IAM Program Lead - Okta & PAM Expert, Flexible Benefits

American Express Global Business Travel; Montgomery (AL); On-site; USD 88,000 - 164,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel perks

Flexible benefits

Learning opportunities

Job summary

American Express Global Business Travel to lead complex IAM initiatives across the enterprise. Translate business requirements into technical roadmaps, coordinating across infrastructure, security, and applications teams to deliver value on time and within scope.

This role combines hands-on IAM platform expertise with program management, driving platform migrations, policy implementations, and new capability deployments with measurable outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, business, or related field.
• 10+ years in project/program management; 5+ years managing IAM, security, or enterprise IT projects.
• 3+ years hands-on with enterprise IAM platforms (Okta, Saviynt, or equivalent).
• Strong knowledge of IAM platforms/architectures and governance controls.

Responsibilities

• Define project charters and scope for IAM initiatives, breaking implementations into manageable workstreams and phases.
• Develop schedules, resource plans, and cost estimates with technical leads.
• Lead governance boards and steering committee reviews.
• Track and manage workstreams from design through deployment.
• Coordinate training and documentation for operations and support teams.

Skills

IAM knowledge

Stakeholder communication

Agile/Waterfall/hybrid

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IS/Business

Tools

Okta

CyberArk

Saviynt

Active Directory

Job description

American Express Global Business Travel to lead complex IAM initiatives across the enterprise. Translate business requirements into technical roadmaps, coordinating across infrastructure, security, and applications teams to deliver value on time and within scope.

This role combines hands-on IAM platform expertise with program management, driving platform migrations, policy implementations, and new capability deployments with measurable outcomes.