Senior Manager, IAM
$140,000–$182,000 year
HybridDowners Grove, Illinois, United States
Job Summary
Lead and manage the IAM practice, providing strategic direction for State Street's IAM integration and migration efforts. Mentor engineers and architects while establishing governance frameworks and driving continuous improvement. Partner with sales to identify opportunities, lead discovery workshops, and develop proposals and RFP responses. Design and implement standard IAM patterns, including authentication, federation, authorization, secret management, and privileged access controls. Execute integration outcomes for the approved backlog, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and State Street standards.
Required Qualifications
- 12+ years of experience in Identity and Access Management with progressive leadership responsibilities
- 5+ years of experience in a Senior Manager or leadership role
- Proven pre-sales experience including proposal development, client presentations, RFP responses, and solution demonstrations
- Hands-on experience with ForgeRock Identity Platform (Access Management, Identity Management, Directory Services)
- Expertise in Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) including Conditional Access, B2B/B2C, and hybrid identity configurations
- Deep expertise in IAM domains including: Identity Federation (SAML, OAuth, OIDC), Single Sign-On (SSO) solutions, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), Privileged Access Management (CyberArk, BeyondTrust, or similar), Identity Governance (SailPoint, Saviynt, or similar), Secret/Vault Management (HashiCorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, Azure Key Vault)
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) and hybrid cloud environments
- Proven track record of supporting large-scale migration programs
- Strong understanding of enterprise security frameworks and compliance requirements
- Experience with landing zone architecture and cloud-native IAM services
- Excellent presentation, communication, and executive-level stakeholder management skills
- Strong business acumen with the ability to translate technical solutions into business value
Desired Qualifications
- ForgeRock Certified Professional or equivalent certification
- Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate (SC-300)
- Experience in financial services or highly regulated industries
- Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, AWS Certified Security Specialty, or Azure Security Engineer
- Experience with containerization and Kubernetes security
- Familiarity with DevSecOps practices and CI/CD pipelines
- Experience developing automation and self-service tooling for IAM processes
- Experience migrating legacy IAM systems to ForgeRock or Entra ID
- Track record of successfully closing and delivering IAM engagements
- Experience building and scaling IAM practices or teams
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