Strategic IAM Manager — Operations, Governance & Automation

Dechert LLP; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Dechert LLP is seeking a Senior Identity and Access Management (IAM) Manager to lead a hands-on IAM function across provisioning, access reviews, SSO, MFA, and privileged access. You will manage a team, translate client needs into IAM solutions, and oversee budgets and governance.

The role emphasizes collaboration with application owners, HR, IT operations, security, and compliance to ensure effective controls and timely service.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years in cybersecurity or IT, with IAM focus
• 1–3 years people leadership/coach experience
• Hands-on IAM platforms & governance experience
• Strong client service orientation and requirements translation
• Experience with change management and incident response processes

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day IAM operations and team objectives
• Translate client requirements into plans and sprints
• Oversee IAM budget and resource allocation
• Maintain IAM policies, runbooks, and documentation
• Coordinate access reviews and certifications, track remediation
• Collaborate with owners, HR, IT ops, security, and compliance teams
• Support automation of provisioning, deprovisioning, and access requests
• Contribute to IAM metrics, reporting, and audit evidence
• Participate in change reviews and post-change monitoring
• Provide incident response support and root-cause analysis
• Ensure regulatory compliance with SOX, SOC 2, ISO 27001

Skills

IAM platforms & governance

Team leadership

Budget management

Communication to non-technical

Scripting: PowerShell/Python

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Security or CS

Certs: CIAM, CISSP, CISM, MS/AWS identity (preferred)

Tools

PowerShell

Python

ITIL ticketing systems

SSO/Federation tools

Job description

Dechert LLP is seeking a Senior Identity and Access Management (IAM) Manager to lead a hands-on IAM function across provisioning, access reviews, SSO, MFA, and privileged access. You will manage a team, translate client needs into IAM solutions, and oversee budgets and governance.

The role emphasizes collaboration with application owners, HR, IT operations, security, and compliance to ensure effective controls and timely service.