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Michael Gallacher

Doer · DISC type ds
Senior IAM Lead at Tesco Insurance and Money Services
📍 Penicuik, Scotland, United Kingdom

Michael Gallacher is a senior Identity & Access Management leader with a progressive career in financial services at firms like NatWest Group, KPMG, and Tesco Insurance and Money Services. He is a subject matter expert in delivering risk reduction, regulatory compliance, and improved efficiency through digital transformation. He holds a BA (Hons) from Abertay University.

He has a significant background leading large, global operational teams, including managing functions with over 400 full-time employees.

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Experience
27 Years
Current Role
Senior IAM Lead
Job Level
Senior
Location
Penicuik, Scotland, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Michael shows up

Deliberate Doer
Risk-Accepting
Fast-paced

Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them. They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time. They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily.

Priorities

Topics Michael cares about

Identity & Access Management
A career-long subject matter expert, focused on defining IAM vision and strategy to ensure compliance, scalability, cost reduction, and exceptional user experience.
Cyber Security
His current role is part of the wider cyber security team at Tesco, and he actively recruits for roles with a focus on developing cyber skills.
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Career

Work history

12-2025
Senior IAM Lead
Tesco Insurance and Money Services
4-2025 - 8-2025
IAM Transformation Director
KPMG UK
5-2021 - 3-2025
Global Head of HR Operations
NatWest Group
3-2011 - 5-2021
Global Head of IAM Operations/Head of Systems Access Management
NatWest Group
3-2008 - 3-2011
Security Administration Manager
NatWest Group
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
1991 - 1995
BA (Hons)
Abertay University
1985 - 1991
Education details unavailable
Auchterarder High School
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

d

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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