Vice President; VP Identity & Access Management; IAM

Overview

Location: May be located in any Elevance Health PulsePoint office preferably in Indianapolis, IN, Atlanta, GA, Mason, OH, Richmond, VA, Norfolk, VA or Woodland Hills, CA.

(This role requires associates to be in-office at least 3 days per week, fostering collaboration and connectivity, while providing flexibility to support productivity and work-life balance. Alternate locations may be considered. Per policy on hybrid/virtual work, candidates not within a reasonable commuting distance from the posting location(s) will not be considered for employment, unless an accommodation is granted as required by law).

Summary

The Staff Vice President of Technology in Information Security Identity and Access Management (IAM) will be responsible for executing IAM strategy, program directives, policy development, and policy enforcement. This position will develop mechanisms to identify, evaluate, and mitigate enterprise-wide information risks in a manner that upholds compliance and regulatory requirements, and aligns with the risk posture of the organization. This position will lead the Access Operations Center (AOC), Authentication and Directory Services, Identity Services, RACF Security, and managerial staff for Elevance Health and our subsidiaries.

12 direct reports / 100+ total FTEs

• Maintain and execute on a comprehensive enterprise IAM strategy.
• Lead operations, reliability, availability, maintenance and performance of directories, authentication protocols, and related technologies in a high-volume production environment.
• Ensure all IAM processes are designed, built, and executed in accordance with leading practices.
• Drive large strategic and transformative projects to successful completion.
• Ensure Logical Access and related audit controls are executed and properly evidenced to HIPAA, SOX, and SOC audit standards.
• Oversee the roll-out and deployment of new features to facilitate fast growth.
• Demonstrate knowledge of information, identity, access, cyber security, and technology risk concepts, with the ability to articulate those risks in business terms.
• Lead the design and development of scalable IAM platform solutions that align with cyber security strategy, best practices, business requirements, policies, and Information Security standards.
• Experience with, and understanding of, modern authentication methods including LDAP, SAML, OAUTH2, OpenID Connect, and WebAuthN.
• Establish a continual service improvement plan and improve overall IAM service, focusing on operational, process and resource efficiency.
• Support documentation processes necessary to ensure new IT systems meet information security, audit, compliance, and regulatory requirements.
• Establish and produce key performance metrics that provide visibility into the performance of IAM operations and the effectiveness of IAM controls.
• Change Management - act as gatekeeper of production to maximize production stability and drive down change-related issues.
• Proven experience in incident/problem management.
• Drive results in the execution and delivery of initiatives and processes.

Requires bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or a related discipline and 15+ years of experience leading project teams and providing direction for professional exempt employees. Experience must include at least 5 years in security management. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted. Current or recent knowledge of the latest IAM technologies and related best practices strongly preferred. Advanced degrees and certifications preferred.

• Current or recent knowledge and experience of the latest IAM technologies and related best practices strongly preferred.
• Expert knowledge of one or more specific technologies, and a broad understanding of the primary areas of a major corporate IT function.
• Good understanding of business operations.
• Demonstrated ability to motivate, coach, counsel and train staff.
• Effective communication skills, including facilitation, consultation, negotiation, persuasion and ability to prepare and deliver presentations to senior…