Group Head of Identity Security & Trust - Strategy, Cyber

Group Head of Identity Security & Trust - Strategy, Cyber, Zero Trust

£Market Rate per day - Inside IR35

London / Hybrid

6 months initially

My client is an instantly recognisable global organisation who require a Group Head of Identity Security & Trust with a wealth of experience shaping global Identity strategy within highly federated organisations.

The ideal process will see this be a Temp to Perm opportunity.

Key Requirements:

Proven commercial experience working as the Group Head of Identity Security & Trust leading strategic Identity initiatives within large, highly federated organisations with multiple market units.
Strong expertise in shaping global strategy, acting as the Group SME for Identity & Trust.
The ability to develop and maintain IAM standards, frameworks, policies and reference architectures.
Build identity roadmaps (internal, external, group) aligned to NIST CSF v2.0 maturity.
The ability to create trust/data models, threat models, and metrics to measure identity assurance.
Familiarity with conducting current‑state assessments and define future‑state TOM and capability improvements.
Can provide specialist support to Market Units and contribute to enterprise security architecture.
Expertise in relevant Identity technologies including but not limited to MS Entra, SailPoint, ForgeRock and CyberArk.
The ability to identify vulnerabilities, assess risks, and articulate mitigations to senior stakeholders.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to collaborate with third parties effectively.
Nice to have:

Immediate availability.
An openness to go from Temp to Perm.
Qualifications in CISSP / CIAM / CIGE.

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