Senior Project Manager – GIA / IAM Transformation

Language required: French and English working knowledge

Job type: 3 months with possibility of renewal

Client: Promutuel Assurance

About the position

We are looking for a Senior Project Manager specializing in Identity and Access Management (IAM/GIA) to lead a strategic initiative to modernize the governance and lifecycle of identities and access.

The mandate aims to strengthen information security, improve regulatory compliance, and optimize operational efficiency by implementing an integrated approach involving business sectors, human resources, IT, cybersecurity, and audit.

The person we are looking for will consider GIA as a complete organizational capability, and not just a technological or cybersecurity initiative. They will be responsible for structuring governance, processes, roles, and the transformation roadmap to create a sustainable and market-aligned capability.

Technical requirements and skills

Main requirements

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in managing major projects or programs
• Minimum of 5 years of significant experience in GIA / IAM
• Experience in delivering at least one complete GIA transformation involving:
• + Human Resources
• + IT
• + Cybersecurity
• + Business sectors
• Experience in the financial, insurance, or regulated environment of comparable complexity
• Expertise in Identity and Access Governance
• Excellent understanding of the identity lifecycle:
• + Arrivals
• + Movements
• + Departures
• Expertise in access and authorization management
• Experience with RBAC role models
• Knowledge of Privileged Access Management (PAM)
• Experience with access review and certification processes
• Good understanding of compliance, audit, cybersecurity, and risk management requirements
• Experience with Microsoft Entra ID
• Experience with IGA (Identity Governance and Administration) solutions
• Knowledge of authentication and identity federation platforms
• Experience with Workday or equivalent HR management solution
• Ability to define and implement a sustainable GIA governance
• Experience in designing and evolving access management processes
• Ability to establish role and authorization models aligned with business responsibilities
• Experience in defining and executing multi-year transformation roadmaps
• Experience in governance, risk management, and compliance
• Excellent communication, influence, and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to thrive in complex and matrix environments

Assets

• Practical experience in transforming processes involving HR, Security, IT, and Business teams simultaneously
• Experience presenting to executive committees or governance bodies
• Experience in the insurance sector
• Experience in highly regulated environments
• Experience in implementing GIA performance and compliance indicators

Objectives and deliverables

• Define and implement a sustainable GIA governance
• Modernize identity and access lifecycle management processes
• Structure roles, responsibilities, and decision-making mechanisms
• Define role and authorization models adapted to business responsibilities
• Strengthen security, compliance, and control mechanisms
• Develop a GIA transformation roadmap
• Ensure incremental delivery to generate measurable gains
• Improve user experience and operational efficiency
• Implement performance, compliance, and governance indicators
• Support the adoption of new practices by teams and managers

Expected deliverables

• Project master plan
• Current and target process mapping
• GIA governance model
• GIA transformation plan
• Roles and responsibilities matrix (RACI)
• Change management plan
• Risk and issue registry
• Communication plan
• Project tracking dashboard
• Improvement recommendations
• Implementation roadmap

Main responsibilities

• Lead the GIA transformation end-to-end
• Structure the program governance and decision-making mechanisms
• Map current processes and define target processes
• Supervise the evolution of identity, access, and authorization management processes
• Coordinate HR, IT, cybersecurity, audit, and business teams
• Support managers in their role as access owners
• Clarify roles and responsibilities of different stakeholders
• Ensure integration of security, compliance, audit, risk, and data protection requirements
• Structure and lead the transformation roadmap
• Identify and prioritize initiatives to generate measurable gains
• Implement KPIs and accountability mechanisms
• Manage risks, issues, dependencies, and trade-offs
• Influence stakeholders without direct hierarchical authority
• Create consensus among teams with different responsibilities and priorities
• Communicate GIA issues to business and executive stakeholders
• Lead change management and communication activities
• Present directions, recommendations, and progress to governance bodies

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