Senior WIAM Governance & Security Architecture Lead

PNC Financial Services Group; Lakewood (CO); On-site; USD 112,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

PNC Financial Services Group, a leading US-based financial services company, seeks a Senior Security Specialist in the Technology organization. Based in Denver, CO or other specified locations, you will define and scale the WIAM governance framework, aligning policy, risk, controls, and operations to ensure secure-by-design solutions.

You will partner with IAM engineering, operations, and business units to drive governance maturity, risk-based decision making, and proactive risk mitigation

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve the WIAM governance framework, including policy alignment, control design standards, and operating model
• Establish and lead a centralized governance capability to ensure consistency across IAM domains and processes
• Drive alignment of issues → risk → controls → policy, ensuring traceability, defensibility, and regulatory compliance
• Lead enterprise-wide efforts to identify systemic risks, prioritize remediation, and improve control sustainability
• Define and monitor governance KPIs, scorecards, and maturity metrics, driving continuous improvement
• Provide strategic direction for audit readiness, regulatory alignment, and external/internal assessments
• Partner with senior leaders across IAM engineering, operations, and business units to drive adoption of governance standards
• Influence decision-making by translating complex risk and control concepts into clear, actionable insights for leadership
• Establish scalable processes that reduce reliance on reactive issue management and enable proactive risk mitigation

Job description

PNC Financial Services Group, a leading US-based financial services company, seeks a Senior Security Specialist in the Technology organization. Based in Denver, CO or other specified locations, you will define and scale the WIAM governance framework, aligning policy, risk, controls, and operations to ensure secure-by-design solutions.

You will partner with IAM engineering, operations, and business units to drive governance maturity, risk-based decision making, and proactive risk mitigation