Senior Executive, Regioanl IAM Specialist  

Position Responsibilities

The Regional IAM Specialist is responsible for managing and enhancing Identity and Access Management (IAM) capabilities across the organization's regional operations. This role ensures secure, compliant, and efficient access to corporate systems, applications, and data through effective identity governance, access control, authentication, and user lifecycle management. The role will work closely with HR, Platform Team, Application Owners, Risk Team, and business stakeholders to implement and maintain IAM processes, technologies, and controls aligned with the organization's cybersecurity and compliance requirements.

1. Identity Lifecycle Management

  • Manage end-to-end Joiner, Mover, and Leaver (JML) processes across regional entities.
  • Ensure timely provisioning, modification, and deprovisioning of user accounts.
  • Maintain user identity records and access entitlements.
  • Automate identity lifecycle workflows where feasible
2. Access Management
  • Administer and maintain Single Sign-On (SSO) and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) solutions.
  • Manage user authentication and authorization policies.
  • Design and maintain role-based access controls (RBAC).
  • Ensure access rights align with business responsibilities and least privilege principles.
3. Identity Governance
  • Conduct periodic access reviews and recertification exercises.
  • Monitor and remediate segregation of duties (SoD) conflicts.
  • Support audit requests and compliance assessments.
  • Maintain IAM policies, standards, and procedures.
4. Identity Platform Administration
  • Administer Identity Providers (IdP) and directory services.
  • Manage integrations between HR systems, identity platforms, and business applications.
  • Troubleshoot authentication, federation, and provisioning issues.
  • Support SCIM-based provisioning and identify synchronization.
5. Privileged Access Management
  • Govern privileged and administrative accounts.
  • Support implementation and operation of PAM controls.
  • Perform periodic privileged access reviews.
  • Monitor privileged access activities and ensure compliance with security standards.
6. Security Operations Support
  • Support investigations involving identity-related security incidents.
  • Identify IAM-related risks and remediation opportunities.
  • Participate in security assessments and technology evaluations.
  • Ensure IAM controls align with the organization's security framework.
7. Regional IAM Projects
  • Lead or support IAM initiatives across multiple countries and business units.
  • Drive SSO adoption and application onboarding.
  • Support Zero Trust and identity-centric security initiatives.
  • Collaborate with regional stakeholders to standardize IAM practices.

Qualification and Experience

  • Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field
  • Relevant certifications are an advantage such as Microsoft SC-300, CISSP, CISM, Security+, Identity-related certifications
  • Minimum3‒5years of experience in Identity & Access Management, Cybersecurity, or IT Infrastructure
  • Hands-on experience with: Identity Providers (IdP), SSO, MFA, and Federation technologies, user lifecycle management, RBAC and access governance.
  • Strong knowledge of: SAML2.0, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OI DC), SCIM, LDAP.
  • Experience with: Microsoft Entra ID, JumpCloud I dP, Okta, active Directory, Cloud-based identity platforms.
  • Understanding of Zero Trust and Identity-Centric Security concepts.
Technical Skills
  • Experience with: JumpCloud, Google Workspace, Lark Administration, PAM solutions, Identity Governance & Administration (IGA) platforms
  • Experience supporting multii-country or regional environments.

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