Director, Workforce Identity & Access Mgt, IAM Control Enablement
Newark, DE - USA
Job Summary
Job Classification:
Technology - Information SecurityAre you interested in building capabilities that enable the organization with innovation speed agility scalability and efficiency The Global Technology team takes great pride in our culture where digital transformation is built into our DNA! When you join our organization at Prudential youll unlock an exciting and impactful career all while growing your skills and advancing your profession at one of the worlds leading financial services institutions.
Your Team & Role
As the Director Workforce IAM Control Enablement within IAM & Security Operations you will own the strategy operating model and delivery outcomes for workforce identity controls across the enterprise. This role is accountable for scaling and modernizing Identity Governance & Administration (IGA) Privileged Access Management (PAM) and Authentication capabilities to ensure access is risk-based data-driven auditable and automation-forward.
You will partner closely with Security Technology Application Owners and Risk/Compliance stakeholders to drive a consistent horizontal control architecture for workforce accessimproving time-to-enable strengthening tiered controls and raising control maturity across the enterprise.
Here is What You Can Expect on a Typical Day
- Partner with leadership to set direction and lead execution for workforce IAM control enablement across IGA (access requests access reviews entitlement registration) PAM (vaulting session management endpoint privilege management) and Authentication (identity verification).
- Define and drive a multi-quarter control roadmap that improves control coverage adoption automation and auditability for workforce access.
- Establish and reinforce tiered identity and access control designs and standard patterns across platforms and business lines; ensure alignment to risk posture and policy requirements.
- Lead solution design for controls and operating model through program management for modernization initiatives including schema and entitlement model design control instrumentation and integration patterns.
- Sponsor and guide use of core toolsets including SailPoint Ping Microsoft Fabric CyberArk and HashiCorpensuring consistent implementation pathways and scalable onboarding.
- Drive data-driven governance: define metrics dashboards and evidence models to monitor compliance control effectiveness operational health and onboarding throughput.
- Enable event-driven integration-first approaches (e.g. Kafka/event streaming) to improve automation reduce manual handling and strengthen traceability.
- Oversee a portfolio of project and operational work; coach and develop onboarding and implementation leads while ensuring consistent delivery quality.
- Develop and implement policies and procedures related to identity and access management
- Monitor compliance trends with policies regulations and customer requirements related to identity and access management
- Support Post Incident Review processes related to identity and access management and recommend corrective actions
- Provide guidance and training to employees on identity and access management policies and procedures
The Skills & Expertise You Bring
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Systems or related field.
- 5 years of experience in cybersecurity risk management with a focus on identity and access management.
- Strong knowledge of identity and access management principles and best practices.
- Strong understanding of risk-based access control governance models and audit/evidence expectations in regulated environments.
- Proven ability to lead solution design for controls across identity ecosystems and operations teams
- Experience driving program execution across multiple stakeholders including roadmap planning dependency management and delivery governance
- Experience developing and implementing identity and access management policies and procedures.
- Experience conducting risk assessments and developing risk management plans related to identity and access management.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Significant experience and/or deep expertise with several of the following:
- NIST and ISO 27000 Standards
- Identity and Access Management
- Identity Governance and Administration: access request workflows access reviews/certifications entitlement/role registration and lifecycle governance
- Privileged Access Management: vaulting privileged session management endpoint privilege management onboarding patterns
- Tooling: SailPoint Ping CyberArk CyberArk HashiCorp; analytics/telemetry patterns with Microsoft Fabric
- Architecture: understanding of horizontal control architectures tiered defense/controls identity patterns and standards
- Integration & Data: schema design event streaming (e.g. Kafka) automation and control instrumentation
Preferred qualifications:
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
- Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
- Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
Youll Love Working Here Because You Can
Join a team and culture where your voice matters; where every day your work transforms our experiences to make lives better. As you put your skills to use well help you make an even bigger impact with learning experiences that can grow your technical AND leadership capabilities. Youll be surprised by what this rock-solid organization has in store for you.
What we offer you:
Prudential is required by state specific laws to include the salary range for this role when hiring a resident in applicable locations. The salary range for this role is from $147100.00 to $220700.00. Specific pricing for the role may vary within the above range based on many factors including geographic location candidate experience and skills.Market competitive base salaries with a yearly bonus potential at every level.
Medical dental vision life insurance disability insurance Paid Time Off (PTO) and leave of absences such as parental and military leave.
401(k) plan with company match (up to 4%).
Company-funded pension plan.
Wellness Programs including up to $1600 a year for reimbursement of items purchased to support personal wellbeing needs.
Work/Life Resources to help support topics such as parenting housing senior care finances pets legal matters education emotional and mental health and career development.
Education Benefit to help finance traditional college enrollment toward obtaining an approved degree and many accredited certificate programs.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan: Shares can be purchased at 85% of the lower of two prices (Beginning or End of the purchase period) after one year of service.
Eligibility to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program is subject to the rules governing the program whereby an award if any depends on various factors including without limitation individual and organizational performance. To find out more about our Total Rewards package visit Work Life Balance Prudential Careers. Some of the above benefits may not apply to part-time employees scheduled to work less than 20 hours per week.
Prudential Financial Inc. of the United States is not affiliated with Prudential plc. which is headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Prudential is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion national origin ancestry sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin genetics disability marital status age veteran status domestic partner status medical condition or any other characteristic protected by law.
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Required Experience:
Director