Leads global identity governance strategy, operating models, policies, and controls. Oversees access certifications, role lifecycle management, segregation-of-duties programs, exception handling, audit and SOX ITGC evidence, risk analytics, remediation, governance forums, platform modernization, M&A identity integration, and team development across a healthcare enterprise.
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Job Details
Owns the identity governance strategy, operating model, and control standards that keep enterprise access aligned to risk, audit, and regulatory obligations across a global healthcare enterprise. Leads the access certification, role lifecycle, and segregation-of-duties programs, and is accountable for control coverage, exception handling, and clear decision ownership. Directs the use of workflow, analytics, and reporting to surface access risk, measure control effectiveness, and prioritize remediation by exposure. Owns the identity governance policy and standards library and the audit and SOX ITGC evidence that proves those controls operate. Establishes the governance forums and escalation paths that resolve policy exceptions, toxic access combinations, and role design conflicts. Partners with business, security, internal audit, and technology leaders to reconcile governance requirements with operational reality and transformation priorities, including M&A identity integration. Leads the evaluation and modernization of the identity governance platform, processes, and data quality to improve scalability, automation, and evidence integrity. Builds and develops the team, setting priorities and capability to deliver consistently across the identity governance domain.
This job profile description is a standardized, non-contractual reference description and global reference tool provided for organizational consistency and talent architecture purposes across Cencora. It does not alter actual job duties, responsibilities, reporting lines, working conditions, grading, compensation, or other essential terms and conditions of employment. Actual duties and responsibilities may vary based on business needs, local requirements, and operational practices. Where a team member's role is governed by an employment agreement, local terms and conditions, prior job description or collective bargaining agreement, those documents shall prevail in case of any inconsistency. Mandatory local laws shall also prevail.
What Cencora offers
We provide compensation, benefits, and resources that enable a highly inclusive culture and support our team members' ability to live with purpose every day. In addition to traditional offerings like medical, dental, and vision care, we also provide a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical, emotional, financial, and social aspects of wellness. This encompasses support for working families, which may include backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave. To encourage your personal growth, we also offer a variety of training programs, professional development resources, and opportunities to participate in mentorship programs, employee resource groups, volunteer activities, and much more. For details, visit https://www.virtualfairhub.com/cencora
Full time
Equal Employment Opportunity
Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law.
The company's continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.
Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment, please call 888.692.2272 or email [email protected]. We will make accommodation determinations on a request-by-request basis. Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations requests will not be returned
Affiliated Companies
Affiliated Companies: AmerisourceBergen Services Corporation
Job Details
Owns the identity governance strategy, operating model, and control standards that keep enterprise access aligned to risk, audit, and regulatory obligations across a global healthcare enterprise. Leads the access certification, role lifecycle, and segregation-of-duties programs, and is accountable for control coverage, exception handling, and clear decision ownership. Directs the use of workflow, analytics, and reporting to surface access risk, measure control effectiveness, and prioritize remediation by exposure. Owns the identity governance policy and standards library and the audit and SOX ITGC evidence that proves those controls operate. Establishes the governance forums and escalation paths that resolve policy exceptions, toxic access combinations, and role design conflicts. Partners with business, security, internal audit, and technology leaders to reconcile governance requirements with operational reality and transformation priorities, including M&A identity integration. Leads the evaluation and modernization of the identity governance platform, processes, and data quality to improve scalability, automation, and evidence integrity. Builds and develops the team, setting priorities and capability to deliver consistently across the identity governance domain.
This job profile description is a standardized, non-contractual reference description and global reference tool provided for organizational consistency and talent architecture purposes across Cencora. It does not alter actual job duties, responsibilities, reporting lines, working conditions, grading, compensation, or other essential terms and conditions of employment. Actual duties and responsibilities may vary based on business needs, local requirements, and operational practices. Where a team member's role is governed by an employment agreement, local terms and conditions, prior job description or collective bargaining agreement, those documents shall prevail in case of any inconsistency. Mandatory local laws shall also prevail.
- Bachelor's degree in information technology, cybersecurity, information systems, computer science, business administration, or a related field required.
- Master's degree in information technology, cybersecurity, information systems, business administration, or a related field preferred.
- 12+ years of experience in identity and access management, cybersecurity, IT controls, or a related field required.
- 8+ years of experience in a management capacity required.
- Certification in CISSP, CISM, or identity and access management governance disciplines, or equivalent preferred.
What Cencora offers
We provide compensation, benefits, and resources that enable a highly inclusive culture and support our team members' ability to live with purpose every day. In addition to traditional offerings like medical, dental, and vision care, we also provide a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical, emotional, financial, and social aspects of wellness. This encompasses support for working families, which may include backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave. To encourage your personal growth, we also offer a variety of training programs, professional development resources, and opportunities to participate in mentorship programs, employee resource groups, volunteer activities, and much more. For details, visit https://www.virtualfairhub.com/cencora
Full time
Equal Employment Opportunity
Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law.
The company's continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.
Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment, please call 888.692.2272 or email [email protected]. We will make accommodation determinations on a request-by-request basis. Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations requests will not be returned
Affiliated Companies
Affiliated Companies: AmerisourceBergen Services Corporation
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