Identity and Access Management Manager
Job ID: 010159
Location: Bradford, UK, BD5 8LJ
Job type: Permanent - Full Time
Salary: From £55,000 - £65,000 Dependent upon Experience + Bonus & Benefits
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Identity & Access Management Manager
This is a unique opportunity to lead and evolve a critical cyber security capability at the heart of Yorkshire Building Society. You’ll have the autonomy to shape strategy, build a high-performing team, and embed identity as a core security controlwhile developing your own leadership impact across Technology Services and beyond.
This role will operate on a hybrid basis with travel to our Leeds & Bradford Head Offices.
About the role
As the Identity & Access Management Manager, you will lead the strategic direction and evolution of IAM as a core pillar of the organisation’s security posture.
Establish and drive the enterprise IAM strategy, ensuring it keeps pace with evolving cyber threats and regulatory expectations
Own and embed identity governance and access lifecycle controls across all systems, aligning to risk appetite and secure digital operations
Lead the development and maturity of IAM services, tooling, and a specialist team to deliver scalable, high-assurance identity capabilities
Provide strategic oversight of privileged access management, including third-party providers delivering critical IAM services
Act as a senior authority across change and architecture, ensuring identity and access requirements are embedded into all programmes and platforms
About you
You will bring strong leadership experience and deep expertise in Identity and Access Management, with the ability to operate at both strategic and technical levels.
Proven experience shaping IAM strategy, governance frameworks, and influencing senior stakeholders in complex organisations
Strong technical expertise across identity architecture, lifecycle processes, and privileged access management (including platforms such as AD and Entra)
Ability to lead, develop, and mature high-performing teams within a fast-paced cyber security or technology environment
Strong understanding of industry standards and frameworks (e.g. ISO 27001, NIST, Zero Trust) and their application to IAM strategy
Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across technology, risk, and business functions
About Our Benefits
Everyone’s different. That’s why we offer a wide range of benefits and rewards that we think you’ll love – whatever’s important to you, and whatever stage of life you’re at. Such as…
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Our pension scheme (where you can get up to 11% from us)
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On target bonus of 7% (with the opportunity to earn up to a maximum 15%)
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Access to brilliant health benefits
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Life assurance at 6 times your salary
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25 days’ holiday (and the option to buy more)
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Cycle to work or an interest-free loan for an annual ticket
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Wellbeing resources and tools
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Retail and Leisure discounts
Learning & Development
Everyone can build a career path they love here. And that’s because we offer a wide range of programmes, opportunities and more to help you learn, grow, and develop – and reach your full potential.
These include...
- Personal Growth Toolkits - a range of materials that help you discover your strengths, identify your goals, and your next steps.
- Secondment and Stretch opportunities – helping you gain experience in different areas of our business and new ways of working.
- Learning Champion Network – opportunities to work outside of your immediate area and build new skills.
- Apprenticeships and Professional Qualifications – a range of brilliant apprenticeships and programmes available to everyone.
- REACH Diverse Leadership Programme – helping our Black, Asian and Ethnically Diverse leaders progress into senior leadership roles.
Our Colleague Networks & Groups
Our Vision is to be a leading organisation that embraces diversity, champions equity, and creates an inclusive environment where all individuals regardless of their background or identity feel valued, empowered and supported.
Our Colleague Networks and Groups are designed to amplify the voices of diverse groups and provide a structured route to effect real change. They provide a safe space and use colleague feedback to support the progression of our DEI Strategy. Our eight networks and groups are:
Community and Charity
Ever since we started back in 1864, we’ve had a clear purpose – to do some good in our communities through helping people keep their savings safe. And helping everyone have a place to call home. Today, that purpose is still a huge part of who we are. And every one of our colleagues helps that happen.
We’re committed to volunteering our time, resources, skills and knowledge – more than 50% of colleagues contribute to thousands of volunteer hours every year. And our Charitable Foundation has now donated over £9 million to charities and good causes across the country.
Hear from some of our people about what working at Yorkshire Building Society is like, and what it means for them…
Our ways of working
We know there’s no single right way of working that fits everyone. That’s why we’re not trying to find one. Instead, we’re doing everything we can to make sure that when we’re working flexibly, together and apart, we’re working at our best. And help our colleagues get the most out of work, and take care of themselves, wherever they’re working.
Whether you’re in an office-based team or your team is spread across the country, you’ll have lots of chances to get together with your colleagues for those Moments that Matter – which are all about building wonderful relationships and strong bonds with your colleagues.
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