via Ladders
$136K - 294K a year
Lead enterprise privileged access management program and team to reduce privileged access risk and support compliance.
Requires 8+ years in cybersecurity with 4+ years in privileged access management and hands-on experience with CyberArk, BeyondTrust, or Delinea.
Work Flexibility: Remote Preference will be given to candidates residing in the Eastern or Central time zones. As a PAM Manager, you will lead Stryker's enterprise Privileged Access Management program, protecting privileged accounts, credentials, secrets, and sessions across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments. You will own the PAM strategy and operating model, lead a team of analysts, and partner with Infrastructure, Cloud, Security Operations, Application, and Audit teams to reduce privileged access risk and support regulatory compliance. What you will do: Technical Responsibilities: • Own the enterprise PAM strategy, roadmap, engineering standards, and operating model aligned with Zero Trust and least-privilege principles. • Lead the deployment and operation of CyberArk, BeyondTrust, or Delinea across privileged account, credential, secrets, and session-management use cases. • Manage the privileged account lifecycle, including provisioning, deprovisioning, vaulting, rotation, and check-in/check-out for human and shared privileged accounts. • Implement privileged session monitoring and recording for high-risk administrative access, just-in-time and time-bound access, and endpoint privilege management to remove local administrator rights and enforce application control. • Design and govern break-glass access procedures with approval and audit controls, and manage brokered, monitored, and time-limited third-party privileged access. • Partner with Infrastructure, Cloud, Security Operations, and Application teams to onboard privileged accounts and integrate PAM controls. • Support SOX, HIPAA, ISO 27001, and NIST Cybersecurity Framework requirements through reporting and audit evidence for privileged access controls. Leadership & People Management Responsibilities: • Lead PAM analysts by setting priorities, engineering standards, performance expectations, and day-to-day operating practices. Knowledge and Capabilities: • Assess privileged access risks, resolve complex identity-security issues, and balance competing program priorities. • Translate PAM risks, control requirements, and implementation decisions into clear guidance for technical teams, business partners, and auditors. What You Need: Required Qualifications • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, Engineering, Business Administration or a related discipline • Minimum 8 years of experience in identity or cybersecurity, including a minimum 4 years of experience focused on privileged access management. • Hands-on experience deploying and operating CyberArk, BeyondTrust, or Delinea. • Experience with credential vaulting, privileged session management, just-in-time access, endpoint privilege management, and secrets management. • Experience securing privileged access across Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, and on-premises environments. • People-leadership or team-lead experience managing analysts or engineers. Preferred Qualifications • Master's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related discipline. • CyberArk Defender or Sentry, CISSP, BeyondTrust, or Delinea certification, or formal training in privileged access management, identity security, or Zero Trust architecture. United States of America Pay Ranges: • USN: $135,600 - $225,900 USD Annual • US5: $142,400 - $237,200 USD Annual • US10: $149,200 - $248,500 USD Annual • US15: $155,900 - $259,800 USD Annual • US20: $162,700 - $271,100 USD Annual • US30: $176,300 - $293,700 USD Annual View the U.S. work location and transparency guide to find the pay range for your location. Travel Percentage: None
This job posting was last updated on 9/22/2026