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Identity & Access Management (IAM) Governance Team Lead

Boston, Massachusetts
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Summary:

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

Role Description:
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.

Required Skillset:

Expertise in IAM Governance & Control Framework

•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.

Identity Technologies & Architecture Mastery

•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.

Privileged Access & Zero Standing Privilege (ZSP)

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

Regulatory & Audit Alignment for Financial Services

•Ability to interpret, operationalize, and evidence compliance with FFIEC Authentication & Access Guidance as well as global regulatory expectations for layered security, MFA, and monitoring expectations.

Executive Communication & Governance Leadership

•Exceptional ability to articulate technical identity risks, residual exposure, and compliance posture to senior business leaders, regulators, Internal Audit, Compliance, and Operational Risk, and relate the same in governance routines.

Enterprise Metrics & Identity Risk Insight  

•Skilled in designing and governing IAM KRIs/KPIs (e.g., certification quality, toxic entitlement reduction, IGA onboarding velocity, JIT/ZSP adoption), as emphasized in senior IGA director roles.

Cross‑Functional Influence & Three‑Lines‑of‑Defense Partnership

•Ability to influence technology executives, CIO organizations, BISOs, and control partners to drive identity risk reduction and consistent taxonomy and control adoption.

Required Qualifications:

•10+ years of leadership experience in IAM, information security governance, risk management, or related executive technology functions within large-scale, regulated enterprises, aligned with senior and executive‑level identity roles.
•Proven experience leading large global teams, managing executive‑level governance forums, and directing complex IAM transformation initiatives.
•Demonstrated success overseeing and continually improving IGA, federation, privileged access, secrets management, and identity lifecycle modernization programs across hybrid environments.
•Experience preparing for and responding to regulatory exams and internal/external audits, ensuring alignment to FFIEC requirements and NIST/ISO frameworks.
•Track record driving adoption of modern authentication and identity proofing approaches aligned with NIST SP 800‑63‑4.
•Ability to reduce privileged access risk through JIT/ZSP and PAM modernization initiatives in alignment with IAM policy requirements.
•Professional certifications preferred: CISSP, CISM, CISA, CGEIT, and IAM platform‑specific certifications.

Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week: 

40

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Full time

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Manages People: No

Travel: Yes, 5% of the time

Age requirement: Must at least be 18 years of age.

Massachusetts pay range:

$240,000.00 - $350,000.00 annualized salary, offers to be determined based on experience, education and skill set.

Discretionary incentive eligible

This role is eligible to participate in the annual discretionary plan. Employees are eligible for an annual discretionary award based on their overall individual performance results and behaviors, the performance and contributions of their line of business and/or group; and the overall success of the Company.

Benefits

This role is currently benefits eligible. We provide industry-leading benefits, access to paid time off, resources and support to our employees so they can make a genuine impact and contribute to the sustainable growth of our business and the communities we serve

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100 Federal St, MA, Boston, 02110

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