The Identity and Access Management (IAM) Manager leads the strategy, roadmap, and implementation of IAM and Privileged Access Management (PAM), ensuring alignment with business goals and security best practices. The role defines and evolves the future state of identity and access management, leveraging deep technical expertise in IAM, PAM, and SSO, along with strong leadership, to ensure secure, controlled access to all organizational resources, including privileged accounts.
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Responsibilities
- Develop, implement, and enforce IAM & PAM policies and procedures to ensure consistent and secure access to all organizational resources, including privileged accounts.
- Manage the entire identity lifecycle, from onboarding to offboarding, for all users, including privileged users, encompassing provisioning, deprovisioning, and access certifications.
- Implement and manage strong authentication and authorization mechanisms, including MFA, single sign-on (SSO), and role-based access control (RBAC) for both standard and privileged users.
- Ensure compliance with relevant regulations and industry standards related to identity and access, including those specific to privileged access, and support internal and external audits.
- Foster a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement. Stay up to date with the latest IAM and PAM technologies, threats, and best practices, and continuously improve the organization's IAM program.
- Implement just-in-time (JIT) privileged access.
- Develop and maintain key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to track the effectiveness of the IAM and PAM program and provide regular reports to management.
- Develop and deliver training programs to educate users and administrators on IAM and PAM best practices and security policies.
Requirements
- Minimum 5+ years of hands-on experience in managing the IDAM platform for a global organization, including deployment and change processes, from Development to Production, as well as SIT and UAT testing.
- 8 years or more experience working with multiple IAM solutions in a large organization.
- A bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a technology-related field, or equivalent.
- Ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
- Certified Identity and Access Manager (CIAM) and Information Security Manager (CISM) are preferred.
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
