Associate Director, Privileged Access Management

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Job Title: Associate Director, Privileged Access Management

Location: Bangalore

Job Purpose

The Associate Director, Privileged Access Management (PAM) will own end‑to‑end PAM engineering and PAM operations, with accountability for platform design, project delivery, operational stability, and ongoing control execution.

The role will work closely with the Director, Identity & Access Management, contributing to the overall IAM strategy for Prudential, ensuring PAM capabilities are aligned with broader identity lifecycle management, access governance, and access management frameworks.

This role follows an automate‑first approach to control design and execution, driving efficiency, scalability, and risk reduction through platform‑led automation. The position requires a strong blend of engineering leadership, project delivery, and operational ownership, alongside the ability to lead diverse, multi‑cultural teams in a hybrid environment.

Key Responsibilities

PAM Engineering & Platform Ownership

• Own the engineering, design, and evolution of the PAM platform, including privileged access models, onboarding standards, integrations, and resiliency patterns.
• Lead PAM project delivery from architecture through implementation, ensuring solutions are scalable and operationally sustainable post go‑live.
• Define and maintain standardised PAM engineering patterns across applications, infrastructure, cloud, and DevOps environments.
• Partner with enterprise architecture and engineering teams to ensure PAM integrates seamlessly with broader IAM and security platforms.

PAM Operations & Stabilization

• Own PAM BAU operations, including privileged account lifecycle, access provisioning, certification, exception handling, and remediation.
• Drive operational stabilization and continuous improvement, reducing incidents, manual interventions, and repeat control failures.
• Ensure PAM controls are executed consistently in line with SOPs, audit requirements, and regulatory expectations.
• Act as the senior escalation point for complex operational, risk, or control issues related to privileged access.

Automation‑First Control Design & Execution

• Lead an automation‑first strategy for PAM control design, execution, and assurance.
• Design and implement automated workflows using Power Automate and Copilot Studio agents to orchestrate:
  • Privileged access requests and approvals
  • Control validations and enforcement
  • Certification and recertification processes
  • Exception handling and automated remediation
  • Control assurance and evidence collection
• Continuously identify and deliver automation opportunities across PAM engineering and operations to improve efficiency and control reliability.
• Track and demonstrate measurable efficiency gains and risk reduction outcomes delivered through automation initiatives.

IAM Strategy Alignment & Stakeholder Engagement

• Work closely with the Director, IAM to support and drive the overall IAM strategy, ensuring strong alignment between PAM, identity lifecycle, access governance, and access management.
• Apply working knowledge of identity lifecycle management, joiner‑mover‑leaver processes, access governance, and access management to inform PAM design and operational decisions.
• Engage with security, infrastructure, application, and business stakeholders to ensure consistent adoption of IAM and PAM standards.
• Manage vendor and delivery partner engagement, with a focus on engineering quality, operational outcomes, and automation delivery.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 12+ years of experience in Identity & Access Management, with deep hands‑on leadership in PAM engineering and PAM operations.
• Proven experience delivering PAM projects and owning PAM BAU operations in large, complex enterprise environments.
• Strong expertise with PAM technologies (e.g., CyberArk, HashiCorp Vault).
• Working knowledge of IAM / IGA platforms (e.g., SailPoint, Saviynt, Okta) and their integration with PAM.
• Demonstrated experience designing and executing automated workflows using Power Automate and Copilot Studio agents.
• Solid understanding of audit, regulatory, and control requirements across IAM and PAM domains.

Key Competencies & Skills

• Excellent analytical, problem‑solving, and critical‑thinking skills, with the ability to diagnose issues and design pragmatic, scalable solutions.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with senior stakeholders, engineering teams, and auditors.
• Proven self‑starter, able to operate with limited direction while driving outcomes in complex environments.
• Experience leading and managing multi‑cultural, geographically distributed, hybrid teams.
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills, with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.
• Relevant certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISM, CyberArk, SailPoint) preferred.

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