Prudential’s CTO organization is hiring a Product Owner to develop and drive the product vision and strategy as one of the closest people in the business to the customer, providing constant feedback to the team and helping to set and drive toward the vision.
The Identity and Access Management Team is a diverse group working on multiple areas in the world of identity and access management, cloud computing, software engineering, and general layered security in an enterprise. The projects range from new and unique authentication methods used for multi-factor authentication and standard authentication to complete restructuring of frameworks and management of Identity.
The Identity and Access Management Product Owner will manage the design, development and operations of the company identity solutions, and will work closely with the Information Security Office and Architecture teams on the overall architecture and strategy decisions.
Responsibilities:
Set ambitious and clear product vision and communicate ‘the story’ effectively to key stakeholders and the rest of the team
Own the end-to-end product strategy from inception and determine business value once solution enters production
Ensure alignment of product features and stories, i.e., review, give feedback, and prioritize user stories in line with own vision
Continuously improve backlog with the team, ensuring all items are clearly described, estimated, and prioritized
Ensure customer-driven design considering user pain points & usability test results, using market & industry knowledge as well as continual research, to deliver a well-positioned product
Approve each feature and provide valuable feedback for the team
Drive sprint and release plans together with the Scrum Master and organizational technology teams
Exercise strong decision-making mandate from executive group to own product end-to-end
Work with Tech lead to build a modular & reusable solution
Design, implement and run enterprise IAM solutions for both workforce and customer
Advanced understanding of business processes, internal control risk management, IT controls and related standards.
Assist leadership in creating proposals, budgets, and work plans.
Participate in other business development activities with existing and new clients.
Manage day-to-day project activities for performing assessments, developing strategies and roadmaps, and implementing IAM solutions
Lead requirements gathering and analysis.
Manage multiple engagements and competing priorities in a rapidly growing, fast-paced, results-based team environment
Understanding of ways to lead a team developing in an Agile environment
Ensure adherence to continuous improvement practices as required to meet quality / time to market imperatives
Skills / Qualifications:
Deep knowledge of multiple IAM services: Mainframe RACF, MS Active Directory, IBM TAM and TFIM, Ping, RSA
Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science or a related field is required.
One or more of the following: CISSP, CISM, or CISA.
Solid knowledge of industry trends, user demands, and pain points to be able to create a high value product vision
Technical expertise to be able to engage in discussion with tech team and to understand risks
Experience in Agile Development, with Product Owner (or similar) experience preferred
Should be confident in managing the backlog; writing detailed user stories, refining stories with experts, and having a typical ‘servant leader’ mindset when with the team
Strong communication skills with ability to communicate complex messages and trade-offs to tell a compelling story
Sufficient authority to make real-time decisions in the Agile Room
Ability to influence a diverse group of stakeholders; strong leadership skills
Strong problem solver with ability to lead the team to push the solution and progress
Able to ‘let go’ of authority where needed, allowing team to thrive
Challenger mindset and passion to challenge status quo to find new solutions and drive out of the box ideas – loves and embraces change
Believes in a non-hierarchical culture of collaboration, transparency, and trust across the team
Not afraid to ‘roll up the sleeves’ and seeks to go outside comfort zone to learn – pushes the team to do the same
Experimental mindset to drive innovation
Focus and understanding of modern user experience needs for web, mobile, etc.
Ability to work independently in a fast paced, unstructured environment
Innovative thinking with a passion for problem-solving
Experience:
A history of embracing and incubating emerging technology and open source products
10 years of experience managing projects through the full development lifecycle
Strong background in running/operations for large scale IAM infrastructure.
Experience in project management and the ability to communicate security technology issues verbally on both a formal and informal basis to all levels of client staff.
10 years of experience in developing, implementing or running IAM solutions.
Identity Management experience in all the following areas:
Single Sign-On, Identity Federation, Consumer Identity, and Multi-Factor Authentication
Identity Governance and Administration, User Provisioning, Access Certification, Identity Analytics, Role-Based Access Control
