Senior Manager, Identity & Access Management - NY

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This position is responsible for ensuring that a large, multi‑faceted Identity and Access Management (IAM) program is in place governing provisioning, access, single sign‑on (SSO), directory services and technical integrations, as well as supporting behavioral analytics. The Senior Manager, Identity and Access Management position requires leadership and team management skills, along with technical expertise. This role leads a small team of individuals and third‑party resources in architecture, engineering, administration and governance tasked with ensuring IAM services are applied to corporate‑managed assets as well as vendors and other third‑party entities.

The Senior Manager, Identity and Access Management must identify and effectively communicate an actionable workload for team members that adheres to business initiatives – balancing business risk and IAM security best practices

Values and Behavioral Standards: To ensure the effective communication and application of company values and behavioral standards, as stated in our company “Code of Conduct” policy, and to respond appropriately in the event of any known departure.

• Manages a 24x7 global team of IAM professionals tasked with technical deployment of identity and access controls across disperse geographic locations
• Leads a team including hiring, career development and performance reviews with a focus on enhancing leadership effectiveness
• Provides leadership, mentoring and coaching for all staff and fosters a culture of accountability, innovation and team building
• Accountable for all phases of Identity and Access Management
• Develops and implements training and succession plans to develop
• Directs technical stakeholders to implement IAM solutions that align with access policies and processes.
• Ensures employees maintain up-to-date configuration documentation for systems and processes. Rigorously maintain security systems and administer security configurations that reduce risk to enterprise systems and accounts
• Leads the team through IAM governance, policies and solutions across SSO, directory, certificate, multi‑factor authentication (MFA), privileged accounts, automation and behavior analytic systems
• In tandem with business units, supports business metrics associated with IAM initiatives
• Manages team member access across organizational systems as well as external entities
• Aligns operational policies and procedures in tandem with business leaders and technology partners
• Constructs and carries out a strategic vision for rigorous and scalable IAM controls with key performance indicators
• Supervises routine access reviews that align with business unit requirements for certification and re‑certification
• Attends change and project management meetings and engages with other participants
• Liaisons with auditors, both internal and external, to maintain and implement controls for compliance and privacy laws
• Acts as a primary point of contact for disaster recovery and business continuity
• internal staff and expand technical and leadership capacity within the team
• Continuously identifies and executes on…