Identity & Access Management Lead

We're excited to be partnering with a leading institution in the UAE that is building a digital-first, AI-enabled financial services organisation from the ground up. This is a unique opportunity to join at an early stage and help shape the operational, risk, and security foundations of a business with significant institutional backing and long-term ambition. If you're passionate about identity security, access governance, and building scalable security frameworks, we'd love to hear from you.

As Identity & Access Management Lead, you will be responsible for establishing and operating the bank's Identity & Access Management (IAM) capability from day one. Working closely with the CISO and Information Security team, you'll build the frameworks, controls, and tooling that ensure the right individuals have the right access at the right time, while maintaining strong security, governance, and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Build and operate the bank's Identity & Access Management framework, standards, and tooling.

• Manage joiner, mover, and leaver processes, ensuring timely provisioning and de-provisioning of access.

• Administer authentication controls, including multi-factor authentication and secure access mechanisms.

• Operate privileged access management controls, including session monitoring, vaulting, just-in-time access, and segregation of duties.

• Conduct regular access reviews and recertification activities, addressing excessive or dormant access.

• Deploy AI-enabled access analytics and automation to strengthen monitoring, anomaly detection, and access governance.

Requirements

• 8+ years of Identity & Access Management or Information Security experience within banking or financial services, including leadership responsibility.

• Deep expertise in IAM platforms, authentication, single sign-on (SSO), multi-factor authentication (MFA), and privileged access management (PAM).

• Proven experience building and operating IAM frameworks and controls within regulated environments.

• Strong knowledge of security standards and regulations, including ISO 27001, NIST CSF, UAE PDPL, and access-control requirements.

• Experience with access governance, access recertification, segregation of duties, and audit support.

• Exposure to AI-enabled access analytics, anomaly detection, and identity automation technologies.

Ready to join us? Apply today and take the next step in your career.