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Director of Identity Governance-HYBRID

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  • HybridLocation: HYBRID (2 days onsite required), United States of America
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Director of Identity Governance
Location: HYBRID (2 days onsite required - must live 50 miles within one of the Pfizer locations listed below)
  • United States - Pennsylvania - Collegeville
  • United States - Washington Bothell
  • United States - New York - New York City
  • United States - Florida - Tampa
  • United States - Connecticut - Groton
Duration: 3 Month Contract to Hire
Strong identity and access controls are vital to the security and operational resilience of Pfizer. We are seeking an experienced Director for Identity Governance to lead strategic and tactical initiatives, ensuring robust identity and access controls within our organization. This role involves developing and maintaining IAM strategies, overseeing compliance and audit requirements, and guiding complex IAM projects. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in IAM, audit, and compliance, coupled with leadership experience in managing cross-functional teams.
This role reports to the Senior Director, Identity and Access Management (IAM) and requires a balance of strategic thinking, strong communication and leadership skills and broad technical expertise across cloud, on-premises, IaaS, and SaaS environments.
  • Leadership and Strategy: Develop and execute a comprehensive identity governance strategy that aligns with the organization s overall IT security framework and business objectives. Develop, review, and maintain a backlog of strategic and tactical IAM initiatives aimed at reducing risk, enhancing usability, and improving operational effectiveness. Develop security strategies and conduct technical feasibility studies, ensuring adherence to security, compliance, and audit requirements.
  • Governance Model Oversight: Review and refine the Identity and Access Governance Model to ensure it aligns with organizational goals and regulatory requirements.
  • Policy and Standards Management: Write, review, and enforce IAM policies, standards, and processes that support business, security, and regulatory needs. Ensure end-to-end IAM processes are standardized and aligned with policies.
  • Cross-Functional Collaborations: Work with internal stakeholders to define requirements, prioritize initiatives, and ensure alignment with organization objectives.
  • Project Management: Lead and manage complex IAM projects, including defining objectives, setting milestones, writing status reports, and ensuring timely and successful implementation. Develop and deliver training programs to educate employees and contractors on IAM systems, policies, and procedures, ensuring effective compliance and understanding across the organization.
  • Identity Governance: Collaborate with teams to manage role-based access (RBAC), entitlement management, and the review and certification of access rights. Work closely with the IAM Lifecycle Management Team and the IAM PAM team.
  • Metrics and Reporting: Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to assess the effectiveness and adoption of IAM systems, programs, and processes. Regularly produce and present comprehensive reports to leadership, highlighting progress, challenges, and opportunities for improvement in identity and access management initiatives. Utilize data analytics to drive insights into governance, risk, and compliance and to support decision making.
  • Audit and Compliance: Serve as the IAM direct interface for internal and external audits and global regulatory exams or certifications. Ensure compliance and reporting deadlines are met.
Qualifications (Must Haves)
  • Bachelor s degree in a relevant discipline (preferred but not required)
  • 10+ years of experience in IT/IAM/cybersecurity in a corporate environment.
  • 5+ years of experience focused specifically identity governance and administration (IGA) in organizations with greater than 10,000 users.
  • Demonstrated ability to work in an agile work environment possessing qualities such as a collaborative mindset, adaptability to change, and a proactive problem-solving approach.
  • Experience with Agile methodologies and corresponding Agile based tools.
  • Proven track record of leading teams, managing cross-functional projects, and interacting with senior stakeholders. Experience in managing both direct reports and external service providers.
  • In-depth experience with IAM/IGA solutions and platforms.
  • Extensive knowledge of global laws and regulations. In-depth understanding of regulatory requirements and industry standards related to data protection and privacy, including GxP, GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, and SOX.
  • Proven track record in managing compliance and audit requirements within IAM frameworks.
  • Proficiency with related security technologies and practices, including Identity and Access Management (IAM), Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), Single Sign-On (SSO), and threat detection.
  • Proven experience in developing, implementing, and enforcing security policies and procedures to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
  • Experience in conducting or overseeing internal and external audits and regulator exams.
  • Demonstrated experience in writing policies and standards.
  • Demonstrated ability to develop and execute strategic plans that align with organizational goals and industry best practices.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively present complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and senior management.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a proactive approach to identifying and addressing security risks and operational challenges.
  • Ability to work collaboratively across various departments and teams, fostering a culture of security awareness and continuous improvement.
  • Candidate demonstrates a breadth of diverse leadership experiences and capabilities including: the ability to influence and collaborate with peers, develop and coach others, oversee and guide the work of other colleagues to achieve meaningful outcomes and create business impact.
Nice-to-Have
  • Professional certifications such as CISSP, CISA, CISM, CIAM, or CRISC are highly desirable.
  • Prior roles in compliance and audit are desirable.
  • Non-Standard Work Schedule, Travel, or Environment Requirements
  • Periodic international and domestic travel required (less than 5%).
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