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The Senior Manager of Identity & Access Management (IAM) leads the design, delivery, and governance of the organization’s identity and access strategy, ensuring secure, scalable, and compliant access to systems across the fintech and crypto ecosystem.This role owns enterprise identity services with Okta as the core platform, supporting workforce identity, single sign-on (SSO), lifecycle management, privileged access controls, and regulatory compliance. You will manage a team of IAM engineers and IAM analysts, partner with IT, Cloud, and Security leaders, and drive modernization initiatives including Zero Trust enablement, Just-in-Time access, and automation of identity lifecycle processes.
What You’ll DoStrategic Leadership- Define and execute the IAM program roadmap aligned with business, security, and regulatory goals.
- Serve as the primary owner of the enterprise Okta platform, ensuring optimal design, uptime, and adoption.
- Establish IAM standards, policies, and KPIs to measure maturity and risk reduction.
- Partner with Legal, Risk, Compliance, and Product to align IAM with regulatory frameworks (SOX, PCI DSS, GLBA, FFIEC, ISO 27001, SOC 2, and crypto custody standards).
- Lead and mentor a multidisciplinary IAM team (engineers, analysts, and contractors).
- Develop talent through coaching, certifications, and technical training (Okta, SAML, OAuth, PAM, Zero Trust).
- Establish and enforce operational processes for access requests, reviews, and incident response.
- Foster a collaborative, outcome-driven culture between IAM, Security Engineering, and DevOps.
- Oversee Okta workforce and customer identity deployments, including SSO, MFA, and adaptive access.
- Manage integration of Okta with HRIS for automated joiner/mover/leaver workflows.
- Ensure strong identity governance: group management, entitlement controls, and access certifications.
- Implement role-based access control (RBAC) and attribute-based access control (ABAC) across key systems.
- Partner with application and DevOps teams to federate cloud (AWS, GCP, Azure) and SaaS applications with Okta.
- Oversee lifecycle management for service accounts, API tokens, and privileged credentials.
- Drive automation of provisioning, deprovisioning, and access reviews using Okta Workflows, APIs, and SCIM.
- Lead initiatives to reduce standing privilege and enforce Just-in-Time access models.
- Integrate Okta with endpoint, network, and identity threat detection platforms.
- Support rollout of passwordless authentication and phishing-resistant MFA.
- Lead user access reviews (UAR) and segregation-of-duties (SoD) enforcement processes.
- Provide audit evidence for SOX, SOC2, PCI, and crypto custody attestations.
- Oversee access logging, reporting, and monitoring via SIEM integrations (Splunk, Sentinel, Chronicle).
- Maintain up-to-date documentation, playbooks, and architecture diagrams.
- Act as the IAM subject matter expert for all enterprise access-related projects.
- Collaborate with Infrastructure, Cloud, and Security Engineering teams to integrate IAM into CI/CD pipelines.
- Partner with business application owners to onboard new systems into Okta and maintain secure integrations.
- Communicate IAM risks and metrics to executives in clear, business-relevant language.
What You’ll Need
Education & Experience- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related field (Master’s preferred).
- 8–12 years of experience in Information Security or IT, with 4+ years leading IAM programs or teams.
- Proven experience managing Okta (Workforce Identity Cloud) at scale.
- Hands-on understanding of identity federation (SAML, OIDC, OAuth 2.0) and lifecycle management.
- Experience in fintech, banking, payments, or crypto/digital asset security environments preferred.
- Deep expertise in Okta administration, workflows, and advanced integrations.
- Knowledge of SCIM, API-based provisioning, RBAC/ABAC models, and directory synchronization.
- Familiarity with Azure AD, CyberArk, HashiCorp Vault, SailPoint, or StrongDM is a plus.
- Scripting/automation experience (Python, PowerShell, or Terraform).
- Understanding of Zero Trust frameworks and modern authentication methods (FIDO2, WebAuthn).
- Experience with security logging, access certification tools, and SIEM integrations.
- Okta Certified Professional / Okta Certified Administrator
- (ISC)² CISSP or Certified Identity and Access Manager (CIAM)
- CISM or CISA for governance and audit alignment
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What We Do
For over a decade, SoFi has helped transform the Fintech industry by creating financial products and services that help people borrow, save, spend, invest, and protect their money better, so they can achieve financial independence and realize their ambitions. Whether it’s owning a home, saving for retirement, paying off their student loans, or helping our members invest - SoFi is there every step of the way. Want to learn more about how it works? Check it out here: https://www.sofi.com/how-it-works/
Our core values are at the center of how we help our millions of members get their money right. They are our guiding principles for how we think about serving our members, building our company, and most importantly, how we work together. At SoFi, it’s not just what we do - but how we do it.
SoFi is also proud to be the naming rights partner of SoFi Stadium, home of the Los Angeles Chargers and the Los Angeles Rams.
For more information, visit SoFi.com
Why Work With Us
Together with our members, we’re changing the way people think about and interact with personal finance. We’re a next-generation Fintech company using innovative, mobile-first technology to help our members reach their goals. The industry is going through an unprecedented transformation, and we’re at the forefront.
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