Bank of America

Identity & Access Management, IAM Governance Executive

Bank of America

full-time

Posted on:

Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Boston • Massachusetts • Washington • United States

Visit company website

Explore more

✨ AI Apply
Apply

Salary

💰 $240,000 - $350,000 per year

Job Level

SeniorLead

About the role

  • Global Information Security (GIS) is responsible for protecting bank information systems, confidential and proprietary data, and customer information
  • Within GIS, Identity and Access Management (IAM) is a security discipline that enables the right individuals to access the right resources at the right times and in the right context
  • The Senior Vice President executive of Identity & Access Management (IAM) Governance serves as the enterprise authority for identity governance strategy, policy, and risk management within Global Information Security
  • This leader defines and drives the IAM governance vision across the bank, ensuring that identity controls, technologies, and processes align with globally recognized frameworks, regulatory expectations, and the bank’s strategic objectives
  • The role oversees enterprise-wide, global, IAM governance, including policy, standards, lifecycle controls, access certifications, privileged access governance, authentication, and identity risk metrics

Requirements

  • 10+ years of leadership experience in IAM, information security governance, risk management, or related executive technology functions within large-scale, regulated enterprises, aligned with senior and executive-level identity roles
  • Proven experience leading large global teams, managing executive-level governance forums, and directing complex IAM transformation initiatives
  • Demonstrated success overseeing and continually improving IGA, federation, privileged access, secrets management, and identity lifecycle modernization programs across hybrid environments
  • Experience preparing for and responding to regulatory exams and internal/external audits, ensuring alignment to FFIEC requirements and NIST/ISO frameworks
  • Track record driving adoption of modern authentication and identity proofing approaches aligned with NIST SP 800‑63‑4
  • Ability to reduce privileged access risk through JIT/ZSP and PAM modernization initiatives in alignment with IAM policy requirements
  • Professional certifications preferred: CISSP, CISM, CISA, CGEIT, and IAM platform-specific certifications
Benefits
  • Employees are eligible for an annual discretionary award based on their overall individual performance results and behaviors
  • Industry-leading benefits
  • Access to paid time off
  • Resources and support to our employees so they can make a genuine impact
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools
identity governancerisk managementIAM transformationIGAfederationprivileged accesssecrets managementidentity lifecycle modernizationauthenticationidentity proofing
Soft Skills
leadershipteam managementexecutive governancestrategic alignmentcommunication
Certifications
CISSPCISMCISACGEIT