Senior Project Manager (IAM)

Project Manager – Identity & Access Management (IAM)

Key Details

• Location: Greater Phoenix Area (hybrid, on-site ~2x/week)
• Hiring Model: Contract-to-Hire
• Rate: $65–70/hour
• Work Authorization: No sponsorship available

Role Overview

Join a global retail technology organization’s enterprise IT team, supporting large-scale identity and access initiatives that impact thousands of users worldwide. This role sits within a globally distributed technology organization, partnering across regions to modernize identity platforms and drive secure, scalable access solutions.

The Project Manager – IAM will lead complex, cross-functional programs focused on identity modernization and Okta platform delivery, often working in fast-moving environments with evolving requirements, multiple stakeholders, and third-party vendors.

Success in this role requires strong delivery discipline, the ability to navigate ambiguity, and the capability to align teams across a global technology landscape.

Key Responsibilities

Project Delivery & Execution

• Lead end-to-end delivery of IAM programs, including enterprise identity modernization and access transformation initiatives.
• Translate high-level business objectives into structured plans, milestones, and actionable workstreams.
• Maintain integrated project plans covering scope, schedule, risks, dependencies, and deliverables.
• Drive execution in dynamic environments where requirements and sequencing may evolve.

IAM & Okta Program Leadership

• Manage delivery of Okta-based Identity & Access Management solutions across a global user base.
• Partner with IAM architects, security leaders, application teams, and business stakeholders to align delivery.
• Support enterprise IAM capabilities such as authentication, MFA, access requests, approvals, and access reviews.

Vendor & Cross-Team Coordination

• Act as the primary liaison between internal teams and third-party vendors (PM-to-PM).
• Coordinate delivery across distributed teams within a global technology organization.
• Hold vendors accountable to timelines, deliverables, and escalation processes.

Governance, Risk & Dependency Management

• Proactively identify and manage risks, dependencies, and readiness challenges.
• Establish clear governance structures, reporting cadence, and escalation paths.
• Ensure transparency and timely resolution of issues impacting delivery.

Stakeholder & Executive Communication

• Communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences across global teams.
• Deliver concise, executive-ready reporting on project health, milestones, risks, and decisions.
• Drive accountability and ownership in a matrixed, multinational environment.

Required Qualifications

• 4–6 years of project management experience with a focus on Identity & Access Management (IAM).
• Proven experience delivering IAM transformation or modernization programs in enterprise environments.
• Hands-on experience leading Okta IAM implementations or enhancements.
• Demonstrated success managing third-party vendors and coordinating delivery across multiple teams.
• Strong ability to operate in ambiguity and maintain delivery momentum.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Okta Identity Governance (access requests, certifications, approvals).
• Experience working within large-scale, global technology organizations.
• Background supporting security, identity, or compliance-driven initiatives.
• Ability to work on-site in the Greater Phoenix area.

Core Skills & Competencies

• Enterprise project delivery within matrixed, multi-vendor environments
• Risk, issue, and dependency management
• Executive-level communication and reporting
• Influencing without direct authority
• Comfort working in fast-paced, evolving global delivery contexts

Must-Have Skills

• IAM project management experience
• Okta Identity & Access Management delivery
• IAM transformation/modernization programs
• Vendor management (PM-to-PM coordination)
• Enterprise-level project delivery

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Okta Identity Governance experience
• Security or compliance-driven technology programs
• MFA, access reviews, and access request processes
• Collaboration with IAM engineering and security architecture teams

Shortlisting Criteria

• Clear IAM-focused project management experience (not general PM only)
• Direct Okta delivery experience highlighted on resume
• Strong vendor and cross-team coordination background
• Demonstrated ability to deliver in ambiguous, evolving environments