Stblaw
Senior Manager, Identity & Access Management
New York, NY · Senior
No sponsorship$190k-$220kDetected 30 days ago
AzureOAuthCybersecuritySOC OperationsIncident ResponseComplianceProject ManagementLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationCISSP
About the role
- The Senior Manager, Identity & Access Management (IAM) is responsible for defining and advancing the Firm's enterprise IAM strategy to protect access to systems, applications, and data.
- This role provides IAM strategy, governance, and risk oversight, partnering closely with global IT teams, HR, and business stakeholders.
- Salary Information NY Only: The estimated base salary range for this position is $190,000 to $220,000 at the time of posting.
Responsibilities
- Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, and develop high-performing IAM engineering and operations teams.
Requirements
- Proven ability to define IAM strategy, roadmap, and operating models, aligning capabilities with business objectives, risk posture, and regulatory requirements.
- Excellent executive communication and presentation skills, with the ability to clearly articulate risk, strategy, and technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Nice to have
- Define security requirements and governance standards for IAM technologies and platforms, including Active Directory, Entra ID (Azure AD), SAML/SSO, MFA, PAM, and cloud-based IAM services.
- Serve as the technical authority and escalation point for identity security platforms, responsible for architecture decisions, advanced configuration, integrations, upgrades, and decommissioning.
- Reduce manual effort and operational risk by identifying opportunities to standardize and automate identity processes across platforms and environments.
- Define and oversee user lifecycle management standards (joiner/mover/leaver), to ensure timely and secure onboarding, access changes, and deprovisioning.
- Establish governance and oversight for digital certificate inventory and lifecycle management, including issuance, renewal, and revocation processes.
- Ensure IAM practices align with applicable regulatory, privacy, and security frameworks (e.g., SOX, GDPR, ISO 27001, NIST).
- Provide IAM subject-matter expertise during security incidents, investigations, and control failures.
- Communicate IAM risks, tradeoffs, and recommendations clearly to senior leadership and business stakeholders.
Skills
- Experience implementing and managing Identity Governance & Administration (IGA) platforms such as SailPoint, Saviynt etc.
- Strong background in user access reviews, certification campaigns, entitlement modeling, role-based and policy-based access controls
- In-depth understanding of NIST digital identity guidelines, including identity assurance and authentication levels
- Familiarity with compliance frameworks and standards such as NIST CSF and ISO 27001.
- Experience working in a global organization and collaborating across diverse business units.
- Strong program and project management skills, with experience delivering complex initiatives on time and within budget.
Compensation
- NY Only: The estimated base salary range for this position is $190,000 to $220,000 at the time of posting.
- This role is exempt meaning it is not overtime pay eligible.
- This Policy pertains to every aspect of an individual's relationship with the Firm, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, compensation, benefits, training and development, promotion, transfer, discipline, termination, and all other privileges, terms and conditions of employment.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Simpson Thacher will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position
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