Dir - IAM Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures

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Job Profile Summary

The Director for Identity and Access Management (IAM) - Mergers, Acquisitions, and Divestitures (MAD) plays a strategic and technical leadership role in ensuring IAM capabilities are effectively integrated into organizational transformation efforts. This role leads IAM activities throughout the MAD lifecycle-including due diligence, planning, resource and capital estimation, project scoping, and integration execution-to ensure secure, compliant, and scalable identity services across newly acquired or divested entities.

The Director partners closely with MAD program teams, enterprise architects, and business leaders to assess identity-related risks, define integration strategies, and facilitate the onboarding of entities into Cencora's identity fabric. Estimation responsibilities include forecasting labor needs, licensing requirements, capital expenditures, and setting realistic project scopes and timeframes to support successful execution.

The Director is accountable for leading a team of direct reports and matrixed resources, ensuring alignment across IAM, cybersecurity, infrastructure, and business teams. They oversee IAM platform alignment, identity lifecycle processes, authentication and access governance, and ensure compliance with regulatory and audit requirements. The Director also contributes to enterprise IAM strategy, evaluates emerging technologies, and mentors IAM analysts and engineers.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Lead IAM activities across the MAD lifecycle, including due diligence, integration planning, resource and capital estimation, project scoping, and execution.
• Assess identity-related risks and IAM posture of target entities during acquisition or divestiture evaluations.
• Define and implement IAM integration strategies to onboard acquired entities into Cencora's identity fabric, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards and security policies.
• Estimate and manage IAM resource requirements-including labor, licensing, infrastructure, and capital expenses-to support MAD initiatives.
• Set realistic project scopes and timeframes for IAM integration efforts, coordinating across cybersecurity, infrastructure, and business teams.
• Oversee identity lifecycle management, authentication, access governance, and compliance processes for merged or divested entities.
• Lead a team of direct reports and matrixed resources, ensuring coordinated execution across IAM, MAD, and enterprise transformation teams.
• Collaborate with enterprise architects, security leaders, and MAD program managers to ensure IAM capabilities are embedded in broader transformation efforts.
• Maintain IAM platform alignment and integration across directories, authentication services, and access governance tools.
• Support audit, regulatory, and policy requirements during MAD activities, ensuring secure and compliant access to systems and data.
• Contribute to enterprise IAM strategy and evaluate emerging technologies to enhance MAD integration capabilities.
• Promote continuous improvement in IAM processes, automation, and service delivery to support scalability and agility.

Work Experience

Skills & Competencies

Behavioral Skills

Domain Knowledge

Tools Knowledge

The preference is for candidates to be located within a reasonable distance of our Conshohocken, PA or Carrollton, TX offices. However, individuals in other locations will also be considered. Those not based near a primary site should expect to travel to these locations as needed.

What Cencora offers

We provide compensation, benefits, and resources that enable a highly inclusive culture and support our team members' ability to live with purpose every day. In addition to traditional offerings like medical, dental, and vision care, we also provide a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical, emotional, financial, and social aspects of wellness. This encompasses support for working families, which may include backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave. To encourage your personal growth, we also offer a variety of training programs, professional development resources, and opportunities to participate in mentorship programs, employee resource groups, volunteer activities, and much more. For details, visit cencora

Full time

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Affiliated Companies

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