IAM Program Manager

Talentola; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Talentola seeks an experienced IAM program leader to drive governance and delivery across multiple workstreams in a complex enterprise environment.

You will own end-to-end planning, align scopes with SOW and regulatory expectations, and lead a team of IAM Project Managers. The role emphasizes executive communications, governance forums, and key stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

• Experience leading IAM programs and governance in complex environments.
• Proven ability to align scope, milestones, dependencies with SOW.
• Strong executive communication and reporting capabilities.
• Proven track record of governance forums and stakeholder reviews.
• Ability to mentor IAM Project Managers and delivery leads.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall program leadership and governance across IAM workstreams.
• Own end to end program planning, including scope alignment, milestones, dependencies, and delivery cadence.
• Ensure all IAM initiatives are executed in line with approved SOW, in scope / out of scope boundaries, and regulatory expectations.
• Oversee and coordinate multiple IAM Project Managers and workstreams.
• Establish and manage program level governance forums, steering committees, and stakeholder reviews.
• Track and manage program level risks, issues, dependencies, and inter workstream impacts.
• Ensure lessons learned, best practices, and metrics are captured and reused across the program.
• Mentor and guide IAM Project Managers and delivery leads.
• Escalate critical risks or scope conflicts to executive sponsors as required.

Skills

Client management

Executive communication

Presentation skills

Program reporting

Problem solving

Dependency management

Collaborative leadership

Governance oversight

Tools

MS Project

Jira

Azure DevOps

Power BI

PowerPoint

Excel

Governance tools

Job description

Tools

• MS Project, Jira, Azure DevOps
• PowerPoint, Excel, Power BI
• Governance and reporting tools

Skills

• Strong client management and executive communication
• Excellent presentation and program reporting
• Strong problem solving and dependency management
• Highly collaborative leadership style
• Governance, planning, and delivery oversight expertise

Responsibilities

• Provide overall program leadership and governance across multiple IAM workstreams.
• Own end to end program planning, including scope alignment, milestones, dependencies, and delivery cadence.
• Ensure all IAM initiatives are executed in line with approved SOW, in scope / out of scope boundaries, and regulatory expectations.
• Oversee and coordinate multiple IAM Project Managers and workstreams.
• Establish and manage program level governance forums, steering committees, and stakeholder reviews.
• Track and manage program level risks, issues, dependencies, and inter workstream impacts.
• Ensure consistent execution of office hours based, consultative engagement models across IAM initiatives.
• Provide administrative and strategic oversight to IAM teams on cleanup, segregation, migration, and remediation progress.
• Review and validate that IAM guidance and outcomes align with enterprise IAM architecture, security policies, and compliance standards.
• Serve as the primary client facing leadership contact for IAM program delivery.
• Deliver executive level reporting, dashboards, and presentations covering progress, risks, and outcomes.
• Drive alignment between IAM Architects, SMEs, Project Managers, and client stakeholders.
• Support prioritization and sequencing decisions across IAM workstreams.
• Ensure lessons learned, best practices, and metrics are captured and reused across the program.
• Mentor and guide IAM Project Managers and delivery leads.
• Escalate critical risks or scope conflicts to executive sponsors as required.
• Maintain strong collaboration with security, compliance, audit, application, and platform teams.
• Ensure the program remains advisory and governance focused, without assuming hands on execution or change implementation ownership.