Description Job Title: Information Security – Identity - Senior Product Manager Location: UK (multi location – Sainsbury’s SSC) Manchester, Coventry, London Additional Location: Flexible Hours: Full-time Number of Openings: 1 Contract Type: Permanent Salary: Competitive plus benefits Areas of Business: Data Governance and Information Security – Identity and Access Management Team Every week we move millions of products to our customers at record speeds. Brilliant customer experiences at this kind of pace, require fresh and appealing products to be available whenever and however our customers shop with us. And in this area of our business, we help to make sure that happens. By engaging with innovative, smart technology, we put the tools in our colleagues’ hands to power a global supply chain. Whether it’s wine from New Zealand or milk from the local dairy farm, our tech performs. We solve problems at scale. We process billions of records, predicting and planning to make our customers lives easier. We keep our warehouses and stores operating smoothly around the clock, because what’s important to our customers, is important to us. As an Information Security Senior Product Manager, you will be partnering closely with Head of Identity and Access Management and the Identity Engineering Manager. You will be responsible for being the liaison between Information Security, Technology and Business Teams, continually helping shape the vision of Information Security Products across the Group. You will be focused on understanding Identity and Access Management along with the Active Directory vision and will own and build the product roadmap as well as deliver the strategy for these products, such as Microsoft Identity Manager, MS Entra, Active Directory, IGA and so on. You will have a natural curiosity that you explore through experimentation and a flair for creative problem solving. You will set the vision and work with the Information Security Product Engineering Manager and Engineers. ; As part of the Identity and Access Management Team you will own the complete lifecycle management of Information Security products & processes, focusing on Microsoft Identity Manager (MIM), MS Entra, Active Directory, Identity Governance and RBAC. You will work in Agile teams, you will build highly collaborative relationships with your Engineering, Architecture and business colleagues, supporting them in defining, delivering, and iterating features that delight our customers and stakeholders You will seek out a variety of data and insights to develop your understanding of the Information Security landscape using your product KPI’s to prioritise your roadmap & backlog effectively Working at Sainsbury’s, you will become part of a diverse team that celebrates individuality and has inclusion at its heart More about the role You’ll be responsible to define and communicate the Identity and Access Management product(s) vision and strategy Own the Information Security product roadmap and set expectations with relevant Stakeholders You’ll play a leading role on your Information Security Products, co-ordinating and prioritising requests across several teams and Stakeholders in order to realise key business outcomes You’ll partner with product and delivery teams and key stakeholders to deliver Information Security products or complex changes, utilising appropriate delivery methodology, including agile ways of working inline with Information Security prioritises Building and maintaining a good relationship with Vendors and ensuring that Product renewals are done in time Work with security and product teams to identify and incorporate security and useability requirements into the products Plan significant deployments across a number of Identity and Access Management products, ensuring relevant dependencies are identified and managed Create and maintain roll-out schedules, track progress, update financial tracking (including Product Council), always ensuring key stakeholders are kept up-to-date and risks & issues are appropriately managed Spot and surface key risks and issues early, building an effective approach to mitigation, securing support of stakeholders as and when necessary Collaborate and lead a Team of Engineers to prioritise features and determine the best technical implementation methods Work with a Team, that will involve coaching and mentoring. This will help them understand the rationale for a technical approach, surfacing and dealing with ambiguity and conflicting demands Conduct post implementation reviews to drive a culture of continuous improvement, ensuring that learning is fed through the wider Tech approach to delivery Be the expert in the portfolio’s current technical and operational approaches (systems, tools, processes) while navigating new development initiatives through the process to launch. Work as part of an Agile delivery / engineering team, providing input and carrying out Priorisation and maturity of product portfolio for the Identity and Assessment Will lead the on-going product development strategy, from initial business case and definition to final production, with products and services delivered on schedule, on-budget and with high quality Be able to understand forecasting and budget spend at portfolio level as well as by product in line with the capital and operational spend strategy outlined by Head of Identity and Access Management. [DH5] More about you You are able to collaborate effectively with other teams and stakeholders where necessary to understand the direction of travel and requirements Can build a roadmap and articulate a product vision using tools and methods, such as a vision board You’re technically curious – you ask the right questions to drive better solutions and can translate between requirements and technology delivery You understand data thoroughly – you will use product metrics to prioritise effectively and seek out the right information to make strategic decisions You keep an eye on the commercials – get what makes a product viable and can articulate the business benefits You are a team player, always up for contributing to building a great culture at Sainsbury’s tech You’ll have demonstrable experience of delivering technical programmes in an agile and product environment, with significant third party or deployment complexities An in-depth understanding of agile values, principles, practices and associated approaches as they relate to delivery management Familiar with key techniques and frameworks for structuring programmes, including effective planning, dependency identification and management, risk and issue management Able to participate in technical detail, where needed, showing an understanding of the technical landscape and can describe technical choices and trade-offs to different stakeholders within and outside of Technology Be the liaison to strike the right balance between Security and Business using a risk-based approach Highly commerciality always looking to deliver the best outcome for Sainsbury’s As well as lots of on-the-job training and endless opportunities, you’ll get: · Colleague discount across our multi-brands – Sainsbury’s, Argos and Habitat · Holiday allowance · Bonus scheme · Pension plan · Special offers on gym memberships, restaurants, holidays, retail vouchers and more Work-life balance is important to us, so we offer our colleagues as much flexibility as possible in line with the needs of their role. We trust them to decide how, where and when they work, combining remote and collaborative working with a flexible approach to hours, giving them plenty of time and space for life outside of work whilst delivering against our business goals Responsibilities We’d all like amazing work to do, and real work-life balance. That’s waiting for you at Sainsbury’s. Think about the scale it takes for us to feed the nation. The level of data, transactions and variety it involves. Then you’ll realise that ours is a modern software engineering environment because it has to be. We’ve made serious investment into a Tech Academy and into setting standards and principles. We iterate, learn, experiment and push ways of working such as Agile, Scrum and XP. So you can look forward to awesome opportunities in everything from AI to reusable tech. Qualifications We are committed to being a truly inclusive retailer, so you’ll be welcomed whoever you are and wherever you work. Around here, there’s always the chance to try something new - whether that’s as part of an evolving team or somewhere else across the business - and we take development seriously and promise to support you. We also recognise and celebrate colleagues when they go the extra mile and, where possible, offer flexible working. When you join our team, we’ll also offer you an amazing range of benefits. Here are some of them: Starting off with colleague discount, you'll be able to get 10% off at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU and Habitat after 4 weeks. This increases to 15% off at Sainsbury’s every Friday and Saturday and 15% off at Argos every pay day. We've also got you covered for your future with our pensions scheme and life cover. You'll also be able to share in our success as you may be eligible for a performance-related bonus of up to 20% of salary, depending on how we perform. Your wellbeing is important to us too. You'll receive an annual holiday allowance, and you can buy additional holiday. We also offer other benefits that will help your money go further such as season ticket loans, interest free car loan of up to £10k, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, pay advance (where you can access some of your pay before pay day) as well access to a great range of discounts from hundreds of other retailers. And if you ever need it there is also an Employee Assistance Programme, you will also be eligible for private healthcare too. Moments that matter are as important to us as they are to you which is why we give up to 26 weeks’ pay for maternity or adoption leave and up to 4 weeks’ pay for paternity leave. Please see www.sainsburys.jobs for a range of our benefits (note, length of service and eligibility criteria may apply).