VP, Cloud IAM Leader

Job Description:

Role Summary/Purpose:

The VP, Cloud IAM Leader is a senior member of the IAM leadership team, and will be responsible for driving and executing the Identity & Access Management strategy specific to public cloud platforms within Synchrony.  This highly visible role will work across organizational boundaries, as the owner of a critical function which is required for Synchrony’s journey to the cloud.  The role will include leading and growing multiple teams of cloud IAM engineers to enable secure and scalable access to cloud infrastructure and services, while driving continuous improvement through mature automation and DevOps practices.  This role requires a strong technical leader, with a strategic mindset for driving scalable architecture, processes, and operations to facilitate access in the cloud, while maintaining strong governance and control oversight within a highly-regulated financial enterprise. 

*This role is not responsible for the management of traditional IAM services such as IDP, IGA, or PAM, however familiarity with these concepts and their integration into cloud service providers is helpful.

Our Way of Working

We’re proud to offer you choice and flexibility. At Synchrony, our way of working allows you to have the option to work from home, near one of our Hubs or come into one of our offices. Occasionally you may be required to commute to our nearest office for in person engagement activities such as business or team meetings, training and culture events.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute the Cloud IAM strategy for the firm applying technical knowledge, industry experience, expertise, and insights, with a primary focus on AWS.

• Design simple, automated, and self-service IAM solutions for public cloud service provider platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, Oracle, etc.) that adhere to regulatory requirements, industry best practices, current thinking, and overall strong security controls.  Immediate need is AWS with other cloud platforms being added as business initiatives require.

• Champion secure-by-design principles, supporting enterprise cloud architecture initiatives.

• Drive CIEM maturity in collaboration with IGA, Identity Security, and Cloud Security teams.

• Evaluate and optimize security capabilities, leveraging cloud-native and 3rd party security integrations.

• Cross-functional collaboration with technical leaders, solution architects, engineers, security stakeholders, governance, and other subject matter experts to review and integrate requirements into solution designs.

• Effectively translate complex technologies, designs, and ideas into simple concepts in order to reach a broad range of audience understanding and gain executive sponsorship for proposed solutions.

• Drive the development of automation required to build, test, deploy, manage, or maintain solutions through DevOps pipeline processes.

• Grow Cloud IAM engineering teams delivering IAM control processes, technologies, and oversight to Cloud access management.

• Share insights and best practices while working with engineering teams to remove key blockers.

• Collaborate with various groups and individuals to troubleshoot and resolve escalated production issues.

• Provide deep subject matter expertise for AWS Identity & Access Management services, entities, configuration, and best practices.

• Perform other duties and/or special projects as assigned.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Technology, Risk Management, or 12+ years equivalent work experience

• Minimum 10 years in Information Security, Risk Management, and/or Information Technology

• Demonstrable experience managing AWS IAM in a large enterprise.

• Deep domain expertise in industry and corporate technology standards for Information Security  

• Results-driven with ability to manage a diverse team and multiple complex assignments, set and adjust priorities, and manage team assignments based on criticality, in a timely and professional manner

• Ability to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization

Desired Characteristics:

• Experience managing and scaling IAM within multi-cloud environments – AWS, Azure, and GCP

• Knowledge of and experience implementing well-architected frameworks across one or more public clouds

• Strong understanding of business processes in support of applications for financial industries

• Strong knowledge of software development/deployment methodologies in web/mobile based environments

• Experience managing leaders and large globally distributed teams

• Strong knowledge of software security for web and mobile applications

• Industry recognized certifications such as CISSP, CISA, CISM, GCIH, GREM, CSIRT, ACE, EnCE

• Excellent skills in preparing and presenting strategies, recommendations, and value propositions to senior leadership teams.

• Excellent writing and interpersonal skills

• Strong judgment and decision-making skills

Grade/Level: 14

The salary range for this position is 170,000.00 - 290,000.00 USD Annual and is eligible for an annual bonus based on individual and company performance.

Actual compensation offered within the posted salary range will be based upon work experience, skill level or knowledge.

Salaries are adjusted according to market in CA, NY Metro and Seattle.

Eligibility Requirements:

• You must be 18 years or older

• You must have a high school diploma or equivalent

• You must be willing to take a drug test, submit to a background investigation and submit fingerprints as part of the onboarding process

• You must be able to satisfy the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.

• New hires (Level 4-7) must have 9 months of continuous service with the company before they are eligible to post on other roles.  Once this new hire time in position requirement is met, the associate will have a minimum 6 months’ time in position before they can post for future non-exempt roles.  Employees, level 8 or greater, must have at least 18 months’ time in position before they can post.  All internal employees must consistently meet performance expectations and have approval from your manager to post (or the approval of your manager and HR if you don’t meet the time in position or performance expectations).

Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required.  We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. 

Our Commitment:

When you join us, you’ll be part of a diverse, inclusive culture where your skills, experience, and voice are not only heard—but valued. We celebrate the differences in all of us and believe that our individual, unique perspectives is what makes Synchrony truly a great place to work. Together, we’re building a future where we can all belong, connect and turn ideals into action. Through the power of our 8 Diversity Networks+, with more than 60% of our workforce engaged, you’ll find community to connect with an opportunity to go beyond your passions.

This starts when you choose to apply for a role at Synchrony. We ensure all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Reasonable Accommodation Notice:

• Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job or to perform your job. Examples of reasonable accommodation include making a change to the application process or work procedures, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment.

• If you need special accommodations, please call our Career Support Line so that we can discuss your specific situation. We can be reached at 1-866-301-5627.   Representatives are available from 8am – 5pm Monday to Friday, Central Standard Time

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