, and backlog readiness to ensure successful delivery of business value.
• Act as a trusted advisor and Agile subject matter expert, mentoring team members, building cross-functional relationships, and driving organizational improvement initiatives.

• 5+ years of project management experience, with at least 3 years in IAM or cybersecurity-related initiatives.
• 2+ years of IAM principles including SSO, MFA, RBAC, PAM, and identity lifecycle.
• 2+ years with IAM platforms such as SailPoint, Forgerock, CyberArk, Azure AD, or similar.
• 2+ years managing release cycles in enterprise environments, including coordination across dev, QA, and production teams.

Core Competencies:

• Agile Leadership & Coaching
• Agile Delivery & Product Execution
• Facilitation, Communication & Stakeholder Management
• Servant Leadership & Influencing
• Customer-Centric Mindset
• Problem Solving & Continuous Improvement
• Compliance & Governance
• Technical & Business Acumen
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferences:

• Experience in regulated industries (e.g., financial services, healthcare).
• Technical background in IAM engineering or architecture is a plus.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices related to IAM deployments.

Pulled from the full job description

• Health insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Paid time off
• Stock options
• Volunteer time off, Actual base salary varies based on factors, including but not limited to, relevant skill, prior experience, education, base salary of internal peers, demonstrated performance, and geographic location. Additionally, LPL Total Rewards package is highly competitive, designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play - such as 401K matching, health benefits, employee stock options, paid time off, volunteer time off, and more. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that LPL has to offer!

LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: LPLA) is among the fastest growing wealth management firms in the U.S. As a leader in the financial advisor-mediated marketplace(6) , LPL supports over 32,000 financial advisors and the wealth management practices of approximately 1,100 financial institutions, servicing and custodying approximately $2.3 trillion in brokerage and advisory assets on behalf of approximately 8 million Americans. The firm provides a wide range of advisor affiliation models, investment solutions, fintech tools and practice management services, ensuring that advisors and institutions have the flexibility to choose the business model, services, and technology resources they need to run thriving businesses. For further information about LPL, please visit www.lpl.com. At LPL, independence means that advisors and institution leaders have the freedom they deserve to choose the business model, services, and technology resources that allow them to run a thriving business. They have the flexibility to do business their way. And they have the freedom to manage their client relationships, because they know their clients best. Simply put, we take care of our advisors and institutions, so they can take care of their clients.