Job Title: Program Manager – IAM Experience

Location: Dallas, TX/ Charlotte, NC – Hybrid Role

Job Summary: We are seeking an experienced Program Manager with strong expertise in Identity & Access Management (IAM) and Privileged Access Management (PAM) technologies. The ideal candidate will lead large-scale IAM/PAM transformation programs, manage cross-functional teams, and ensure successful delivery of security initiatives aligned with business and compliance objectives.

This role requires a strategic leader with excellent stakeholder management, program governance, risk management, and technical coordination capabilities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage enterprise IAM/PAM programs involving Saviynt and Delinea implementations and enhancements.
• Define program roadmap, timelines, deliverables, budgets, and resource planning.
• Coordinate with cybersecurity, infrastructure, application, compliance, and business teams to ensure successful project execution.
• Oversee end-to-end deployment of IAM/PAM solutions including onboarding, provisioning, access governance, privileged account management, and compliance reporting.
• Drive governance processes, status reporting, risk mitigation, and issue resolution across multiple projects.
• Manage vendors, implementation partners, and third-party stakeholders.
• Ensure alignment of IAM/PAM initiatives with organizational security standards and regulatory requirements.
• Facilitate steering committee meetings, executive presentations, and stakeholder communications.
• Monitor project KPIs, SLAs, and overall program performance.
• Support change management, user adoption, and training initiatives.
• Ensure Agile/Waterfall project management best practices are followed.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, Business Administration, or related field.
• 20+ years of experience in IT Program/Project Management.
• 3+ years of experience managing IAM/PAM programs.
• Strong understanding of:
• Saviynt Identity Governance & Administration (IGA)
• Delinea PAM solutions
• Identity Lifecycle Management
• Access Governance
• Privileged Access Controls
• RBAC and SoD concepts
• Experience managing enterprise security transformation initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of compliance frameworks such as SOX, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, GDPR, and NIST.
• Proven ability to manage cross-functional and geographically distributed teams.
• Excellent communication, leadership, organizational, and stakeholder management skills.

Key Skills:

• Program Management
• IAM / PAM Governance
• Saviynt
• Delinea
• Cybersecurity Program Delivery
• Risk & Compliance Management
• Stakeholder Communication
• Budget & Resource Planning
• Agile / Waterfall Methodologies
• Vendor Management

Preferred Qualifications:

• PMP, Scrum Master, or Agile certifications preferred.
• Saviynt or Delinea certifications are a plus.
• Experience with cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Familiarity with tools such as ServiceNow, Jira, Azure DevOps, and Confluence.
• Prior consulting or client-facing experience preferred.