Identity & Access Management; IAM Governance Executive

Job Description

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Global Information Security (GIS) is responsible for protecting bank information systems, confidential and proprietary data, and customer information. GIS develops the bank’s Information Security strategy and policy, manages the Information Security program, identifies and addresses vulnerabilities and operates a global security operations center that monitors, detects and responds to cybersecurity incidents. Within GIS, Identity and Access Management (IAM) is a security discipline that enables the right individuals to access the right resources at the right times and in the right context.

IAM addresses the mission‑critical need to ensure appropriate access to the resources across increasingly heterogeneous technology environments, and to meet increasingly rigorous compliance requirements.

The Senior Vice President executive of Identity & Access Management (IAM) Governance serves as the enterprise authority for identity governance strategy, policy, and risk management within Global Information Security. This leader defines and drives the IAM governance vision across the bank, ensuring that identity controls, technologies, and processes align with globally recognized frameworks, regulatory expectations, and the bank’s strategic objectives.

The role oversees enterprise‑wide, global, IAM governance, including policy, standards, lifecycle controls, access certifications, privileged access governance, authentication, and identity risk metrics, anchored to leading industry standards: NIST SP 800‑63‑4 Digital Identity Guidelines, NIST SP 800‑53 Access Control & Identification/Authentication controls, ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A 5.16 Identity Management, and FFIEC Authentication & Access Management guidance for financial institutions.

As the global IAM Governance leader, you will shape the long‑term direction of the IAM technology ecosystem, including Identity Governance & Administration (IGA), federation/SSO/MFA, privileged access management (PAM), secrets vaulting, and directory services, and ensure robust auditability, regulatory alignment, and measurable risk reduction across all identity domains.

• Deep command of identity standards and regulatory expectations including NIST 800‑63‑4 (digital identity assurance), NIST 800‑53 AC/IA controls, and ISO 27001 Annex A 5.16 identity lifecycle requirements.
• Ability to translate these frameworks into enterprise policy, standards, and measurable control objectives.
• Participate in industry forums and represent the bank as needed, to ensure evolution of IAM governance in alignment with peer banks.

• Extensive experience with enterprise IGA platforms (e.g., SailPoint, Saviynt), federation/SSO/MFA (OIDC, SAML), directory services, and privileged access technologies—consistent with senior‑level role expectations in industry postings.

• Strong understanding of Just‑in‑Time (JIT) privileged access models and risk‑based reduction of standing admin privileges aligned with modern PAM best practices.

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