IAM Strategy and Planning Director

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IAM Strategy and Planning Director

Location: This role requires associates to be in-office 3 days per week fostering collaboration and connectivity while providing flexibility to support productivity and work-life balance. This approach combines structured office engagement with the autonomy of virtual work promoting a dynamic and adaptable workplace. Alternate locations may be considered.

Please note that per our policy on hybrid/virtual work candidates not within a reasonable commuting distance from the posting location will not be considered for employment unless an accommodation is granted as required by law.

The IAM Strategy and Planning Director will be a strategic advisor for the IAM team and a liaison between business IT and the security organization. This role will be responsible for program management stakeholder communication setting up measurable metrics managing risks and driving the execution of key initiatives to completion. This role reports to the Staff Vice President of Identity and Access Management in the office of CISO.

How you will make an impact:

Lead governance of high-impact cross-functional projects including executive meetings presentations communications and problem resolution.
Partner with senior planning leaders to develop sound financial-accurate multi-year IAM plans with clear planning assumptions and accurate financial insights to for the oCISO and IT functions.
Lead the strategic vision and roadmap for all IAM programs aligning delivery capabilities with business through value stream mapping. This incorporates partnering with key stakeholders determining goals strategizing staffing scheduling identifying risks and planning contingencies to ensure enterprise objectives are met.
Mentor team members and influence stakeholders to ensure alignment and achieve enterprise objectives.
Act as a Chief of Staff for Identity Access Management Leader
Manage and track the budget including planning and optimization of resources and expenses to ensure financial efficiency in the implementation of all IAM programs.
Create executive reports that decipher complex technical issues.
Develop and execute IT strategies at the business unit to execute across the enterprise that align with the business unit priorities and those of IT.
Synthesizes annual and multi-year plans to demonstrate tie-back to corporate CISO and CIO-level strategies and goals.
Monitors and conducts research on related technology and business trends using data and qualitative performance measures to advise senior management relative to IT strategy.
Conduct external research and engage partners across multiple departments within the broader enterprise to frame up potential strategic initiatives for investment or execution support.
Provide thought leadership on how the overall on forecast models and scenario analysis to analyze performance and develop action plans to address emerging market and technological opportunities.
Research new ventures and prospective service expansion opportunities.

Minimum Requirements:

Requires an BA/BS degree in Information Technology Computer Science or related field of study and a minimum of 15 years of enterprise project management experience in broad-based information systems managing increasing project size and complexity that are transformational in nature for the organization full life-cycle application development and/or building enterprise applications; or any combination of education and experience which would provide an equivalent background.

Preferred Skills Capabilities and Experiences:

A good understanding of Agile methodologies is strongly preferred.
Executive Presence/Presentation
Expertise in building relationships negotiating problem-solving conflict resolution and matrix-environment resource management.
Demonstrable experience in team coaching and mentoring.
Excellent executive communication skills including facilitation consultation negotiation and persuasion.
Experience in Health Insurance Financial Services or other highly regulated industries.
Profound understanding and experience in the Information Security domain.
Experience planning and managing budgets for large teams and large enterprise-wide projects.

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Who We Are

Elevance Health is a health company dedicated to improving lives and communities and making healthcare simpler. We are a Fortune 25 company with a longstanding history in the healthcare industry looking for leaders at all levels of the organization who are passionate about making an impact on our members and the communities we serve.

How We Work

At Elevance Health we are creating a culture that is designed to advance our strategy but will also lead to personal and professional growth for our associates. Our values and behaviors are the root of our culture. They are how we achieve our strategy power our business outcomes and drive our shared success - for our consumers our associates our communities and our business.

We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases paid holidays Paid Time Off and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement) medical dental vision short and long term disability benefits 401(k) match stock purchase plan life insurance wellness programs and financial education resources to name a few.

Elevance Health operates in a Hybrid Workforce Strategy. Unless specified as primarily virtual by the hiring manager associates are required to work at an Elevance Health location at least once per week and potentially several times per week. Specific requirements and expectations for time onsite will be discussed as part of the hiring process.

The health of our associates and communities is a top priority for Elevance Health. We require all new candidates in certain patient/member-facing roles to become vaccinated against COVID-19 and Influenza. If you are not vaccinated your offer will be rescinded unless you provide an acceptable explanation. Elevance Health will also follow all relevant federal state and local laws.

Elevance Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age citizenship status color creed disability ethnicity genetic information gender (including gender identity and gender expression) marital status national origin race religion sex sexual orientation veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal state or local laws. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact for assistance. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal state and local laws including but not limited to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act.