Cross River · 2 weeks ago
VP, Identity & Access Management
Fort Lee, NJ
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$160K/yr - $200K/yr
10+ years expCross River builds the infrastructure behind the world’s most innovative financial products. They are seeking a VP of Identity & Access Management to lead a modern IAM program, focusing on identity lifecycle management and secure access governance while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
BankingFinancial ServicesFinTech
Responsibilities
Define and own the bank’s IAM vision, roadmap, and architecture, aligned with security, compliance, and business goals
Build, lead, and mentor a small but high-performing IAM team, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and accountability
Champion secure and scalable IAM practices across business units, product teams, and infrastructure domains
Partner with Engineering and Compliance to enhance identity governance maturity
Oversee the design and automation of Joiner-Mover-Leaver processes
Drive implementation of access request workflows and access reviews through tools like ServiceNow, with tight policy enforcement and auditability
Reduce identity sprawl by enforcing role-based and attribute-based access controls (RBAC/ABAC)
Support federated SSO and MFA rollout across all SaaS applications to eliminate shadow IT
Lead the rationalization and control of privileged access across AWS, Azure (PIM), and legacy AD environments
Partner with Security Engineering and Audit to execute regular access reviews and design SoD frameworks
Define access certification cycles with actionable outputs for business owners
Guide cloud identity strategies for Azure, AWS, and SaaS ecosystems to ensure secure and scalable access models
Collaborate with Engineering to securely onboard new SaaS vendors under centralized identity management and SSO
Maintain IAM controls to meet FFIEC, SOC 2, and PCI DSS standards, and respond effectively to FDIC audits
Establish clear KPIs and metrics for IAM hygiene, access review coverage, and lifecycle automation
Qualification
Required
10+ years in IAM, Information Security, or IT Risk roles, with 3+ years in a people management or technical leadership capacity
Hands-on experience with IAM platforms (e.g., SailPoint, Saviynt, Azure AD, CyberArk, Okta), ideally in a financial services or regulated environment
Deep knowledge of identity lifecycle automation, JML workflows, RBAC, ABAC, SSO, MFA, and PAM principles
Proven success aligning IAM strategy with risk, audit, and compliance functions
Familiarity with scripting or automation (PowerShell, Python) and modern identity protocols (SAML, OAuth2, OIDC, SCIM)
Strong communication, influencing, and documentation skills; able to evangelize IAM to both technical and business audiences
Preferred
Experience implementing or integrating with HRIS systems like Workday and ITSM systems like ServiceNow
Certifications preferred: CISSP, CISM, or vendor-specific IAM certs
Company
Cross River
Cross River Bank provides technology infrastructure powering the future of financial services.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$908M2023-11-01Secondary Market
2022-03-30Series D· $620M
2020-05-11Debt Financing· $106M
Leadership Team
Gilles Gade
Founder, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman
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Christopher Kelm
Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Operating Officer
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