Identity and Access Management Leader

Requisition ID:  94667 

Florida Power & Light Company is the largest electric utility in the U.S., providing reliable energy to nearly 12 million Floridians. With one of the nation’s most fuel-efficient, cost-effective power generation fleets and industry-leading reliability, we’re redefining what’s possible in energy. Want to be part of something powerful? Join our outstanding team and help shape the future of energy.

Position Specific Description

The IAM Leader is responsible for end-to-end ownership of one or more Identity and Access Management domains, driving strategy, execution, and ongoing operations. This role will lead multi-year transformation initiatives while ensuring scalable, secure, and efficient IAM capabilities aligned to business and regulatory needs. 

Key Responsibilities

Strategy & Leadership

• Define and execute IAM capability strategy aligned to enterprise security and business objectives
• Provide leadership across one or more IAM domains (e.g., governance, access management, privileged access, identity lifecycle)
• Partner with senior stakeholders across Security, IT, Risk, and Audit
• Define and run governance forums, metrics, and reporting to demonstrate risk reduction and control effectiveness to senior leadership and regulators
• Lead modernization of IAM capabilities through automation and AI-driven efficiencies to enhance scalability, security, and cost optimization
• Responsibilities include budget management, vendor management, resource management, and OKR’s  management for the overall capability 

Program & Delivery Execution

• Lead large-scale IAM transformation programs across multiple workstreams
• Drive roadmap execution, prioritization, and dependency management
• Oversee Systems Integrators (SIs) and vendor delivery to ensure quality and outcomes

Domain Ownership (Flexible Scope)

• Own end-to-end lifecycle of IAM capabilities including design, implementation, and operations
• Support areas such as:
  
  • Identity governance & administration (IGA)
  • Application onboarding & access lifecycle
  • Non-human identities
  • Role-based access control (RBAC)
  • Authentication, SSO, and MFA
  • IAM application onboarding Factory
  • Identity Proofing & Passwordless authentication
  • Certificate life cycle management

Operational Efficiency, Continuous Improvement & Cost Optimization

• Ensure stability, performance, and scalability of IAM services post-implementation
• Drive automation, process optimization, and cost efficiency
• Establish KPIs, SLAs, and reporting for IAM services
• Continuously identify opportunities to improve productivity and reduce cost through automation and AI
• Drive headcount optimization by shifting from manual operations to intelligent, automated workflows
• Establish metrics to measure efficiency gains (e.g., reduction in manual effort, certification cycle time, access request turnaround)

Governance, Risk & Compliance

• Ensure alignment with regulatory, audit, and security requirements (e.g., SOX controls)
• Drive certification, access reviews, and policy enforcement
• Partner with risk and audit teams to address findings and improve control maturity

Financial & Resource Management

• Manage budgets, forecasts, and financials (opex/capex) for IAM programs
• Optimize resource mix across FTEs, contractors, and SIs
• Support business case development and value realization tracking

Automation & Optimization

• Drive automation of existing IAM processes including access provisioning, certifications, onboarding, and policy enforcement
• Identify and eliminate manual, repetitive tasks to improve operational efficiency and reduce risk
• Lead implementation of workflow orchestration and integration across IAM and enterprise platforms

AI-Enabled Capabilities

• Leverage AI/ML to enhance IAM capabilities such as:
  
  • Intelligent access reviews and anomaly detection
  • Role mining and optimization (RBAC)
  • Identity risk scoring and behavioral analytics
• Partner with engineering and data teams to embed AI-driven decisioning into IAM processes

Preferred Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in IAM, cybersecurity, or enterprise technology leadership
• Proven experience leading large-scale IAM programs or transformations
• Strong understanding across IAM domains (IGA, PAM, access management, identity lifecycle)
• Experience working with Systems Integrators and managing vendor delivery
• Familiarity with SaaS IAM platforms (e.g., SailPoint, Saviynt) preferred
• Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills

Leadership Competencies

• Strategic thinker with strong execution focus
• Ability to operate across ambiguity and evolving scope
• Strong influencing skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Balance of governance, risk management, and delivery agility

Success Measures

• Successful delivery of IAM transformation milestones
• Improved access governance, automation, and control effectiveness
• Reduction in operational inefficiencies and manual processes
• Strong audit and compliance outcomes
• Delivery within approved financial targets

Additional Qualifications 

• Experience driving automation and digital transformation within IAM or security domains
• Familiarity with AI/ML applications in cybersecurity or identity (e.g., analytics, anomaly detection, role mining)
• Strong understanding of process optimization and tooling to reduce manual effort and improve scalability