Team Leader - IDAM IGA Lifecyle

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It's an exciting time to work in tech at Edward Jones. We are making massive investments in emerging technologies to improve how we work with our clients and with each other. Relationships are the focus of our business model. And working in Technology here means using your skills to build, deliver and maintain the technologies that enable us to deepen and support those relationships. The best part? We develop and create our own industry-leading solutions internally. And you can be a part of it. Working with emerging new technologies. Creating platforms, programs and experiences that change how we work together - and support our client-first focus. Changing the future of our firm, the industry and the advisor-client relationship.

Job Overview

Position Schedule : Full-Time

This job posting is anticipated to remain open for 30 days, from 03-Nov-2025. The posting may close early due to the volume of applicants.

Team Overview :

Team Leaders are ultimately responsible for the success, execution and quality of our Technology Systems (TECH) Identity & Access Management (IAM) IGA Lifecycle delivery team. This role will have significant strategy, technical, thought and people leadership responsibility in a matrixed team structure and environment.

As a Team Leader, you will lead change to implement, configure, enhance, and support the IAM IGA Lifecycle product team using market leading IGA platforms (such as SailPoint or Saviynt). In this role, you will work closely with members of the IAM teams, enterprise architecture, business leaders, product owners, and scrum masters, including continual strategy setting and evaluation of delivery team structure in alignments with firm needs and direction.

Team Leaders will have dual responsibilities - product delivery management over one or two durable product teams focused on digital platforms and experiences, along with people leadership for the technical associates within those teams.

What You'll Do :

• Provide technical guidance, leadership, and insights on IAM IGA core capabilities (Joiners, Movers, Leavers, Access Reviews, SoD, adhoc requests) using market leading technologies (such as Sailpoint or Saviynt)
• Continual strategy setting and evaluation of delivery team structure in alignment with firm need
• Demonstrated ability to build strong partnerships and relationships with Products, QA, UX, PMO and Enterprise Architecture
• Removing obstacles and coordinating resources to continually increase team throughput, predictability, and quality
• Reducing cycle times and improving usability scores by driving improvement of all things related to the SDLC for teams in their remit
• Working with Technology shared services teams to remove impediments and obstacles for improvement of product delivery and cycle time
• Setting of product team success measures to deliver the right value to our clients
• Contribution and maintenance of a product technology roadmap and backlog and the application of architectural standards in the team's deliverables
• Develop and execute on-going improvements for processes related to the team (e.g., incident management escalations)
• Deep understanding of the product team's systems, processes, priorities, and technologies while representing these aspects to all levels of Technology leadership
• Guide teams to do their work in a way that minimizes key-person dependencies and knowledge silos
• Representation to ensure firm and division processes are followed and risk is reduced by the product team (e.g., compliance change management, information security, etc.)
• Ability to hold teams accountable for setting and achieving Service Level Objectives
• Coach and mentor each team member through observation and timely feedback
• Identification of key team positions and develop ready-now successors
• Develop and execute on-going improvements for processes related to the team (e.g., resource management and support processes).
• Establish and maintain effective communications and relationships across teams, departments, vendors, and other divisions
• Must be able to establish and maintain effective relationships with vendors while aligning to the firm's objectives
• Provide leadership, development, and mentoring to associates through actions.
• Lead by example, demonstrating firm values

Edward Jones' compensation and benefits package includes medical and prescription drug, dental, vision, voluntary benefits (such as accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness), short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage. Short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage are provided at no cost to associates. Edward Jones offers a 401k retirement plan, and tax-advantaged accounts : health savings account, and flexible spending account. Edward Jones observes ten paid holidays and provides 15 days of vacation for new associates beginning on January 1 of each year, as well as sick time, personal days, and a paid day for volunteerism. Associates may be eligible for bonuses and profit sharing. All associates are eligible for the firm's Employee Assistance Program. For more information on the Benefits available to Edward Jones associates, please visit our benefits page .

Hiring Minimum : $117000

Hiring Maximum : $199300

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Skills / Requirements

What Experience You'll Need :

Financial Services or other regulated environment experience and / or industry license(s) preferred

Current INTERNAL home-based associates : While this role is posted as hybrid, if selected and accepted, you may retain your home-based status . Edward Jones intends in good faith to continue offering the role as home-based, though future business or regulatory needs may require on-site work.

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Awards & Accolades

At Edward Jones, we are building a place where everyone feels like they belong. We're proud of our associates' contributions to the firm and the recognitions we have received.

Check out our U.S. awards and accolades : Insights & Information Blog Postings about Edward Jones

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About Us

Join a financial services firm where your contributions are valued. Edward Jones is a Fortune 500¹ company where people come first. With over 9 million clients and 20,000 financial advisors across the U.S. and Canada, we're proud to be privately-owned, placing the focus on our clients rather than shareholder returns.

Behind everything we do is our purpose : We partner for positive impact to improve the lives of our clients and colleagues, and together, better our communities and society. We are an innovative, flexible, and inclusive organization that attracts, develops, and inspires performance excellence and a sense of belonging.

People are at the center of our partnership. Edward Jones associates are seen, heard, respected, and supported. This is what we believe makes us the best place to start or build your career.

View our Purpose, Inclusion and Citizenship Report .

¹Fortune 500, published June 2024, data as of December 2023. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.

Edward Jones does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

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