Senior IAM Governance Analyst at MeridianLink. Remote Location: US Remote. Senior IAM Governance Analyst. Position Summary. MeridianLink is seeking a Senior IAM Governance Analyst to own the operational execution, quality, effectiveness, and continuous improvement of the enterprise Identity and Access Management (IAM) governance program.. . The ideal candidate will ensure the right access is being reviewed by the appropriate reviewers at the needed frequency; validate that all in-scope systems, privileged accounts, service accounts, contractors, and high-risk identities are included; and provide assurance that access governance controls are operating effectively across the organization.. . This role partners closely with Security, IT, Engineering, HR, and application owners to ensure access governance controls support MeridianLink's SOC 2, PCI DSS, financial audit, customer assurance, and regulatory obligations.. . What You'll Do. · Own the enterprise User Access Review (UAR) program from planning and execution through remediation, reporting, and continuous improvement.. · Coordinate periodic access reviews across applications, infrastructure, cloud platforms, and privileged access environments while partnering with business and system owners to ensure access remains appropriate.. · Assess completed reviews for quality and effectiveness, identify excessive access, orphaned accounts, segregation of duties concerns, and other access-related risks, and drive remediation activities to completion.. · Identify gaps in application ownership, certification coverage, entitlement governance, and privileged access oversight.. · Partner with IAM, Security, Engineering, Compliance, and Audit teams to improve governance processes, support audits and assessments, and strengthen MeridianLink's access management controls.. What You Bring. · 5+ years of experience in Identity and Access Management, Information Security, IT Audit, or Governance, Risk & Compliance.. · 3+ years of experience leading User Access Reviews, access certification campaigns, or identity governance programs.. · Strong understanding of identity lifecycle management, role-based access controls, privileged access concepts, entitlement analysis, and access governance best practices.. · Experience supporting compliance and audit initiatives such as SOC, PCI DSS, SOX, ISO 27001, or similar regulatory and control frameworks.. · Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence decisions and challenge ineffective review practices.
Senior IAM Governance Analyst at MeridianLink