Technical Project Manager, IAM Platforms

2 days ago

syracuse, new york, United States Cypress HCM Full-time

Technical Project Manager, IAM Platforms


Job Details

  • Location: 100% remote (open to any time zone; slight preference for CST or EST)
  • Duration: 10/19/2026 - 02/26/2027 (Contract w/ possible extensions)


Job Description

  • Function: Information Security / Identity & Access Management
  • Level: Senior Project Manager / Senior Technical Project Manager
  • Primary delivery owner for enterprise IAM projects, translating business requirements into technical roadmaps and coordinating across infrastructure, security, and application teams.
  • Manage initiatives including platform migrations, policy implementations, capability deployments, and organizational IAM transformations.


Responsibilities

  • Project planning and scope management
  • Define project charters and detailed scope for IAM initiatives
  • Break down complex IAM implementations into manageable workstreams and phases
  • Develop schedules, resource plans, and cost estimates in partnership with technical leads
  • Establish success criteria and KPIs aligned with business objectives
  • Stakeholder coordination and communication
  • Lead project governance boards and steering committee reviews
  • Communicate status, risks, and decisions to technical and business audiences
  • Coordinate between infrastructure, security, applications, and business teams
  • Manage dependencies, escalations, and stakeholder concerns proactively
  • Technical delivery oversight
  • Provide technical project leadership on platform implementations (Okta, CyberArk, Saviynt, etc.)
  • Track and manage technical workstreams including design, build, testing, and deployment
  • Collaborate with architects and engineers to ensure solutions meet requirements and standards
  • Manage quality assurance, security testing, and compliance validation
  • Risk and change management
  • Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks
  • Develop and execute change management plans for organizational transitions
  • Plan and manage cutover activities, rollbacks, and contingencies
  • Support post-implementation review and lessons learned capture
  • Operations enablement and training
  • Coordinate training and documentation for operations and support teams
  • Develop operational runbooks and procedures for new capabilities
  • Support knowledge