Senior Manager, Identity & Access Management

1 month ago
Full-time
Lead
Cybersecurity
AHEAD

AHEAD

AHEAD accelerates the impact of technology on clients by engineering customized data, developer, and infrastructure platforms that improve IT operations. By weaving together cloud infrastructure, intelligent operations, and modern applications, we help...

IT Services
1K-5K
$43M raised

Description

  • Set the enterprise IAM strategy, standards, and roadmap aligned to company growth, risk appetite, and technology direction.
  • Own the identity lifecycle (joiner/mover/leaver) for employees, contractors, and partners, including automation with HRIS and directory systems.
  • Design, implement, and operate single sign-on (SSO), multi‑factor authentication (MFA), and conditional access policies across cloud and on‑premises applications.
  • Oversee privileged access management (PAM), including just‑in‑time elevation, session monitoring, and credential vaulting.
  • Build and operate access request, approval, and fulfillment workflows with clear SLAs and auditable controls to ensure positive end‑user experience.
  • Lead recurring access reviews and certifications for critical applications, infrastructure, and datasets in coordination with business and control owners.
  • Integrate IAM signals (logins, anomalies, policy violations) into monitoring, detection, and incident response workflows and respond to identity‑related incidents.
  • Partner with Governance, Risk & Compliance to ensure IAM controls support ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIST, and privacy requirements and are audit‑evidenced.
  • Manage IAM vendors and service providers (contracts, SLAs, roadmaps, cost optimization) and own application onboarding standards for authentication and provisioning.
  • Develop and maintain IAM policies, standards, playbooks, deliver training, track KPIs/KRIs, brief leadership on risk posture, and recruit/mentor a high‑performing team.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
  • 10+ years in Technology or Information Security with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
  • One or more security certifications required (examples: CISSP, CRISC, CISA, CISM, CIPP/US, PCI QSA, ISO 27001 Lead Auditor).
  • Advanced understanding of enterprise identity platforms such as Okta and Azure AD / Entra ID, and related technologies (SSO, MFA, federation, conditional access, SCIM).
  • Hands‑on experience designing and operating IAM architectures in hybrid and multi‑cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
  • Experience working in ISO/IEC- or NIST-based security programs and supporting audits/customer assessments (SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST).
  • Demonstrated experience with role engineering, access modeling, access review programs, and identity governance & administration (IGA) tooling.
  • Proven ability to communicate complex security concepts to non‑technical audiences and to manage multiple projects/priorities.
  • Highly organized, able to work independently, and able to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with federal/state standards.

Benefits

  • $170,000 - $200,000 per year salary range
  • Full‑time employment
  • Remote work (Chicago, IL Shared Services role)

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