Job description

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Our Story
Founded in 2008, Hightower is a wealth management firm that provides investment, financial, and retirement planning services to individuals, foundations, and family offices, as well as 401(k) consulting and cash management services to corporations. Hightower’s capital solutions, operational support services, and size and scale empower its vibrant community of independent-minded wealth advisors to grow their businesses and help their clients achieve their vision of “well-th. rebalanced.” Based in Chicago with advisors across the U.S., the firm operates as a registered investment advisor (RIA).
Our commitment to our culture is demonstrated every day through the Hightower Way. By joining Hightower, you will build a community of inclusive relationships, take proactive ownership, embrace others’ perspectives, and have an uncompromising dedication to excellence.
What You’ll Do
As part of the Technology Infrastructure Leadership Team, the Manager Identity and Access Management will be responsible for the development, enhancement, and administration of a new centralized IAM function. The Manager is responsible for building, leading, and executing IAM strategies and initiatives. Additionally, this role will identify and execute on strategies core to internal business processes as well as partnering with external providers and business partners to securely enable their digital access into Hightower’s platform. This position reports directly to the Executive Director of Technology Infrastructure and will initially manage a team of two.

• Serve as a Hightower brand ambassador by upholding The Hightower Way cultural elements – Mission, Purpose, V.A.L.U.E. Experience, Commitment and Standards, promoting excellence in the internal and external client experience during every encounter
• Improve consistency in every client and colleague encounter by embodying the core principles of our Hightower V.A.L.U.E. Experience (Validate, Actively Listen, Leverage Resources, Understand Ownership, Express Gratitude)
• Develop the vision, strategy, framework and roadmaps for centralized identity and access management including privileged access management, role-based access control, provisioning and audit readiness
• Lead a team of professionals to implement and operate, our identity and access management strategy, inclusive of staying current on the latest identity management trends, understanding our requirements and opportunities for automation, self-service and productivity gains, evaluating technologies to meet these strategies, and continuing to mature the IAM program
• Establish IAM continuity strategy to support Disaster Recovery programs
• Manage operational activities such as processing of system access requests, supporting new employee orientation, and processing all policy and regulatory required activities
• Develop important metrics (KPIs) and implementing improvements while liaising and managing important vendors to support the IAM program
• Develop functional goals

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Information Security or technology-related field
• 6+ years of related experience leading IAM teams
• 5+ years working knowledge of Active Directory
• Experience with authentication protocols such as SAML, OAuth, and LDAP
• Familiarity with IAM lifecycle, concepts, and technologies
• Familiarity with Okta or similar identity management tool
• Collaborative attitude with the ability to take constructive criticism
• Demonstrated analytical, and process design skills
• Use Microsoft productivity software

What We Offer

• Coverage on the first day of employment for medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401k Matching Plan
• Paid Parental Leave
• Student Loan Assistance
• Pet Insurance
• Flexible PTO Plan
• Flexible Benefits (FSA, Pre-tax transportation, HSA Employer Contributions)
• Hybrid Model Work Schedule (50% in office)

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER: Hightower is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, marital status, national origin, citizenship, veteran status, ancestry, age (over 40), physical or mental disability, medical condition (cancer-related), gender identity or expression, genetic information including sickle cell or hemoglobin C trait, or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state, or local law.
You are a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident or possess other unrestricted U.S. work authorization and will not require sponsorship for U.S. work authorization now or anytime in the future.

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