Product Owner – CIAM Security & Platform

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Product Owner to lead security‑focused initiatives within a large, complex organisation undergoing a digital and identity platform transformation. You will own and prioritise a security‑led backlog across CIAM‑adjacent capabilities, working closely with engineering, architecture and security teams to enhance platform resilience and protect customer data.

Key responsibilities

• Own and drive a backlog of CIAM and platform security enhancements.
• Coordinate delivery across engineering, security and architecture teams.
• Shape and prioritise initiatives that improve authentication, APIs and overall platform security posture.
• Translate technical security requirements into clear product outcomes and delivery plans.

Required profile

• Proven Product Owner or Product Manager experience in complex environments.
• Background in identity, authentication or CIAM (login/registration journeys).
• Strong understanding of security concepts such as web/API security, OAuth and IAM.
• Excellent stakeholder management and cross‑team delivery skills.

Required skills

• CIAM (Customer Identity and Access Management) knowledge.
• Web/API security.
• OAuth protocol.
• IAM (Identity and Access Management).
• AWS WAF and CloudFront (desirable).

What we offer

• Competitive daily rate of £600‑£700 inside IR35.
• Opportunity to influence security strategy in a high‑impact digital transformation.