IAM Program Manager

Relevant Experience Years                

• 12–15+ years of program management experience  

• Proven experience leading large-scale IAM or security advisory programs  

• Experience managing parallel workstreams across multiple teams 

Tools 

• MS Project, Jira, Azure DevOps  

• PowerPoint, Excel, Power BI  

• Governance and reporting tools 

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Skills 

• Strong client management and executive communication  

• Excellent presentation and program reporting  

• Strong problem‑solving and dependency management  

• Highly collaborative leadership style  

• Governance, planning, and delivery oversight expertise 

Responsibilities 

• Provide overall program leadership and governance across multiple IAM workstreams.  

• Own end‑to‑end program planning, including scope alignment, milestones, dependencies, and delivery cadence.  

• Ensure all IAM initiatives are executed in line with approved SOW, in‑scope / out‑of‑scope boundaries, and regulatory expectations.  

• Oversee and coordinate multiple IAM Project Managers and workstreams.  

• Establish and manage program‑level governance forums, steering committees, and stakeholder reviews.  

• Track and manage program‑level risks, issues, dependencies, and inter‑workstream impacts.  

• Ensure consistent execution of office‑hours‑based, consultative engagement models across IAM initiatives.  

• Provide administrative and strategic oversight to IAM teams on cleanup, segregation, migration, and remediation progress.  

• Review and validate that IAM guidance and outcomes align with enterprise IAM architecture, security policies, and compliance standards.  

• Serve as the primary client‑facing leadership contact for IAM program delivery.  

• Deliver executive‑level reporting, dashboards, and presentations covering progress, risks, and outcomes.  

• Drive alignment between IAM Architects, SMEs, Project Managers, and client stakeholders.  

• Support prioritization and sequencing decisions across IAM workstreams.  

• Ensure lessons learned, best practices, and metrics are captured and reused across the program.  

• Mentor and guide IAM Project Managers and delivery leads.  

• Escalate critical risks or scope conflicts to executive sponsors as required.  

• Maintain strong collaboration with security, compliance, audit, application, and platform teams.  

• Ensure the program remains advisory and governance‑focused, without assuming hands‑on execution or change implementation ownership.