Identity and Access Management Governance Consulting Director

CNA Insurance • Chicago, IL

23h • $97,000 - $189,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Senior level individual contributor responsible for core aspects of the Identity and Access Management (IAM) Governance program within the InfoSec organization. This is a key role with high visibility and is responsible for advising leadership on ways to govern the IAM environment. This position protects the company, brand, and employees by re-defining and promoting an IAM Governance strategy that adapts to address continually evolving needs. This position is responsible for developing core partnerships across the organization including Access Governance, User Lifecycle Management, Identity and Directory Services, and Secrets Management. This position implements governance processes to ensure compliance by both internal staff and third parties. This position also contributes to the development of access management tools and processes, continuing to improve the service of the department.

Requirements

• Expertise in IAM principles, processes, and technology solutions.
• Demonstrated success in establishing strategic objectives and driving tactical execution of initiatives aligned with company goals and objectives.
• Subject matter expertise across all facets of IAM, including MFA, Secrets Management, Privileged Access Management (PAM), SSO, and identity platforms.
• Ability to effectively communicate with all levels of employees within scope of responsibility.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering or related field.
• Typically a minimum of 10 years’ experience in Information Technology with five years in Information Security.

Responsibilities

• Reviews and improves the Identity and Access Governance Model.
• Writes, reviews and challenges IAM policies, standards and processes across the company to support business, strategic, security and regulatory needs.
• Standardizes end-to-end IAM processes and ensure alignment of IAM processes to the IAM policies and standards.
• Develops, reviews and maintains a backlog of strategic and tactical IAM initiatives to reduce risk, increase usability and operational effectiveness.
• Collaborates with internal stakeholders (IAM Specialists, Operations, HR, Procurement, IT) to define concrete requirements and prioritize future IAM initiatives.
• Leads and provides guidance in implementing complex IAM projects.
• Project management includes prioritization of activities, defining objectives, milestones, writing project status reports and overall ensure successful on-time implementation and deployment.
• May perform additional duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Comprehensive and competitive benefits package to help our employees – and their family members – achieve their physical, financial, emotional and social wellbeing goals.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior