IAM Portfolio Program Leader

Location:

4910 Tiedeman Road, Brooklyn Ohio

Role Overview

The IAM Portfolio Program Leader is responsible for driving execution, visibility, and control across the Identity & Access Management portfolio. This is a hands-on program leadership role that acts as the execution engine for IAM, ensuring work is structured, prioritized, tracked, and clearly reported to leadership. The role transforms IAM into a cohesive, program-driven portfolio with clear accountability, measurable progress, and audit-ready transparency.

Core Accountability

Own execution, make progress visible, and create a system leadership can trust.

Portfolio Execution Engine

• Serve as the central execution lead across all IAM initiatives.
• Translate strategy into defined programs, workstreams, and deliverables.
• Ensure all IAM work is sequenced, resourced, and tracked to completion.
• Eliminate unstructured work by enforcing clarity in scope, ownership, and outcomes.

Backlog, Intake & Prioritization Discipline

• Establish and manage a centralized IAM backlog and intake process.
• Apply risk-based and regulatory-driven prioritization models.
• Maintain a single source of truth for all IAM demand and delivery.
• Ensure all work items are clearly defined, scoped, and owned.

Program Governance & Operating Rhythm

• Establish weekly execution reviews and monthly portfolio governance forums.
• Drive risk, issue, and dependency management across programs.
• Implement structured reporting artifacts including program plans and status reports.

Visibility, Reporting & Storytelling

• Develop executive-level reporting on progress, risks, and outcomes.
• Build and maintain dashboards for delivery, backlog health, and onboarding progress.
• Translate technical execution into business-relevant insights for leadership.

Delivery Accountability & Issue Resolution

• Actively drive delivery across IAM teams and remove execution blockers.
• Hold teams accountable to commitments, timelines, and outcomes.

Audit-Ready Execution

• Ensure programs are designed with auditability and traceability in mind.
• Embed documentation, evidence collection, and control alignment into delivery.
• Partner with Risk and Audit to remediate findings through structured programs.

Application Onboarding & Lifecycle Programs

• Drive onboarding of applications into IAM capabilities such as SailPoint, SSO, and MFA.
• Prioritize onboarding based on risk and regulatory exposure.
• Ensure onboarding follows standardized, repeatable processes.

Cross-Portfolio Coordination

• Coordinate across IAM, Security, Infrastructure, and Business teams.
• Resolve cross-team conflicts and ensure alignment of priorities.

Hands-On Leadership

• Engage directly in program design, backlog shaping, and reporting.
• Provide guidance to product owners, program managers, and engineering leads.

Required Qualifications

- 10+ years in IAM, Cybersecurity, or IT delivery roles.

- 5+ years leading complex programs or portfolios.

- Experience building program structure and execution discipline in ambiguous environments.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience in regulated financial services environments.

- Familiarity with SailPoint, Okta, or Entra ID.

Key Competencies

- Execution rigor and program discipline.

- Structured thinking and ability to bring clarity to complexity.

- Strong communication and executive reporting skills.

Success Profile

- IAM portfolio is fully visible, structured, and governed.

- Leadership has clear and consistent reporting on progress and risks.

- Programs are delivered predictably and are audit-ready.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

This position is eligible to earn a base salary in the range of $96,000.00 - $181,000.00 annually. Placement within the pay range may differ based upon various factors, including but not limited to skills, experience and geographic location. Compensation for this role also includes eligibility for incentive compensation which may include production, commission, and/or discretionary incentives.

Please click here for a list of benefits for which this position is eligible.

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Job Posting Expiration Date: 08/14/2026 KeyCorp is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to sustaining an inclusive culture. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, pregnancy, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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