Associate Director - Digital Identity and Biometrics - Manchester

Salary: £95,000 - 130,000 per year

Requirements:

• Extensive product management experience with proven expertise in leading and owning the delivery of digital products, with the ability to drive initiatives from conception to implementation.
• Experience of identity management in at least one of the following domains: law enforcement, national identity, border security and immigration, ports and carriers, digital identity credentials, IDV platforms, DVS providers, or wallets.
• Holds or is eligible for UK security clearance to SC level.
• Experience of designing and deploying biometric and identity solutions, with exposure to modalities such as biographic, fingerprint, facial, and iris.
• Understanding of testing methodologies for biometric and identity verification systems, including bias, performance, performance drift, and presentation or system resilience.
• Understanding of the risks related to biometric and identity verification solutions, including Presentation Attack Detection (PAD), verification, identification, and liveness detection capabilities and limitations.
• Experience working with stateless application designs, site reliability and operational processes, performance tuning, and automation testing.
• Recognised industry expert with market presence and experience speaking at biometric and digital identity events.
• Existing trusted relationships with biometric vendors and understanding of the supplier landscape.
• Experience delivering in transport, defence, borders, or public safety.
• Familiarity with the GDS Service Standard and the Technology Code of Practice.
• Deep understanding of relevant biometric architecture and interoperability tools and standards such as ISO/IEC 19794/29794 and NIST/ANSI ITL1.
• Comfort and familiarity with emerging technologies and digital tools, including AI and ML techniques, and the ability to communicate capabilities and risks to stakeholders at all levels.

Responsibilities:

• Play a crucial role in our delivery of digital identity and biometrics solutions for key public sector clients.
• Work with outstanding digital talent across disciplines to deliver innovative, user-centric solutions that make best use of digital identity solutions to solve complex client problems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement flexible, scalable, and secure technical solutions.
• Work closely with client stakeholders to understand requirements, define product strategy, promote best practices, and drive transformation.
• Own the definition, delivery, and management of public sector products and services.
• Work with our biometric and digital identity experts, suppliers, and partners to design and build innovative solutions for public sector clients in the UK and abroad.
• Support clients to define their identity or biometrics vision, strategy, and roadmap.
• Support the testing of emerging technologies, run feasibility trials and discoveries, and provide analysis and recommendations to deliver identity roadmaps.
• Support clients by providing best practice, market, and technology insight.
• Deliver within the end-to-end software delivery lifecycle using agile delivery methods via multi-disciplinary teams.
• Build and maintain a presence for us in the wider identity and biometric industry, speaking at events and supporting cross-cutting innovation initiatives.
• Contribute to sales and future opportunities for the firm.
• Contribute to internal practice development through coaching and mentoring.
• Demonstrate inclusive leadership, building followership and managing diverse teams within an inclusive team culture.

Technologies:

• AI
• Support
• Security

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We are Deloitte Digital, combining the discipline of Deloitte with the power of creativity to deliver forward-thinking solutions for government and public sector clients. We help clients improve how they serve citizens, tackle complex challenges, and create innovative digital identity and biometrics solutions that change lives. This permanent/FTC role is based in London, Manchester, or Belfast with hybrid working, giving you the opportunity to work across local offices, client sites, virtual collaboration spaces, and remotely. We are committed to inclusion, wellbeing, development, and purposeful work, and we invest in our people so they can grow their careers and make a tangible impact.

last updated 36 week of 2026