senior policy associate

JPMorganChase

<div>JOB DESCRIPTION 
 
 
Advance your product career while helping shape how digital identity works at scale. You'll collaborate across technology, design, and business to deliver secure, high-impact capabilities.
As a Senior Product Associate within Identity Lifecycle Management, you will help develop and deliver products supporting identity verification, identity lifecycle management, and digital identity solutions. You'll work cross-functionally to launch capabilities, synthesize feedback, and drive improvements that increase adoption and measurable outcomes.
Job responsibilities<ul><li>
Partner with leaders to shape product vision, strategy, and execution plans across identity verification, identity resolution, identity graph, and consent management</li><li>
Build, launch, and continuously improve identity data capabilities to strengthen adoption, quality, and business impact</li><li>
Collaborate with technology, design, modeling, and other partners to deliver scalable, secure identity data solutions</li><li>
Align roadmaps and dependencies with related identity and data teams to enable integrated delivery</li><li>
Define and track key performance metrics for product health, data quality, and business outcomes, using insights to prioritize improvements</li><li>
Establish and champion data governance standards, policies, and controls for the identity data domain</li><li>
Ensure identity data products meet applicable data privacy expectations, internal policies, and audit requirements</li><li>
Communicate strategy, risks, tradeoffs, and outcomes to senior stakeholders with clarity and strong executive presence</li><li>
Identify and manage risks related to data quality, access, privacy, and security within the identity data domain</li><li>
Stay current on industry trends and emerging technologies to inform product direction and roadmap evolution</li></ul>
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills<ul><li>
3 years of experience in identity, data management, or related technology domains</li><li>
Practical knowledge of identity verification, identity resolution, identity graph concepts, and consent management</li><li>
Strong analytical skills and a data-driven approach to prioritization and decision-making</li><li>
Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills across technical and non-technical partners</li><li>
Demonstrated ability to develop and execute product roadmaps that deliver measurable business and risk outcomes</li><li>
Technical fluency with modern data platforms, cloud-based architectures, and data pipeline technologies</li><li>
Understanding of data governance frameworks, data privacy obligations, and compliance expectations relevant to identity data</li><li>
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including translating complex technical topics for diverse audiences</li><li>
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related discipline, or equivalent professional experience</li></ul>
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills<ul><li>
Experience building and launching complex technology products in financial services or other regulated industries</li><li>
Familiarity with identity and access management standards, protocols, and frameworks</li><li>
Understanding of applying machine learning techniques to identity, fraud, or risk use cases</li><li>
Awareness of graph-based data models and their use in identity resolution and relationship mapping</li><li>
Hands-on experience with agile product development practices at enterprise scale</li></ul>
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the US. We are not able to provide immigration sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time. Final job grade level and corporate title will be determined at time of offer and may differ from this posting.
ABOUT US 
 
 
Chase is a leading financial services firm, helping nearly half of America's households and small businesses achieve their financial goals through a broad range of financial products. Our mission is to create engaged, lifelong relationships and put our customers at the heart of everything we do. We also help small businesses, nonprofits and cities grow, delivering solutions to solve all their financial needs.
We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.
We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veterans 
 
 
ABOUT THE TEAM 
 
 
<div>Our Consumer &amp; Community Banking division serves our Chase customers through a range of financial services, including personal banking, credit cards, mortgages, auto financing, investment advice, small business loans and payment processing. We're proud to lead the U.S. in credit card sales and deposit growth and have the most-used digital solutions &ndash; all while ranking first in customer satisfaction. 
</div><div></div> 
<div>We offer a broad array of credit cards to meet the needs of individuals and small businesses, including Chase-branded and co-branded cards in partnership with well-known companies and organizations. Merchant Services is a leading provider of payment, fraud and data security for companies, capable of authorizing transactions across global currencies.</div></div>

Senior Product Associate - Identity Lifecycle Management

<div>JOB DESCRIPTION 
 
 
<div>You enjoy shaping the future of product innovation as a core leader&mdash;driving value for customers, guiding successful launches, and exceeding expectations. Join our dynamic team and make a meaningful impact by delivering high-quality products that resonate with clients.</div><div> 
As a Senior Product Associate in Chase's Agentic Experience organization, you are an integral part of the team building and scaling the foundational agentic capability (NAC) across web and mobile. In this role, you'll own the core platform and cross-channel building blocks that enable consistent, high-quality agentic experiences&mdash;such as channel-optimized rendering patterns, a reusable design system/library, conversational primitives, widgets/components, and integration frameworks used by partner teams. With a strong commitment to scalability, resiliency, stability, and usability, you will collaborate closely with Design, Engineering, and Channel partners to deliver a cohesive foundation that accelerates delivery of agentic experiences across the ecosystem.</div><div> 
</div><div><div>Job responsibilities</div><div><ul><li>
Partners with the Product Manager to identify new product opportunities that reflect the needs of our customers and the market through user research and discovery</li><li>
Considers and plans for upstream and downstream implications of new product features on the overall product experience</li><li>
Supports the collection of user research, journey mapping, and market analysis to inform the strategic product roadmap and provide insight on potential product features that provide value to customers</li><li>
Analyzes, tracks, and evaluates product metrics including work to time, cost, and quality targets across the product development life cycle</li><li>
Writes the requirements, epics, and user stories to support product development
</li><li>Own the foundational NAC roadmap and product strategy&mdash;defining the core capabilities, reusable building blocks, and cross-channel standards needed to deliver agentic experiences at scale across web and mobile</li><li>
Design and scale cross-channel frameworks including rendering/design pattern guidance, reusable UI component/widget libraries, and interaction standards that ensure consistency while supporting channel-specific optimization</li><li>
Define and evolve conversational foundations (e.g., reusable conversational functions, interaction patterns, guardrails, handoffs, and response structures) to enable consistent agent behavior across surfaces</li><li>
Partner deeply with Engineering and Design to translate platform needs into clear product requirements (PRDs), acceptance criteria, and prioritized milestones; drive delivery through the full product development lifecycle</li><li>
Own and maintain a product backlog spanning foundational capabilities, widgets/components, channel enablement work, and platform integrations&mdash;ensuring alignment to the broader Agentic Experience strategic roadmap</li><li>
Establish platform quality and scale mechanisms (documentation, governance, adoption pathways for internal teams, integration playbooks, versioning, and deprecation plans) to ensure reusable foundations are easy to implement and maintain</li></ul></div><div>
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills</div><div><ul><li>
3+ years of experience or equivalent expertise in product management or a relevant domain area</li><li>
Proficient knowledge of the product development life cycle</li><li>
Experience in product life cycle activities including discovery and requirements definition</li><li>
Developing knowledge of data analytics and data literacy</li><li>
Proven ability to deliver and scale capabilities across complex, multi-channel digital products (web and mobile), including experience with design systems, reusable UI patterns, or platform enablement for partner teams</li><li>
Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to align cross-functional teams (Channels, Design, Engineering, Analytics) and drive decisions independently without escalation</li></ul></div><div>
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills</div><ul><li><div>
Demonstrated prior experience working in a highly matrixed, complex organization</div></li></ul></div><ul><li>
Experience with AI-driven or agentic product experiences, personalization engines, or proactive customer communication platforms</li></ul><div> 
</div>ABOUT US 
 
 
Chase is a leading financial services firm, helping nearly half of America's households and small businesses achieve their financial goals through a broad range of financial products. Our mission is to create engaged, lifelong relationships and put our customers at the heart of everything we do. We also help small businesses, nonprofits and cities grow, delivering solutions to solve all their financial needs.
We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.
We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veterans 
 
 
ABOUT THE TEAM 
 
 
<div>Our Consumer &amp; Community Banking division serves our Chase customers through a range of financial services, including personal banking, credit cards, mortgages, auto financing, investment advice, small business loans and payment processing. We're proud to lead the U.S. in credit card sales and deposit growth and have the most-used digital solutions &ndash; all while ranking first in customer satisfaction. 
</div><div></div> 
<div>The Digital team is dedicated to creating innovative, industry-leading products and experiences that help customers access, share and control their financial data so they can make smart decisions with their money. Teams enable innovation while adhering to the firm's data sharing principles of security, customer control and convenience, and privacy.</div></div>

AI Product Associate, Senior Associate

SS&C

<div>SS&amp;C is a leading provider of mission-critical, AI-powered technology and services empowering financial services and healthcare organizations to work smarter, faster, and securely. Founded in 1986, SS&amp;C is headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut, and has offices worldwide. More than 23,000 financial services and healthcare organizations, from the world's largest companies to small and mid-market firms, rely on SS&amp;C for expertise, scale, and technology. 
 
Job Description 
 
Responsible for the accounting and valuation for complex investments, which may include complex derivative, fixed income, and international financial products. Career level professional leading small, moderately complex projects or working on complex tasks that require a high degree of judgement, resourcefulness, and self-initiative. Demonstrates specialized expertise to evaluate wide-ranging and complex issues and develop creative solutions. Recommends new procedures. Minimally requires a Master's degree and 1 years of related experience, Bachelor's degree and 3 years of related experience, or high school degree and 5 years of related experience. 
Unless explicitly requested or approached by SS&amp;C Technologies, Inc. or any of its affiliated companies, the company will not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. 
Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled. 
SS&amp;C Technologies is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment or employee on the basis of race, color, religious creed, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other classification protected by applicable discrimination laws.</div>

Senior Associate

Aldar Academies

<div>Aldar Education is currently seeking an outstanding Associate Director &ndash; Procurement to provide senior procurement leadership for assigned Aldar Education portfolios, ensuring requirements are planned, sourced, contracted and delivered in line with procurement policy, Delegation of Authority, approved budgets, agreed SLAs and business priorities.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the highly successful Aldar Education family of schools and play a key role in shaping the technology strategy and service delivery across some of Abu Dhabi&rsquo;s leading educational institutions.
As the leading education group in Abu Dhabi, Aldar Education provides inclusive and innovative learning that inspires and empowers communities. We offer a range of educational brands for learners from nursery through to adult education, with the broadest choice of curricula across the largest number of locations in Abu Dhabi.
Working collaboratively, our education network aims to empower the next generation to shape our future while directly supporting the educational priorities of the Abu Dhabi Government. Our work is guided by the Abu Dhabi Economic Vision 2030, which seeks to build a sustainable, knowledge-based economy through premium education.
The Associate Director &ndash; Procurement role combines portfolio delivery, governance, stakeholder partnering and commercial management across schools, HQ departments and cross-functional programmes. It supports procurement transformation through structured procurement planning, framework agreements, standardised specifications, data-led reporting, supplier performance management, audit action follow-up and continuous improvement.
The Associate Director is expected to act as a senior escalation point, coach assigned team members, challenge non-compliant or single-source approaches where appropriate, and help translate business needs into compliant, value-driven procurement outcomes.</div>
 <div>Minimum Qualifications:
<ul><li>Bachelor&rsquo;s Degree in related field and/or professional training or qualification in related field; Master&rsquo;s degree in Business Administration (MBA) preferred.
</li><li>Recognized Procurement Qualification and/or professional subscription (e.g.CIPS ) desirable.
</li></ul>Minimum Experience:
<ul><li>A minimum of 10 years&rsquo; experience in procurement within the region. Having education procurement experience is preferable.
</li></ul>Job Specific Knowledge &amp; Skills
<ul><li>Excellent communication skills are essential
</li><li>Fluent English communication skills, written and oral, Arabic is an added value.
</li><li>Great knowledge of ERP system (Oracle Fusions)
</li><li>Excellent stakeholder Management skills
</li><li>Excellent usage of MS Office (PP, Excel)
</li><li>Organized with great governance
</li><li>Ability to create dashboards
</li><li>Proven track record of developing advanced procurement processes and methods
</li><li>Attention to detail with diligent follow up, and able to execute in a timely manner.
</li><li>Skilled in multi ‐ tasking and handling pressure
</li><li>Excellent interpersonal skills
</li><li>Pro-active
</li><li>Agile
</li></ul>What We Offer
Aldar Education are a family of world-class, child centered, and innovative schools based in the UAE. We educate over 38,000 students across our group of owned and managed schools and as we grow so does our need for highly skilled, inspirational, and dedicated school leaders. We offer an attractive remuneration package. Our future-focused learning model includes both students and staff and so we place a special emphasis on professional development, coaching and training.
This job description is not all inclusive. Aldar Education reserves the right to amend this job description at any time. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment. We are also mindful of our national development strategy and encourage UAE Nationals in their application at our company.
Aldar Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Offers of appointment are subject to satisfactory references and police clearance.</div>
 <div>Strategic procurement planning and portfolio delivery
<ul><li>Develop, manage and monitor procurement plans for assigned portfolios to anticipate requirements, reduce emergency purchasing and improve operational readiness.
</li><li>Coordinate requirements across schools, HQ functions and departments, including confirmed and forecasted needs, scope clarification, budgets, timelines and approvals.
</li><li>Oversee complex capital and operational procurement programmes such as school expansions, specialized rooms, inclusion hubs, security, facilities, FF&amp;E, refurbishment and technology or learning-space initiatives.
</li><li>Monitor delivery status, risks, dependencies and blockers, escalating decisions or constraints in a timely and solution-oriented manner.
</li></ul>Sourcing, tendering and award governance
<ul><li>Lead and oversee RFQs, RFPs, bidder list recommendations, tender timelines, evaluation matrices, award recommendations, negotiations and approval submissions for the assigned portfolio.
</li><li>Ensure tender strategies, evaluation criteria, disqualifiers, procurement routes and approval requirements are robust, proportionate and compliant.
</li><li>Validate specifications with requestors before tendering and challenge single-source requests where competitive sourcing is required.
</li><li>Use standard templates, trackers and weekly tender reviews to support faster cycle times and better visibility of bottlenecks.
</li></ul>Commercial value, framework agreements and standardisation
<ul><li>Drive cost savings and cost avoidance through auctions, negotiations, demand consolidation, early stakeholder engagement and volume leverage.
</li><li>Identify high-spend and frequently purchased categories through spend analysis and convert suitable recurring requirements into framework agreements.
</li><li>Standardise specifications where appropriate to reduce fragmented requirements, avoid unnecessary customisation and improve economies of scale.
</li><li>Support catalogue-based ordering and approved reference catalogues for standardised items and school requirements.
</li></ul>Contract, PO and supplier management
<ul><li>Coordinate with the Contracts Specialist, SRM Specialist, Legal, Finance and business stakeholders to support the timely execution of contracts, renewals, variations, framework agreements and purchase orders.
</li><li>Ensure purchase orders are raised to formalise approved requirements, secure budget commitment and enable compliant supplier engagement.
</li><li>Ensure procurement and award documentation is complete before handover to the relevant contract or supplier management owner.
</li><li>Escalate contract execution, purchase order or supplier delivery issues that may affect the assigned portfolio
</li></ul>Stakeholder partnership and communication
<ul><li>Act as a senior procurement partner to schools, Education, Operations, Finance, Legal, IT/Digital, HR and other HQ functions.
</li><li>Facilitate workshops and structured discussions with stakeholders and suppliers where this supports scope definition, specification alignment or catalogue development.
</li><li>Provide clear timelines, procurement route guidance and documentation requirements to help end-users progress requests efficiently.
</li><li>Maintain professional supplier engagement while ensuring all bidder communication during tenders is channeled through Procurement.
</li></ul>Governance, audit, risk and process improvement
<ul><li>Ensure procurement activities comply with Aldar Education procurement policy, DOA, finance requirements, contract governance and audit expectations.
</li><li>Assign and follow up internal audit action owners, support evidence gathering and monitor closure of agreed action plans.
</li><li>Contribute to procurement risk registers, internal controls, policy improvements and evidence of value creation.
</li><li>Escalate material risks, policy exceptions, vendor issues, contract risks, budget constraints and delivery concerns promptly.
</li></ul>Team leadership, reporting and transformation
<ul><li>Manage, coach, guide and review direct reports within the assigned procurement portfolio, ensuring quality of outputs and alignment with department standards.
</li><li>Manage, coach, guide and review assigned team members, ensuring quality of outputs and alignment with department standards.
</li><li>Prepare executive-ready summaries, reports, dashboards and recommendations for management decision-making.
</li><li>Use Oracle Fusion, procurement dashboards, trackers and other digital tools to monitor activities, approvals, order status, supplier data and KPI performance.
</li><li>Support procurement transformation, AI / automation initiatives, reporting improvements and consistent procurement practices across portfolios.</li></ul></div>

Associate Director - Procurement

WGA Consulting, LLC

About WGA AdvisorsWGA Advisors is a global management consulting firm and a world-class alternative to the big-name consulting firms. We help senior leaders make and execute the decisions that matter most across AI and digital transformation strategy, ESG, growth, culture, operations, and enterprise transformation.Our firm focuses on areas of senior management concern, creating enduring value and delivering measurable impact at the intersection of strategy, technology, and operating model design. WGA&rsquo;s AI Workforce Solutions practice is at the forefront of helping global enterprises move from isolated AI experimentation to scaled, business-led agentic AI deployment.The OpportunityWGA Advisors is engaging an Azure Security &amp; Governance Engineer &ndash; Microsoft AI Platform to hands-on design, configure, secure, test, and support the production deployment of an enterprise Microsoft AI Agent platform.This is a high-impact execution role responsible for implementing the security, identity, governance, networking, data-protection, and monitoring controls surrounding a Microsoft AI environment built using Microsoft Foundry, Microsoft Copilot Studio, Microsoft Power Platform, Microsoft Purview, Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Entra ID, Azure Key Vault, and Presidio.The Azure Security &amp; Governance Engineer will work directly alongside WGA&rsquo;s Microsoft Azure AI and Power Platform engineering resources, engagement leadership, and enterprise technology and security teams. The role is responsible for turning approved security architecture and governance requirements into configured, tested, documented, and production-ready Microsoft controls.A major focus of the environment is the protection of personally identifiable information and sensitive enterprise data used by AI Agents. The architecture requires PII to be detected, tokenized or pseudonymized before applicable data is submitted to large language models, with tightly controlled re-identification where business processes require the original values.This role therefore requires more than policy or security advisory experience. The successful candidate must be able to personally configure Azure and Microsoft security services, troubleshoot integrations, validate controls, and work alongside the AI engineering team through deployment.This is a temporary project-based engagement structured around platform configuration, security implementation, integration testing, production readiness, deployment, and stabilization. Strong potential for extension based on performance and continued client demand across WGA&rsquo;s AI Workforce Solutions pipeline.Core Responsibilities<ul><li>Azure security architecture and configuration</li><li>Configure the Azure security architecture supporting enterprise AI Agents, Microsoft Foundry, Copilot Studio, Power Platform, and related Azure services</li><li>Implement security controls against accepted architecture and production-readiness requirements</li><li>Configure secure service-to-service communication between AI platform components</li><li>Establish least-privilege access patterns across development, test, and production environments</li><li>Configure Azure subscriptions, resource groups, policies, roles, and security boundaries as required by the approved architecture</li><li>Review and remediate inappropriate public exposure of Azure resources</li><li>Configure Azure security controls protecting AI workloads, APIs, data services, tokenization services, and application components</li><li>Support environment separation and controlled promotion between development, test, and production</li><li>Implement production security configurations in accordance with enterprise change-control requirements</li><li>Document configurations so the environment can be transitioned cleanly to enterprise ownership</li></ul>Microsoft Entra ID and identity security<ul><li>Configure Microsoft Entra ID identity and access controls supporting users, applications, AI Agents, workflows, and Azure services</li><li>Configure managed identities and service principals wherever appropriate in place of embedded credentials</li><li>Configure application registrations, authentication flows, API permissions, and service-to-service access</li><li>Establish Azure RBAC and other authorization controls using least-privilege principles</li><li>Configure developer, administrator, production-support, application, and service access roles</li><li>Support Conditional Access and related identity-security requirements where applicable</li><li>Validate privileged access and eliminate unnecessary persistent administrative privileges</li><li>Troubleshoot authentication, authorization, token, and managed-identity issues across integrated Microsoft services</li><li>Support controlled access between Copilot Studio, Foundry, Azure-hosted services, APIs, and enterprise data platforms</li></ul>Azure networking and private connectivity<ul><li>Design and configure secure Azure network connectivity supporting the AI platform</li><li>Configure Azure Virtual Networks and appropriate network segmentation</li><li>Configure Private Link and private endpoints for supported Azure services</li><li>Restrict public network access where required by the target security architecture</li><li>Configure Network Security Groups and related Azure network controls</li><li>Establish secure communication between application, data, AI, and security services</li><li>Review outbound connectivity and reduce unnecessary public egress</li><li>Validate DNS, private endpoint, routing, firewall, and connectivity configurations</li><li>Work with enterprise network teams to resolve cross-environment connectivity requirements</li><li>Perform network-security validation before production deployment</li></ul>Azure Key Vault, secrets, and cryptographic controls<ul><li>Configure Azure Key Vault for centralized protection of secrets, keys, certificates, and sensitive application configuration</li><li>Configure Key Vault RBAC and access controls</li><li>Integrate Azure services with Key Vault using managed identities wherever technically appropriate</li><li>Ensure credentials, API keys, certificates, and encryption keys are not hard-coded into applications, workflows, agents, or configuration files</li><li>Establish key and secret rotation practices</li><li>Support encryption requirements associated with sensitive information and PII protection</li><li>Protect keys and mapping information used for tokenization, pseudonymization, and controlled re-identification</li><li>Validate that AI Agents and LLM services cannot access protected token mappings or re-identification capabilities unless explicitly authorized</li></ul>Microsoft Purview configuration and data governance<ul><li>Configure Microsoft Purview controls supporting enterprise AI and agentic workflows</li><li>Configure and validate sensitive information classifications relevant to the AI environment</li><li>Configure appropriate Data Loss Prevention policies and controls</li><li>Establish information-protection and data-handling rules applicable to AI Agents and connected business processes</li><li>Configure auditing and governance controls supporting AI activity</li><li>Review data movement through Copilot Studio, Foundry, Power Platform, APIs, and associated Azure services</li><li>Support creation or extension of custom Sensitive Information Types where business-specific identifiers or patterns require additional classification</li><li>Configure policies designed to prevent inappropriate movement or disclosure of sensitive information</li><li>Validate Purview controls using representative positive and negative test cases</li><li>Document governance rules and support transition to enterprise security and compliance teams</li></ul>Microsoft Sentinel configuration and monitoring<ul><li>Configure Microsoft Sentinel to provide centralized security monitoring for the AI environment</li><li>Connect appropriate Azure, Microsoft, identity, application, and security data sources</li><li>Establish security logging requirements across the AI platform</li><li>Configure analytics rules and alerting for relevant security events</li><li>Develop detection logic for suspicious authentication, authorization, administrative, and service activity</li><li>Monitor privileged access and material security configuration changes</li><li>Configure monitoring for abnormal application and service-to-service behavior</li><li>Configure workbooks, dashboards, and operational security views where required</li><li>Establish alerts supporting investigation of security events associated with production AI Agents</li><li>Validate that material AI platform security events are observable, traceable, and auditable</li><li>Support incident investigation and troubleshooting during production testing and stabilization</li></ul>PII protection and AI security<ul><li>Work alongside the Azure AI engineer to implement and validate a secure PII-protection architecture surrounding Microsoft Foundry and enterprise LLM processing</li><li>Secure Azure-hosted Presidio analyzer, anonymization, tokenization, and re-identification services</li><li>Validate that designated PII and sensitive information is removed, tokenized, masked, or pseudonymized before applicable content is submitted to an LLM</li><li>Establish access boundaries between raw information, tokenized information, AI-processing services, and re-identification capabilities</li><li>Protect token mappings and other sensitive re-identification data from access by LLM services</li><li>Configure cryptographic and Key Vault controls supporting reversible pseudonymization where required</li><li>Review application, API, security, and diagnostic logging to prevent inadvertent storage of unprotected PII</li><li>Validate security controls through positive and negative test cases</li><li>Ensure failure conditions do not inadvertently bypass the required PII-protection layer</li><li>Support secure deployment of Presidio containers or services within Azure</li><li>Review application architecture for potential paths that could allow unprotected sensitive information to reach an LLM</li></ul>The primary Azure AI engineer will own agent and Presidio application development. This role owns the security architecture and enforcement controls surrounding those services.AI platform production readiness<ul><li>Perform security reviews of Microsoft Copilot Studio, Microsoft Foundry, Power Platform, Azure AI services, Presidio, Azure Container Apps or equivalent hosting services, Key Vault, storage, databases, APIs, and related platform components</li><li>Validate identity and permissions before production release</li><li>Validate private endpoint and network-security configurations</li><li>Validate secrets-management and encryption controls</li><li>Validate Purview policies and DLP behavior</li><li>Validate Sentinel logging, analytics, and alerts</li><li>Validate PII-processing and tokenization security boundaries</li><li>Review service principals, managed identities, application registrations, and administrative access</li><li>Confirm development, test, and production separation</li><li>Identify security defects, classify severity, and work directly with engineering resources to remediate them</li><li>Execute final production security validation and document outstanding risks or exceptions</li><li>Support production smoke testing and stabilization following deployment</li></ul>Qualifications Education<ul><li>Bachelor&rsquo;s degree required in a relevant discipline, including but not limited to Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Engineering, Data Science, or a closely related technical field</li><li>Strong academic record from a recognized institution</li><li>Relevant Microsoft security, Azure, identity, or architecture certifications are a plus</li></ul>Experience<ul><li>10+ years of overall professional technology experience, with significant hands-on Azure security engineering experience</li><li>Demonstrated hands-on delivery of enterprise Microsoft Azure security environments</li><li>Experience configuring Azure security controls in production rather than solely providing architecture or governance recommendations</li><li>Strong practical experience with Microsoft Entra ID, Azure RBAC, managed identities, Azure Key Vault, Azure networking, and private connectivity</li><li>Demonstrated experience with Microsoft Purview and/or Microsoft Sentinel in enterprise environments</li><li>Experience securing Azure PaaS applications, APIs, data services, and distributed cloud architectures</li><li>Experience working directly with application and platform engineering teams through build, testing, remediation, and production deployment</li><li>Track record of client-facing delivery under structured acceptance criteria, change control, tight timelines, and enterprise security standards</li><li>Experience supporting large enterprise or tier-one consulting environments strongly preferred</li></ul>Required Expert Skills<ul><li>Hands-on configuration of Microsoft Entra ID, managed identities, service principals, application registrations, authentication, and Azure RBAC</li><li>Azure Virtual Networks, Private Link, private endpoints, Network Security Groups, routing, and secure PaaS connectivity</li><li>Azure Key Vault and secure management of application secrets, keys, certificates, and cryptographic material</li><li>Microsoft Purview information protection, sensitive information classification, DLP, governance, and audit capabilities</li><li>Microsoft Sentinel data connectors, analytics rules, alerting, monitoring, and security investigation</li><li>Securing Azure-hosted APIs, application services, containers, databases, storage, and AI services</li><li>Implementing least-privilege and Zero Trust security principles within Microsoft cloud environments</li><li>Diagnosing and resolving identity, authorization, connectivity, security-policy, and logging issues</li><li>Conducting technical security reviews and personally implementing identified remediation</li></ul>Technical Fluency<ul><li>Strong command of Azure security architecture and Microsoft cloud security controls</li><li>Working knowledge of Microsoft Foundry and enterprise generative AI architectures</li><li>Working knowledge of Microsoft Copilot Studio and Power Platform security models</li><li>Understanding of AI Agent architectures, tool invocation, API integration, and enterprise LLM deployment</li><li>Understanding of PII detection, anonymization, tokenization, masking, and pseudonymization concepts</li><li>Familiarity with Presidio or comparable PII-detection and anonymization frameworks preferred</li><li>Familiarity with Azure Container Apps, Kubernetes, App Service, or comparable container/application hosting</li><li>Familiarity with Azure API Management and secure API architecture</li><li>Understanding of encryption at rest, encryption in transit, cryptographic-key management, and secrets management</li><li>Understanding of security logging and the risk of sensitive information appearing in logs, traces, prompts, or diagnostic data</li><li>Familiarity with secure software-development and DevSecOps practices</li><li>Familiarity with the broader agentic AI landscape and enterprise AI-security considerations</li></ul>Preferred Microsoft CertificationsRelevant certifications are preferred but are not a substitute for demonstrated hands-on delivery experience.<ul><li>AB-100 - Agentic AI Business Solutions Architect Expert</li><li>AI-103 &ndash; Azure AI Apps and Agents Developer Associate</li><li>AB-620 &ndash; AI Agent Builder Associate</li><li>AB-410 &ndash; Intelligent Applications Builder Associate</li><li>SC-401 &ndash; Information Security Administrator Associate</li><li>SC-200 &ndash; Security Operations Analyst Associate</li><li>SC-300 &ndash; Identity and Access Administrator Associate</li><li>SC-500 &ndash; Cloud and AI Security Engineer Associate</li></ul>Communication and Execution<ul><li>Clear written and verbal communication, including the ability to explain security architecture and technical controls to both business and technical audiences</li><li>Ability to work closely with AI engineers, application developers, enterprise architects, security teams, and engagement leadership</li><li>Proven ability to deliver against a structured implementation schedule with iterative feedback, tight timelines, and high quality standards</li><li>Demonstrated ownership, follow-through, and ability to independently drive security workstreams to completion</li><li>Ability to distinguish material production security risks from theoretical or low-impact concerns</li><li>Strong troubleshooting skills and willingness to work directly within the environment rather than limiting involvement to architecture recommendations</li><li>Ability to document configuration decisions, security controls, testing results, and operating procedures to a standard suitable for enterprise transition</li></ul>Engagement Details<ul><li>Hourly Rate: $90&ndash;$120/hour, commensurate with experience and demonstrated Microsoft security expertise</li><li>Engagement Type: Temporary / Independent Contractor / Project-Based</li><li>Schedule: 40 hours week/6 month project</li><li>Duration: Project-based engagement spanning platform configuration, testing, deployment, and production stabilization, with potential for extension based on performance and continued client demand</li><li>Work Location: Remote; collaboration with WGA and client technology teams as required by the implementation and testing cadence</li><li>Travel: There will be a single 8-day trip to Singapore, travel is reimbursed per travel policy, travel to/from paid up to 8 hours per travel day.</li><li>Authorization: Must be based in the United States and currently authorized to work in the United States</li></ul>This role is designed to work alongside WGA&rsquo;s primary Microsoft Azure AI &amp; Power Platform engineering resource. It is therefore particularly well suited to a senior Microsoft security engineer who can provide focused technical expertise during architecture, configuration, validation, and production deployment.WGA Advisors is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regardPay: $90.00 - $120.00 per hourBenefits:<ul><li>Flexible schedule</li></ul>Experience:<ul><li>Microsoft Presidio: 3 years (Required)</li><li>Microsoft Foundry: 3 years (Required)</li><li>Microsoft Purview: 3 years (Required)</li><li>Azure Key Vault: 3 years (Required)</li><li>Microsoft Copilot Studio: 3 years (Required)</li><li>Microsoft Sentinel: 3 years (Required)</li></ul>Language:<ul><li>English (Required)</li></ul>Willingness to travel:<ul><li>25% (Required)</li></ul>Work Location: Remote

Azure Security & Governance Engineer – Microsoft AI Platform

Agility

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 Job Summary
 
 
 
 
 Agility is looking for a Lead Technology Architect to serve as the senior-most technical authority for our messaging, collaboration, and identity estate across multiple organizational environments.
 
 
 This is a hands-on leadership role &mdash; you will personally design, build, secure, and operate our platforms while setting technical standards and leading a small team of 1-2 administrators. There is no higher technical authority within the function; you will own critical decisions end-to-end.
 
 
 The portfolio spans Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, Exchange Online/Hybrid, Microsoft Teams and SBC voice, SharePoint/OneDrive, Microsoft Defender, Intune endpoint fleet, certificates, DNS, enterprise AI platforms (Claude + Microsoft Copilot), and a large SSO/application integration portfolio.
 
 
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 Your Responsibilities
 
 
 
 
 Identity &amp; Access Management
 
 
 
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 Administer Microsoft Entra ID and on-premises AD across all environments
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 Design and maintain Conditional Access, PIM, RBAC, MFA, and SSO (OAuth, OIDC, SAML)
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 Own hybrid identity via Entra Connect
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 Messaging &amp; Email
 
 
 
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 Administer Exchange Online and Exchange Server (hybrid), including DAG, mail flow, and transport rules
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 Own email security (gateway, DMARC, DKIM, SPF) and manage mailbox migrations
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 Collaboration &amp; Voice
 
 
 
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 Administer Microsoft Teams policies, governance, and SBC-based enterprise voice (dial plans, call queues, PSTN)
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 Manage SharePoint Online and OneDrive, including external sharing and Known Folder Move
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 Security &amp; Threat Protection
 
 
 
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 Operate Microsoft Defender for Office 365 and Endpoint (EDR, ASR, security baselines)
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 Lead incident response and maintain hardening controls aligned to CIS benchmarks
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 Endpoint Management (Intune)
 
 
 
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 Manage a mid-to-large multi-country fleet (Windows, macOS, Android, iOS)
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 Own Autopilot, compliance/configuration policies, update rings, app packaging, and PowerShell remediation scripts
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 Certificates, DNS &amp; Web Publishing
 
 
 
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 Manage full SSL/TLS certificate lifecycle and DNS/CDN/WAF/DDoS platforms
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 Own domain governance, registrations, and the web publishing approval workflow
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 Artificial Intelligence
 
 
 
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 Administer enterprise AI platforms including Claude integrations and Microsoft Copilot
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 Design AI workflows and agents, govern AI access, model organizational data, and manage AI licensing
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 Architecture, Governance &amp; Leadership
 
 
 
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 Act as technical design authority; maintain standards, runbooks, and documentation
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 Lead, mentor, and delegate to a small admin team
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 Serve as final escalation point; on-call for critical incidents
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 Requirements
 
 
 
 
 Your Qualifications
 
 
 
 
 Education
 
 
 
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 Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or related field (Master's preferred)
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 Exceptional hands-on experience may be considered in lieu of formal qualifications
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 Experience
 
 
 
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 12-15 years in enterprise IT infrastructure with deep Microsoft stack expertise
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 5-7 years in a senior architect or technical lead role owning M365 environments end-to-end
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 Proven hands-on experience with Exchange hybrid, Entra ID/AD, Intune at scale, and Microsoft Defender
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 Practical experience with enterprise AI platforms (Claude, Microsoft Copilot), including workflow design and data modeling
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 Certifications (Required/Strongly Preferred &mdash; candidates should hold several)
 
 
 
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 MS-102 &mdash; Microsoft 365 Enterprise Administrator Expert
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 SC-300 &mdash; Identity and Access Administrator Associate
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 SC-200 &mdash; Security Operations Analyst Associate
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 MD-102 &mdash; Endpoint Administrator Associate
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 MS-700 &mdash; Teams Administrator Associate
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 AZ-104 &mdash; Azure Administrator Associate
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 MS-203 &mdash; Messaging Administrator Associate (or equivalent)
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 Other Requirements
 
 
 
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 Based in Kuwait or willing to relocate; on-site at Kuwait Head Office
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 Eligible to hold Global Administrator / privileged access (enhanced background screening may apply)
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 Fluent professional English; Arabic is an advantage
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 On-call availability for critical incidents
 
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 Your Proficiencies&nbsp;
 
 
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 Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail&nbsp;
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 Effective communication and collaboration skills&nbsp;
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 Ability to work independently and handle multiple tasks&nbsp;
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 Analytical and troubleshooting skills&nbsp;
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 Stakeholder Management
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 Technical Leadership &amp; Collaborative Influence
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 Operational Excellence &amp; Adaptive Delivery
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 Strategic Problem-Solving &amp; Architecture Design
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 Fluent professional English; Arabic is an advantage
 
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Lead Technology Architect

Aventus

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 Title:
 
 Associate Director Human Resources
 
 
 
 Location:
 
 Dubai
 
 
 
 Reporting to:
 
 Director - HR Business Partner
 
 
 
 Subordinates:
 
 3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 UAEN Applicants only please - non negotiable
 
 
 
 
 
 
 We are currently working with one of the largest and most highly regarded holding groups in the region, supporting their business unit within the entertainment sector, on the appointment of an Associate Director Human Resources.
 
 
 
 
 
 This is a senior strategic HR leadership role, partnering closely with executive leadership to shape and deliver the people agenda across the organisation. The successful candidate will lead workforce strategy, organisational effectiveness, talent and leadership initiatives, employee engagement and transformation, while acting as a trusted HR advisor to senior stakeholders.
 
 
 
 
 
 Key Responsibilities
 
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 Act as a strategic HR advisor to executive leadership, providing insight and guidance on people and workforce priorities.
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 Develop and execute people strategies aligned with business growth and organisational objectives.
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 Lead workforce planning, organisational design and operating model effectiveness.
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 Drive succession planning, talent reviews and leadership pipeline development for critical roles.
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 Lead performance management and organisational effectiveness initiatives.
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 Develop and implement employee engagement and culture transformation strategies.
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 Lead major change and transformation programmes, including restructuring and organisational integration.
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 Provide strategic guidance on employee relations, risk, governance and people-related matters.
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 Ensure HR practices remain compliant with UAE labour legislation and internal policies.
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 Use workforce analytics and HR data to identify trends and support senior-level decision-making.
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 Partner with HR Centres of Excellence including Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards and Learning &amp; Development.
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 Lead the localisation and implementation of wider group HR initiatives.
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 Lead, develop and build the capability of the HRBP team.
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 Drive a high-performance, collaborative HR culture aligned with business requirements.
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 Monitor key people metrics including engagement, retention, succession coverage and organisational effectiveness.
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 Mandatory requirements:
 
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 Bachelors degree minimum qualification
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 Minimum of 8 years in HR
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 UAEN applicants only please - non negotiable
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 Strong generalist HR experience required
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 Large headcount company experience preferred
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 Must live in Dubai or be willing to relocate
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Associate Director Human Resources

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