Summary: Managers don't think of themselves as identity reviewers — and the result is quarterly certification emails that get rubber-stamped or ignored entirely. Oleria, an AI-native identity security & governance platform, changes this with manager-led access certification designed for non-IAM reviewers: plain-language evidence per line, AI recommendations, bulk-accept on matches, and kickoff via email or Slack — so a manager completes their quarterly review in 30 minutes without any IAM training.
Certify your team's access in 30 minutes, led by managers, with email and Slack kickoff.
Manager gets the review by email or Slack, opens the linked review, and signs off in 30 minutes with three-signal evidence per line and bulk-accept on the matches.
Managers don't think of themselves as identity reviewers — and shouldn't have to. They get a quarterly email asking them to certify access for their direct reports across apps they've never opened. The review tool is unfamiliar; the entitlements are inscrutable; the manager rubber-stamps and moves on.
This is how compliance reviews fail in plain sight. The control is in place; the review completes; nothing meaningful changes. Identity tools built for IAM administrators don't translate well to the manager who sees this once a quarter.
Oleria kicks off manager-led access certification via email or Slack, linking managers directly to plain-language reviews completable in 30 minutes.
Manager sees only their direct reports' access — not the whole company. Configurable per organization.
Cycle start, mid-cycle nudges, completion notice. Notification channels link the manager directly to their review — so the cycle never gets missed.
Per-line dormancy, peer match, HR change — translated into "last used 142 days ago," "8 of 10 peers have this," "moved departments 30 days ago."
When the recommendations are clear, accept the bulk in one action. Examine outliers individually. Sign off — typically inside 30 minutes.
Oleria's AI translates entitlements into plain language and proposes a decision per line. The manager reads, confirms, and signs off — without learning IAM terminology.
Per-manager review time Hours → 30 minutes
Manager training required None
Reviews actually narrowing access Materially up
Audit findings on manager review quality Eliminate
Yes. Delegation rules support out-of-office routing, line-of-succession routing, and temporary delegation. Delegated decisions are captured in the audit trail with both delegator and delegate identified. Per-organization policy can require manager-only certification for sensitive apps; default allows delegation.
Typical IGA reviews surface entitlements as raw strings — "OneDrive.Admin.Read.All" — and ask the manager to certify them. Oleria translates entitlements into plain language and surfaces the decision context per line. The manager doesn't need IAM training; the review still produces the certification evidence the auditor needs.
Email and Slack are kickoff and reminder channels — they tell the manager the review is ready and link to it. The review itself runs in Oleria's portal, where per-line evidence, bulk actions, and signoff live. Most managers spend their 30 minutes in the portal session; the email/Slack flow makes sure the cycle never gets missed. Inbox-completion of reviews is on the longer-term roadmap.
A list of their direct reports, with per-user access lines. Each line shows the access in plain language, dormancy in days, peer signal ("8 of 10 peers in this role have this"), HR change flag if any, and a recommended decision. Bulk-accept on matches; outlier examination on the rest.
Managers know their reports' work. They know who actually needs admin in the deployment tool, who's working on the regulated-data project this quarter, who's moving teams. That context doesn't live in IAM. Manager-led reviews are the standard for SOX and most compliance frameworks because the manager has the situational knowledge IAM doesn't.
