Senior Manager, IAM Services

Corporate Center in Hydro is mainly located at Vækerø and has around 260 employees within the areas of Finance, People & Safety, Legal and Compliance, Communication & Public Affairs and Corporate Development.

The IAM Services Senior Manager is responsible for ensuring that authorized users have the right access to company systems, data, and applications. Manages both the technical, infrastructure team of IAM services and the Identity Governance Administration function and addresses the compliance requirements of his/her organization by ensuring the appropriate processes that support regulations and company policies are in place and enforced.

Work location: Oslo, Norway.

We offer:

• Being a part of a dynamic team driving sustainable change
• Hydro offers a balanced work-life, an inclusive environment valuing diversity, and competitive rewards including salary, pension, bonuses, and stock savings
• Being part of a professionally strong team in a good working environment with an exciting and challenging agenda going forward
• Work in an environment that values collaboration and innovation
• Waffles on Fridays

Main responsibilities in this position:

• Development and implementation of the IAM program: Design processes, procedures, and work instructions, ensuring documentation is up to date.
• Access management: Administer user access to systems, applications, and data while monitoring compliance with relevant policies, regulations, and customer requirements.
• Collaboration and risk management: Work with business and technology teams to develop and maintain IAM policies and standards, and lead discussions on risk mitigation strategies for non-compliance.
• Incident management and training: Handle security incidents, recommend corrective actions, and train users on relevant policies and procedures.
• Active Directory maintenance: Ensure the integrity, security, and performance of the Active Directory environment, and manage escalation and resolution of issues.
• Improvement and governance of IAM processes: Drive continuous improvement of risk-based access control processes, including automation and performance tracking.
• Stakeholder and vendor management: Manage relationships with customers, stakeholders, and vendors; set requirements (KPI/SLA) and follow up on deliveries.
• Reporting and organizational management: Oversee senior management reporting and ensure the IAM team is staffed with the right capacity and skill set to deliver high-quality services.

Desired competencies to enjoy the role:

• Minimum of seven years' experience in IAM. Developing, implementing and/or architecting IAM systems, directory service, active directory, Azure active directory, LDAP, and cloud-based identities.
• Minimum five (5) years' experience managing a team.
• Experience in gathering requirements, documenting, and assessing information for implementing information security policies and standards is required.
• Experience and advanced understanding of business processes, internal control risk management, IT controls and risk and compliance requirements.
• Experience and working knowledge of cloud (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS), IT infrastructure, IAM solutions, network, compute, storage, and security technologies to guide in the preparation of related recovery procedures. Financial industry regulatory experience a plus (FFIEC, FDIC, OCC, SOC, SOX).
• Experience recruiting and leading technical teams, including performance management.
• Two or more years of experience in working in the manufacturing industry.
• Two or more years of demonstrated experience in liaising with middle and senior management of a large commercial enterprise.
• Bachelor's or master's degree in IT, engineering, business, management, or a related field.

Additional information

Please enclose a cover letter and copies of relevant academic transcripts, diplomas, certificates etc. Only applications received through our online system will be considered, not via e-mail. As part of our recruitment process, we use Semac for background check.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and suitable candidates will be contacted for interviews on an ongoing basis.

Hydro values diverse skills and perspective among employees. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply. Qualified applicants will be considered regardless of race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status or disability. We strive to provide equitable opportunities for all to contribute and succeed with us.

Apply within: March 3, 2025

If you have any questions, please contact:

Hiring manager

Marta Majtenyi

Email: Marta.Majtenyi@hydro.com

Phone: (Hungary +36) 704367967

Recruiter

Magnus Hallerud Christensen

Email:Magnus.Hallerud.Christensen@hydro.com