**Our story** Strada is a technology-enabled, people powered company committed to delivering world-class payroll, human capital management, and financial management solutions to organizations globally. With a team of more than 8,000 experts and over 30 years of expertise, Strada blends leading-edge technology with human ingenuity to help businesses across the globe design and deliver at scale. Supporting over 1,400 customers in 33 countries, Strada partners with customers at every stage of their journey, to help drive their vision forward. It’s why we’re so driven to connect passion with purpose. Our team’s experience in human insights and cloud technology gives companies and employees around the world the ability to power confident decisions, for life. With a comprehensive total rewards package, continuing education and training, and tremendous potential with a growing global organization, Strada is the perfect place to put your passion to work. \#LI-REMOTE To learn more about us, visit stradaglobal.com Are you passionate about Identity and eager to build a resilient digital framework for a global company We are looking for a visionary candidate to design and implement an innovative IAM program, driving the vision and strategy from the ground up, and ensuring compliance with security policies. If you’re excited about driving innovation in IAM practices and leading a dynamic, remote team, this is the role for you! **What You will Do:** + **Strategic Leadership:** Develop and oversee our IAM strategy, focusing on Microsoft Entra Suite, SAP, and other Microsoft Cloud services, ensuring alignment with business goals and industry best practices. + **Innovative Solutions:** This role offers a unique opportunity to work from a greenfield, allowing the candidate to design and build the IAM program from the ground up. The ideal candidate will have the vision and expertise to create a robust and scalable IAM infrastructure. + **Lifecycle Management:** Oversee the lifecycle management of user identities, including provisioning, de-provisioning, and access reviews. + **Access Control:** Design and enforce access control policies and procedures to protect sensitive information and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements. + **Cross-Department Collaboration:** Work closely with IT, Product, and business teams to integrate IAM solutions into existing and new systems. + **Risk Mitigation:** Lead regular audits and assessments of IAM processes to identify and mitigate risks. + **Training and Guidance:** Lead in the development of training for staff on IAM policies, procedures, and best practices. + **Documentation:** Develop and maintain IAM documentation, including policies, standards, and guidelines. + **Project Leadership:** Lead IAM projects and initiatives, ensuring timely and successful delivery. + **Stakeholder Engagement:** Engage with external stakeholders, including vendors and partners, to ensure our IAM posture is robust and aligned with industry standards. **Team Leadership:** + **Lead and Inspire:** Manage and mentor a remote team of IAM professionals, fostering a collaborative and high-performance environment. + **Professional Growth:** Encourage professional development and set clear goals and expectations for team members. + **Resource Management:** Ensure the team has the necessary tools, resources, and training to perform their roles effectively. + **Talent Recruitment:** Coordinate with HR to recruit and retain top IAM talent. + **Project Management:** Manage team workloads and project assignments to ensure timely and high-quality delivery of IAM solutions. **What We’re Looking For:** + **Education:** Relevant combination of education, professional training, or work experience. + **Experience** : IAM platforms and processes required. While we aim to leverage Entra, deep knowledge of various IAM capabilities is essential to navigate and potentially integrate additional platforms as needed. + **Certifications:** Professional certifications such as Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate or similar are highly desirable but not required. + **Nice to Have:** Experience with SAP, Workday, customer identity (CIAM), and identity management operations. **Skills:** + **Subject Matter Expertise** : Deep understanding of IAM principles, including authentication, authorization, and access control – with a strong focus on automation + **Strategic** : Strong strategic thinking skills, with the ability to develop and execute long-term IAM plans. + **Synthesis and Executive Prescence** : Experience in advising leadership on IAM risks, strategies, and investments. + **Leadership Excellence:** Proven ability to lead large-scale IAM initiatives and projects, ensuring they align with the company’s strategic goals. + **Effective Communication:** Exceptional communication skills, capable of presenting complex technical information clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences. + **Interpersonal Savvy:** Strong interpersonal skills, adept at building relationships and influencing stakeholders at all levels of the organization. + **Cross-Functional Collaboration:** Extensive experience in collaborating with cross-functional teams, including IT, legal, compliance, and business units. **Personal Attributes:** + **Visionary Leadership:** Inspire and lead teams towards a shared vision of IAM excellence. + **Curiosity and Innovation:** Naturally inclined to explore new technologies and push the boundaries of what is possible in IAM. + **Integrity and Ethics:** Committed to ethical behavior and adherence to the highest standards of professional conduct. + **Resilience and Adaptability:** Thrive in a fast-paced, ever-changing IAM landscape, navigating and leading with confidence. + **Strategic Thinking:** See the big picture and develop long-term strategies that align with the company’s goals. + **Continuous Learner:** Stay up to date with the latest IAM trends, technologies, and best practices, particularly within the Microsoft Cloud and SAP ecosystems. **Benefits** We offer programs and plans for a healthy mind, body, wallet and life because it’s important our benefits care for the whole person. Options include a variety of health coverage options, wellbeing and support programs, retirement, vacation and sick leave, maternity, paternity & adoption leave, continuing education and training as well as a number of voluntary benefit options. By applying for a position with Strada, you understand that, should you be made an offer, it will be contingent on your undergoing and successfully completing a background check consistent with Strada’s employment policies. Background checks may include some or all the following based on the nature of the position: SSN/SIN validation, education verification, employment verification, and criminal check, search against global sanctions and government watch lists, credit check, and/or drug test. You will be notified during the hiring process which checks are required by the position. **Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion** Strada is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We celebrate differences and believe in fostering an environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and supported. We know that diverse teams are stronger, more innovative, and more successful. At Strada, we welcome and embrace all individuals, regardless of their background, and are dedicated to creating a culture that enables every employee to thrive. Join us in building a brighter, more inclusive future. **Diversity Policy Statement** Strada is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against anyone based on sex, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital or domestic partner status, citizenship, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristics or conduct covered by federal, state or local law. In addition, we take affirmative action to employ and advance in the employment of qualified minorities, women, disabled persons, disabled veterans and other covered veterans. Strada provides reasonable accommodations to the known limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants for employment with disabilities and sincerely held religious beliefs, practices and observances, unless doing so would result in undue hardship. Applicants for employment may request a reasonable accommodation/modification by contacting his/her recruiter. **Authorization to work in the Employing Country** Applicants for employment in the country in which they are applying (Employing Country) must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the Employing Country and with Strada. Note, this job description does not restrict management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Strada business units. We offer you a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization. **DISCLAIMER:** Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Alight business units. .