VP, Third Party Identity Management

Job Description:

Role Summary/Purpose:

The VP, Third Party Identity Management will lead the oversight and strategy of Synchrony’s Third Party Identity Management (3PM) process and platform.  This position will be part of Synchrony’s Identity and Access Management Technology and Governance team, which aligns to Information Security, driving critical governance of 3rd party identities and advancing Synchrony’s identity governance & technology strategic roadmap to enable and protect Synchrony’s workforce and systems.

We’re proud to offer you choice and flexibility. You have the option to be remote, and work from home, or come into one of our offices. You may be occasionally requested to commute to our nearest office for in person engagement activities such as team meetings, training and culture events.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Agile product owner of Synchrony’s Third Party Identity Management (3PM) process and platform, leading strategy, design and implementation, including oversight of all process  controls, leveraging Synchrony’s SAFE Agile framework

• Own Synchrony’s 3rd party identity risks and controls, interfacing with regulators, auditors and 2nd line of defense partners

• Provide deep technical and process expertise for 3PM administration, configuration, and best practices, including integrations with other systems

• Management & maintenance of 3PM data required to support the execution of platform capabilities and integrations, while maintaining compliance

• Collaborate with other Synchrony technology teams and SAAS supplier to provide escalated product support, resolving escalated production issues and requests in a timely manner

• Author, review, own and communicate third party identity management documentation, including processes, controls, job aids and sequence/flow diagrams

• Collaborate across a wide audience of stakeholders regarding business objectives, priorities, and impact to 3rd party identity management proposed solutions

• Review and update Synchrony’s 3rd party identity management training course, while enforcing required course assignment and completion

• Provide ongoing coaching and mentorship to continuously improve teammates knowledge, sustaining a continuous learning culture

• Attract talent to the identity and access management (IAM) organization through promotion of our identity technology and governance services

Qualifications/Requirements:

• BS/BA in technical field or Business Management and 5 years of IT experience or in lieu of degree High School Diploma/GED and 8 years of IT experience

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience leading identity governance processes and technologies in a regulated environment

• At least 1 year experience as an identity and access management (IAM) process control owner

Desired Characteristics:

• Experience as an agile product owner / product manager working within the SAFE agile framework

• Experience in IAM processes, focused on managing third-party identities within a large enterprise organization

• Experience with SailPoint Non-Employee Risk Management (NERM) and/or SecZetta platforms

• Strong service and process design skills; especially in identity and access management

• Strong executive presence, communication, presentation skills

• Strong collaboration skills with both technical and business contacts

• Self-starting, independent worker, organized and detail orientated

• Proven analytical mindset; Ability to identify patterns or correlations within data sets

• Critical attention to detail; Ability to coordinate multiple deliverables across multiple teams

• Experience in owning, cultivating and managing strong, effective external relationships

• Experience interfacing with external regulators and auditors as a process control owner

• Experience implementing and managing IAM controls related to PCI, SOX, NIST 800-53, 800-63, 800-79-2, or 800-157 standards within the financial industry

• Strong hands-on configuration and support experience of maintaining Identity Management platforms, including writing/executing API scripts

• Deep understanding of business workflows and related business processes, and business impacts to/from Identity Management platforms

Grade/Level: 12

The salary range for this position is 130,000.00 - 210,000.00 USD Annual and is eligible for an annual bonus based on individual and c