American Express - Director - Information Security (10-15 Yrs) Bangalore (Others)

Function Description : - Develops a team goals plan that is well-integrated with the Identity and Access Management (IAM) program road map and the AXP Cyber Risk management strategy.
-Responsible for operations budget management and forecasting (personnel, product licensing and maintenance, infrastructure costs).
-Has a strong record of personnel leadership, directly leading others or influencing partners and peers.
-Is able to communicate inspirational vision to team members while clearly enumerating goals that solve business requirements and provide quantifiable value.
-Must be able to delegate, empowering employees to solve problems and develop their leadership skills through experience.
-Written and verbal communications skills are well developed in order to be clear, concise, and honest.
-Possesses strong business acumen; understanding contract negotiations, budgetary discipline, issues resolution, and be able to influence the industry.
-Understands key performance indicators for IAM capabilities delivery.
-Ensures measurements and alerting are in place to provide high availability for IAM platforms.
-Ensures high levels of quality to customers and AXP leadership with relevant reporting to drive improvements in all areas; risk reduction, user experience, and efficiency gains.
-Demonstrated competence with Identity and Access Management discipline.
-Understands audit requirements and a track record of on-time response to queries and closure of identified gaps. Responsibilities : - Responsible for the 7x24x365 operational availability for AXP Identity and Access Management (IAM) platforms.
-IAM capabilities include full life cycle management of IDs, Groups and Roles. Deep familiarity with the industry leading IAM tools is required.
-This includes SailPoints IIQ and CyberArks Enterprise Password Vault, Application Password Vault, and Beyond Trusts PowerBroker for UNIX and Linux, and PowerBroker for Windows tools.
-Candidates for this role must have years of experience running operations of infrastructure, application, platforms, and compliance controls.
-Candidates must have proven track record of driving results and providing the highest levels of availability and customer service.
-Strong operational leadership experience demonstrating an ability to act with grace under pressure, keeping a level head during stressful or chaotic periods.
-Familiar with AXP enterprise IT and business is a plus, - technology platforms, infrastructure, leaders, lines of business, operating systems, directory services, and service delivery : Critical Factors to Success : - This leader will be responsible for reducing risk for AXP while improving the experience for the end user and reducing costs through continuous optimization.
-Demonstrated advanced competency with ITIL practices and methodologies (ServiceNow - Incident Management, Change Management, Problem Management, Knowledge Management).
-Ability to lead a global workforce.
-Stays abreast of current Cyber Threat risks and trends beyond those specific to the IAM disciplines. Past Experience : - 7 years proven leadership experience in a large corporate setting.
-10 years IAM experience - Extensive relevant professional work experience, including implementing complex business solutions, technologies process and automation tools; relevant background in information security, controls, compliance and/or regulatory experience. Academic Background : - Bachelors Degree in related field required; advanced degree preferred.
-Professional Security certification required (e.g. CISA, CISSP, CISM, CPCB, etc.). Functional Skills/Capabilities : - Develops a team goals plan that is well-integrated with the Identity and Access Management (IAM) program road map and the AXP Cyber Risk management strategy.
-Responsible for operations budget management and forecasting (personnel, product licensing and maintenance, infrastructure costs).
-Has a strong record of personnel leadership, directly leading others or influencing partners and peers.
-Is able to communicate the inspirational vision to team members while clearly enumerating goals that solve business requirements and provide quantifiable value.
-Must be able to delegate, empowering employees to solve problems and develop their leadership skills through experience.
-Written and verbal communications skills are well developed in order to be clear, concise, and honest.
-Possesses strong business acumen; understanding contract negotiations, budgetary discipline, issues resolution, and be able to influence the industry. Understands key performance indicators for IAM capabilities delivery.
-Ensures measurements and alerting are in place to provide high availability for IAM platforms.
-Ensures high levels of quality to customers...

Required Skills : English