Title: Lead IAM Product Manager
Location: Washington, DC (On-site)
Type: Contract, 11 months
Overview:
ZipStaff is hiring a Lead IAM Product Manager for our client, a major national passenger rail transportation organization. This 11-month on-site contract is based in Washington, DC, and is for a lead who will drive enterprise Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) initiatives. You will serve as both the Agile Product Owner and Delivery Lead, define the multi-year IGA product vision, prioritize the backlog, and lead complex implementations, including large-scale SailPoint Identity Security Cloud deployments and major application onboarding.
Responsibilities:
- Own the enterprise IAM/IGA roadmap, translating strategic security, compliance, audit, and business objectives into prioritized epics, features, user stories, acceptance criteria, and clear Definitions of Done.
- Function as the primary Agile Product Owner, leading sprint planning, backlog grooming, refinement sessions, sprint reviews/demos, and stakeholder acceptance sign-offs.
- Manage end-to-end implementation workstreams and application onboarding pipelines; track milestones, monitor RAID logs (risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies), manage vendor relationships, and deliver executive-level reporting.
- Drive functional and technical discovery across Joiner/Mover/Leaver (JML) workflows, automated provisioning/deprovisioning, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), access requests, periodic certifications, account correlation, and Segregation of Duties (SoD).
- Partner closely with IAM engineering, enterprise architecture, security operations, application owners, and executive leadership to remove delivery blockers and ensure scalable, high-quality technical implementations.
Required Qualifications:
- Demonstrated track record leading complex, large-scale Identity Governance implementations, with direct hands-on experience in SailPoint Identity Security Cloud or comparable enterprise IGA suites (e.g., SailPoint IdentityIQ, Saviynt, Ping Identity, ForgeRock).
- Proven background successfully operating in a dual capacity as both an Agile Product Owner and an enterprise Project/Program Delivery Lead.
- Strong understanding of core IAM concepts, including identity lifecycle management, privileged access governance, application onboarding standards, directory services, and audit/compliance frameworks (e.g., NIST, SOX, HIPAA).
- Proven ability to elicit requirements from business and technical stakeholders, converting complex audit, regulatory, and architectural needs into actionable sprint items.
- Outstanding written, verbal, and executive presentation skills, with a demonstrated ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams and influence decisions without direct line authority.
Preferred Qualifications:
- PMP (Project Management Professional), SAFe POPM (Product Owner/Product Manager), and/or CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional).
Benefits:
- Health Insurance.
- Dental Insurance.
- Vision Insurance.
- 401(k) + matching.
- Paid time off.
- Referral Program.
About ZipStaff:
ZipStaff connects skilled technology professionals with leading organizations across the United States, matching top talent with impactful contract and full-time opportunities. To apply, submit your resume through this posting. Qualified candidates will be contacted by a ZipStaff recruiter.