Point72

Senior Privileged Access Management Specialist, Technology

Point72$140K — $200K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8-10 years of experience in information security, focusing on identity and access management and privileged access management
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, cybersecurity, or related field, or equivalent experience
  • Strong knowledge of privileged account lifecycle management and credential vaulting
  • Hands-on experience with enterprise privileged access management solutions (e.g., CyberArk, BeyondTrust)
  • Experience with identity governance and administration platforms (e.g., SailPoint)
  • Strong understanding of Active Directory, authentication technologies, and authorization protocols
  • Familiarity with regulatory and security frameworks (e.g., SOX, PCI DSS)
  • Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and stakeholder management skills

Responsibilities

  • Lead implementation and improvement of privileged access management program
  • Develop and maintain policies and governance processes for privileged access
  • Partner with various teams to onboard applications and privileged accounts
  • Apply least privilege and risk-based access principles in workflows
  • Conduct privileged access certification campaigns and audit responses
  • Monitor program effectiveness through performance and risk indicators
  • Automate processes using scripting and workflow improvements
  • Integrate access controls with identity governance and security processes

Benefits

  • Fully-paid health care benefits
  • Generous parental and family leave policies
  • Volunteer opportunities
  • Support for employee-led affinity groups
  • Mental and physical wellness programs
  • Tuition assistance
  • 401(k) savings program with employer match
Full Job Description
WHAT YOU'LL DO
  • Lead the implementation, adoption, and continuous improvement of our enterprise privileged access management program to protect critical systems and sensitive access paths
  • Develop and maintain privileged access policies, standards, governance processes, and operating procedures aligned with industry best practices and regulatory expectations
  • Partner with infrastructure, security, cloud, application, and engineering teams to onboard applications, privileged accounts, service accounts, and systems into the platform
  • Apply least privilege, segregation of duties, and risk-based access principles across privileged access workflows and control remediation efforts
  • Lead privileged access certification campaigns and audit responses by validating access rights, producing evidence, and remediating findings
  • Monitor operational health, security posture, and program effectiveness through performance indicators, risk indicators, dashboards, trend analysis, and management reporting
  • Automate manual processes using scripting, application programming interfaces, workflow automation, and targeted process improvements to reduce risk and improve efficiency
  • Use enterprise-approved artificial intelligence (AI) tools to accelerate analysis, streamline documentation, support troubleshooting, and improve decisions while validating generated outputs
  • Integrate privileged access controls with identity governance, directory services, cloud security, infrastructure, audit, and risk processes across the enterprise
  • Mentor team members and evaluate emerging capabilities to continuously mature the privileged access program

WHAT'S REQUIRED
  • 8-10 years of experience in information security, with a strong focus on identity and access management and privileged access management
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, cybersecurity, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
  • Strong knowledge of privileged account lifecycle management, credential vaulting, privileged session management, least privilege, privileged elevation, and secrets management
  • Hands-on experience with enterprise privileged access management solutions, such as CyberArk, BeyondTrust, Delinea, Microsoft Entra PIM, or similar technologies
  • Experience with identity governance and administration platforms, such as SailPoint Identity Security Cloud, IdentityIQ, Saviynt, or similar technologies
  • Strong understanding of Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, Windows and Linux administration, enterprise authentication technologies, and authorization protocols, such as LDAP, Kerberos, SAML, OAuth, OpenID Connect, and multifactor authentication
  • Knowledge of regulatory and security frameworks, such as SOX, ISO 27001, NIST, PCI DSS, or similar compliance standards
  • Experience using data, operational metrics, dashboards, and enterprise-approved artificial intelligence tools to identify trends, improve documentation, enhance analysis, and validate generated outputs
  • Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with demonstrated ability to resolve complex access issues and lead cross-functional technology and process adoption
  • Commitment to the highest ethical standards

WE TAKE CARE OF OUR PEOPLE

We invest in our people, their careers, their health, and their well-being. When you work here, we provide:
  • Fully-paid health care benefits
  • Generous parental and family leave policies
  • Volunteer opportunities
  • Support for employee-led affinity groups representing women, people of color and the LGBT+ community
  • Mental and physical wellness programs
  • Tuition assistance
  • A 401(k) savings program with an employer match and more

The annual base salary range for this role is $140,000-$200,000 (USD) , which does not include discretionary bonus compensation or our comprehensive benefits package. Actual compensation offered to the successful candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level, among other things.

About Point72

Point72 Asset Management is a hedge fund and family office founded by Steven Cohen in 2014. The company is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut and manages over $16 billion in assets. Point72 primarily invests in public equity markets, but also has a private equity arm. The company has a global presence with offices in New York, London, Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Singapore. Point72 has been involved in several high-profile legal cases, including a $1.8 billion settlement with the SEC in 2013.
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1,500 employees
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2014

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