The Senior Consultant in PAM will lead initiatives to enhance security capabilities align project goals with business requirements and ensure organizational security compliance.

Description and Requirements
The Team You Will Join
As part of MetLife's Global Security team you'll work alongside world-class experts to protect MetLife our customers and our colleagues. The team is responsible for managing cybersecurity IT risks and vulnerabilities physical security and more. In this fast-paced mission-driven environment you'll join outstanding teammates to expand your skills collaborate across the organization and implement innovative approaches to safeguard MetLife when it matters most. Ready to make an impact? Join us if you want to embrace the rapidly evolving environment and use transformative technology to integrate and build security into the foundation of key initiatives across MetLife.
The Opportunity
We seek a Senior Consultant - Privileged Access Management (PAM) that can help align security solutions with business goals and risk posture. You will join a global team responsible for the reliability security and maturity of PAM capabilities enabling MetLife to operate securely in a fast-paced environment.
This role is ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of strategy governance and technology - someone who:

• Partners with leaders to shape security capabilities and processes
• Drives innovation through automation and optimization
• Understands the criticality of privileged access and how to protect it

Key Responsibilities

• Lead initiatives to achieve zero-standing privileges (ZSP) across technology processes and governance.
• Support the enhancement and expansion of PAM capabilities especially across cloud and emerging technologies by translating complex business and compliance requirements into actionable PAM initiatives.
• Define requirements use cases and test plans for PAM projects (including non-human identities and secrets management). Maintain clear documentation and support audits & assessments.
• Collaborate with IAM Cloud Infrastructure and Security teams to embed privileged access controls. Support a culture that values strategic thinking ownership & accountability and personal growth.
• Monitor emerging trends (Zero Trust automation AI) identify opportunities for adoption and advocate for IAM/PAM best practices and security awareness.
• Produce regular reports for leadership that provide an overview of key performance and risk indicators (KPIs / KRIs) across technology performance operational efficiency and other key areas Deliver KPI/KRI reports for leadership on performance and risks.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science Cybersecurity Information Technology or equivalent discipline.
• 6+ years of experience working in PAM or IAM.
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple teams delivering both technical and non-technical projects.
• Strong understanding of PAM/IAM frameworks policies and zero-trust principles across both on-prem and cloud environments.
• Hands-on experience with CyberArk BeyondTrust Delinea or other PAM technologies and excellent analytical communication and critical thinking skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience implementing privileged access management programs and mentorship or leadership experience.
• Demonstrated experience in enterprise automation projects (e.g. APIs Ansible).
• Relevant professional or vendor certification(s) (e.g. CISSP CyberArk Guardian).
• Experience with cloud services particularly Microsoft Entra & Azure and CI/CD pipelines.
• Understanding of regulatory frameworks and controls (SOX PCI DSS HIPAA GDPR NYDFS).

The expected salary range for this position is $105000 - $162000 . This role may also be eligible for annual short-term incentive compensation and stock-based long-term incentives. All incentives and benefits are subject to the applicable plan terms.
Benefits We Offer
Our U.S. benefits address holistic well-being with programs for physical and mental health financial wellness and support for families. We offer a comprehensive health plan that includes medical/prescription drug and vision dental insurance and no-cost short- and long-term disability. We also provide company-paid life insurance and legal services a retirement pension funded entirely by MetLife and 401(k) with employer matching group discounts on voluntary insurance products including auto and home pet critical illness hospital indemnity and accident insurance as well as Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and digital mental health programs parental leave paid time off paid holidays volunteer time off tuition assistance and much more!
About MetLife
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the "World's Most Admired Companies" Fortune World's 25 Best Workplaces™ as well as the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® MetLife through its subsidiaries and affiliates is one of the world's leading financial services companies; providing insurance annuities employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets we hold leading positions in the United States Latin America Asia Europe and the Middle East.
Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues customers communities and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by our core values - Win Together Do the Right Thing Deliver Impact Over Activity and Think Ahead - we're inspired to transform the next century in financial services. At MetLife it's #AllTogetherPossible . Join us!
MetLife is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions are made without regards to race color national origin religion creed sex (including pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions) sexual orientation gender identity or expression age disability marital or domestic/civil partnership status genetic information citizenship status (although applicants and employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States) uniformed service member or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal state or local law ("protected characteristics").
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