Identity & Access Management Compliance Lead (IAM)

About the Company

We are partnering with a leading Australian organisation. With a large-scale retail and healthcare network, a complex hybrid infrastructure, and a highly regulated operating environment, they sit at the intersection of critical delivery and enterprise-grade IT. It's an exciting time to join, as the business is investing heavily in maturing its identity and access management capability.

About the Role

This is a greenfield opportunity - you won't be inheriting a mature framework or a dusty controls spreadsheet. You'll be building the identity compliance function from the ground up, and owning the outcome end-to-end.

This IAM Compliance Lead role is a pivotal position within the broader IAM strategy. You'll own the identity compliance program - accountable for designing and implementing the controls framework, running access review processes, and ensuring alignment to regulatory and industry standards. This isn't an engineering role. It's a strategy and program leadership role for someone who understands not just how to execute compliance, but why it matters.

Your Responsibilities

• Build and own the IAM controls framework, aligned to NIST and applicable regulatory standards
• Design and implement User Access Review (UAR) and Privileged Access Review (PAR) processes from scratch
• Work closely with the IAM Product Owner to inform and shape the evolving IGA platform (Entra ID Governance currently in place; broader stack including SailPoint and Saviynt under consideration).
• Lead the identity compliance program independently - setting the agenda, driving delivery, and reporting on outcomes
• Act as the internal voice and authority on identity compliance across the organisation
• Bridge the gap between compliance requirements and technical delivery teams

Experience Required

• 5+ years of experience in identity - spanning governance, compliance, administration, or a combination.
• Strong understanding of IAM compliance frameworks with NIST experience
• Experience designing and running UAR and PAR programs
• Solid IGA conceptual knowledge - platform experience across SailPoint, Saviynt, Okta, or Microsoft Entra ID Governance is highly regarded.
• A track record of leading programs of work with clear delivery timeframes and measurable outcomes
• Comfortable operating independently in an ambiguous, greenfield environment
• Able to clearly articulate what an identity framework is, how it connects to business risk, and why it matters - to both technical and non-technical audiences

Highly regarded

• Auditing background with experience in APRA-regulated or similarly regulated environments
• Experience operating in large, complex organisations

Why This Role?

This role starts as an individual contributor, with a clear pathway into leadership as the compliance function matures. Your delivery in the first 12 months will directly shape that trajectory.

If you've developed a career at the intersection of identity and compliance - and you're ready to build a function rather than just fill a role - we want to hear from you.

How to Apply

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