Description


IAM Strategy and Planning Director

Location: This position will work a hybrid model (remote and office). Ideal candidates will live within 50 miles of one of our Elevance Health PulsePoint locations.

The IAM Strategy and Planning Director will be a strategic advisor for the IAM team and a liaison between business, IT, and the security organization. This role will be responsible for program management, stakeholder communication, setting up measurable metrics, managing risks, and driving the execution of key initiatives to completion. This role reports to the Staff Vice President of Identity and Access Management in the office of CISO.

How you will make an impact:

• Lead governance of high-impact, cross-functional projects, including executive meetings, presentations, communications, and problem resolution.
• Partner with senior planning leaders to develop sound, financial-accurate multi-year IAM plans with clear planning assumptions and accurate financial insights for the OCISO and IT functions.
• Lead the strategic vision and roadmap for all IAM programs, aligning delivery capabilities with business through value stream mapping. This incorporates partnering with key stakeholders, determining goals, strategizing, staffing, scheduling, identifying risks, and planning contingencies to ensure enterprise objectives are met.
• Mentor team members and influence stakeholders to ensure alignment and achieve enterprise objectives.
• Act as a Chief of Staff for Identity Access Management Leader.
• Manage and track the budget, including planning and optimization of resources and expenses to ensure financial efficiency in the implementation of all IAM programs.
• Create executive reports that decipher complex technical issues.
• Develop and execute IT strategies at the business unit to execute across the enterprise that align with the business unit priorities and those of IT.
• Synthesizes annual and multi-year plans to demonstrate tie-back to corporate, CISO, and CIO-level strategies and goals.
• Monitors and conducts research on related technology and business trends, using data and qualitative performance measures, to advise senior management relative to IT strategy.
• Conduct external research and engage partners across multiple departments within the broader enterprise to frame up potential strategic initiatives for investment or execution support.
• Provide thought leadership on how the overall on forecast models and scenario analysis to analyze performance and develop action plans to address emerging market and technological opportunities.
• Research new ventures and prospective service expansion opportunities.

Minimum Requirements:

Requires a BA/BS degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field of study and a minimum of 10 years of experience in Data Collection and Analysis, IT Consulting, IT Performance Management, Strategy or Financial Planning, Business Intelligence and Analytics, or Business Process Design; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.

Preferred Skills, Capabilities and Experiences:

• Executive Presence/Presentation
• Expertise in building relationships, negotiating, problem-solving, conflict resolution, and matrix-environment resource management.
• Demonstrable experience in team coaching and mentoring.
• Excellent executive communication skills including facilitation, consultation, negotiation, and persuasion.
• Experience in Health Insurance, Financial Services, or other highly regulated industries.
• Profound understanding and experience in the Information Security domain.
• Experience planning and managing budgets for large teams and large enterprise-wide projects.


Please be advised that Elevance Health only accepts resumes for compensation from agencies that have a signed agreement with Elevance Health. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Elevance Health.

Who We Are

Elevance Health is a health company dedicated to improving lives and communities - and making healthcare simpler. We are a Fortune 25 company with a longstanding history in the healthcare industry, looking for leaders at all levels of the organization who are passionate about making an impact on our members and the communities we serve.

How We Work

At Elevance Health, we are creating a culture that is designed to advance our strategy but will also lead to personal and professional growth for our associates. Our values and behaviors are the root of our culture. They are how we achieve our strategy, power our business outcomes and drive our shared success - for our consumers, our associates, our communities and our business.

We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement), medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources, to name a few.

Elevance Health operates in a Hybrid Workforce Strategy. Unless specified as primarily virtual by the hiring manager, associates are required to work at an Elevance Health location at least once per week, and potentially several times per week. Specific requirements and expectations for time onsite will be discussed as part of the hiring process. Candidates must reside within 50 miles or 1-hour commute each way of a relevant Elevance Health location.

The health of our associates and communities is a top priority for Elevance Health. We require all new candidates in certain patient/member-facing roles to become vaccinated against COVID-19. If you are not vaccinated, your offer will be rescinded unless you provide an acceptable explanation. Elevance Health will also follow all relevant federal, state and local laws.

Elevance Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, genetic information, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact elevancehealthjobssupport@elevancehealth.comfor assistance.