Identity & Access Management (IAM) Manager

Company

Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas CityWhen you join the Federal Reserve—the nation's central bank—you’ll play a key role, collaborating with leading professionals to strengthen and protect our economic, financial and payments systems. We invest in contemporary and emerging technology each year to support the Federal Reserve and our economy, and we’re building a dynamic and diverse team for our future.

The Identity & Access Management (IAM) team is seeking a people manager to lead a technical, agile team that supports our access management services during a pivotal transformation period. This role offers a unique chance to shape technical skillsets and cultivate a high-performing team culture in an organization that's modernizing its security infrastructure. The IAM function is evolving. As we migrate to cloud and new Colo data centers, as well as implement zero-trust architecture, we need a leader who can demonstrate technical vision, partner with product and agile professionals, and support people development. This role is part of the Information Security & Policy portfolio within System IT.

Key Activities

• Leads and develops staff to drive progress toward key outcomes, ensuring goals and priorities align with the organization's mission and strategic direction.
• Builds and retains a diverse workforce by driving engagement and empowering employees through ongoing feedback, coaching, and development opportunities.
• Manages the performance process, communicates clear expectations, engages direct reports in coaching and development conversations, and delivers evaluations based on results achieved.
• Provides valuable perspective to support sound decision-making, mitigate risk, shape direction, and guide others through periods of change.
• Builds and applies business expertise and broad perspective to influence and advance organizational strategy and goals.
• Collaborates with leadership colleagues across the organization to build shared understanding of people practices, processes, and terminology, fostering a cohesive employee experience.
• Promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion by respecting varied backgrounds and experiences, and ensuring all employees have the opportunity and resources to contribute, influence, and succeed.
• Establishes trust and confidence by fostering positive relationships and maintaining effective communication across internal and external stakeholders.
• Empowers teams to self-organize and make decisions, removing obstacles and developing an environment where creativity thrives.
• Champions agile principles and practices to drive continuous improvement, adaptability, and innovation across teams.

Key Characteristics

Talent Development:

Provides ongoing coaching, mentorship, and constructive feedback to support employee growth and performance. Creates individualized development plans and identifies growth opportunities to expand employee capabilities and support career progression. Builds a strong talent pipeline by identifying and preparing high-potential employees for future leadership roles. Delegates meaningful work and empowers employees to take ownership, build confidence, and drive decision-making. Ensures equitable access to development opportunities and fosters a culture of continuous learning across all employees.

Strategy Implementation:

Provides strategic input to drive department results. Develops and communicates a clear strategic vision that aligns with organizational mission and long-term goals. Collaborates across teams and functions to ensure strategic initiatives are integrated and aligned organization-wide. Partners with product managers and delivery partners to ensure direct team is supporting goals aligned with strategic roadmaps and priorities.

Influence and Communication:

Demonstrates advanced written and verbal communication skills, consistently engaging diverse audiences and adapting communication style across various settings and groups to maximize effectiveness. Effectively navigates and manages difficult conversations with confidence and professionalism. Collaborates consistently with peers and senior leadership to identify and implement effective solutions. Partners with leadership across product and delivery teams to discuss, review, and advance IAM strategic roadmap initiatives.

Business Breadth/Depth:

Possesses strong knowledge of the business line's core functions, products, and processes, along with a working understanding of related business areas and their interdependencies. Drives organizational change by leading skill development and workforce planning initiatives within access management and security disciplines. Leverages business knowledge to optimize resource allocation, operational efficiency, and workforce planning within the business line.

Independence and Judgement:

Executes responsibilities independently with limited oversight, proactively taking ownership of assignments. Identifies and addresses problems decisively, taking timely, appropriate action while involving others when needed to leverage diverse talents and skills; makes and influences decisions that drive business results. Weighs risks, benefits, and business impact when making decisions, ensuring alignment with organizational goals. Applies critical thinking to evaluate options and determine the most effective course of action.

Qualifications

• Typically requires at least 6 years in a formal leadership role or relevant informal leadership experience.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, or equivalent combination of directly related education and/or work experience.
• Strong leadership and team-building capabilities
• Strong risk assessment and decision-making skills
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) for technical and non-technical audiences
• Strong project management and organizational abilities
• Agile mindset and experience operating within a kanban or scrum team preferred
• Understanding or experience with IAM platforms preferred
• Understanding of compliance frameworks (NIST, SOC 2, etc.) preferred

Additional Information

How We Work:

• The selected candidate will reside within a reasonable commuting distance, as defined by the employing Reserve Bank, and will work full-time onsite.
• Locations: Boston, MA- New York, NY- Philadelphia, PA- Cleveland, OH- Richmond, VA- Atlanta, GA- Chicago, IL- St. Louis, MO- Minneapolis, MN- Kansas City, MO- Dallas, TX- San Francisco, CA
• Remote Eligible: No

Salary:

• $114,300-$162,800 / Manager Level
• $136,600-$194,500 / Senior Manager Level
• The listed salary is applicable to Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. Final offers are determined by factors including the candidate’s qualifications, internal alignment considerations, district assignment, and geographic location.

Citizenship Requirements: United States citizenship or lawful permanent resident alien status, with at least three (3) or more years of United States residency from the date of legal entry to the United States is required for this position.

Screening Requirements: This position has additional screening requirements due to the information accessed while performing the job. These additional screenings would be initiated at the time of offer acceptance and could take up to a couple of months to complete. You can begin work before the screening is completed; however, continued employment is contingent on acceptable screening results. The areas screened may include education/employment verification, criminal history, credit history, and reference checks.

Sponsorship: The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Full Time / Part Time

Full time

Regular / Temporary

Regular

Job Exempt (Yes / No)

Yes

Job Category

Work Shift

First (United States of America)

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