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IAM Project Manager
Employment Type: Contract (12+ months)
Location: Remote, Texas (MUST RESIDE IN TEXAS)
We are looking for a battle-tested IT Project Manager who has led large, complex, mission-critical IT implementations including an enterprise Identity and Access Management (IAM) and Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) modernization initiative with significant technical complexity, third-party vendor dependencies, and security and compliance sensitivity that demands judgment and discipline.
Qualifications/Requirements
Responsibilities
Genius Road, LLC is proud to be a Certified Women's Business Enterprise, an Equal Opportunity Employer, and values diversity. All employment decisions are made on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.
Employment Type: Contract (12+ months)
Location: Remote, Texas (MUST RESIDE IN TEXAS)
We are looking for a battle-tested IT Project Manager who has led large, complex, mission-critical IT implementations including an enterprise Identity and Access Management (IAM) and Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) modernization initiative with significant technical complexity, third-party vendor dependencies, and security and compliance sensitivity that demands judgment and discipline.
Qualifications/Requirements
- Active PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) certification required
- Proven track record leading enterprise-scale IT implementations, not task coordination, end-to-end delivery ownership
- Experience leading IAM or CIAM initiatives, including identity governance, access provisioning, authentication/authorization platforms, or customer-facing identity solutions
- Strong vendor and contract management experience including deliverable oversight, schedule accountability, issue escalation, and performance management
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple workstreams with significant interdependencies across technical teams, business stakeholders, and external partners
- Executive-level communication and stakeholder management skills, comfortable presenting to and aligning senior leadership
- Experience developing RFPs, SOWs, project charters, scope documents, and business requirements
- Ability to lead through influence in a matrixed environment without direct authority
Responsibilities
- Lead the IAM/CIAM modernization initiative across all phases from initiation through implementation and transition to operations
- Develop and maintain full-scale project plans including scope, schedule, resource requirements, communication plans, and critical path management
- Manage vendor relationships and contract performance, holding third-party providers accountable to deliverables, timelines, and quality standards
- Identify and manage project dependencies, risks, and issues, escalating appropriately and driving resolution
- Facilitate executive and stakeholder communications including status reviews, milestone reporting, and decision briefings
- Develop written business requirements and process models in collaboration with technical, security, and operational teams
- Coordinate cross-functional teams across multiple departments, aligning priorities and maintaining momentum across workstreams
- Support procurement activities including RFP development and vendor selection
- Develop transition and training plans to support successful handoff to operations
- Operate with minimal supervision and bring the executive presence, delivery discipline, and operational judgment this environment demands
Genius Road, LLC is proud to be a Certified Women's Business Enterprise, an Equal Opportunity Employer, and values diversity. All employment decisions are made on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.