IAM Program Manager

Job Title

IAM Program Manager

Location

US – Dallas, TX / Iselin, NJ

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

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.