Costco IT is responsible for the technical future of Costco Wholesale, the third largest retailer in the world with wholesale operations in fourteen countries. Despite our size and explosive international expansion, we continue to provide a family, employee centric atmosphere in which our employees thrive and succeed. As proof, Costco ranks seventh in Forbes “World’s Best Employers”.

This is an environment unlike anything in the high-tech world and the secret of Costco’s success is its culture. The value Costco puts on its employees is well documented in articles from a variety of publishers including Bloomberg and Forbes. Our employees and our members come FIRST. Costco is well known for its generosity and community service and has won many awards for its philanthropy. The company joins with its employees to take an active role in volunteering by sponsoring many opportunities to help others.

Come join the Costco Wholesale IT family. Costco IT is a dynamic, fast-paced environment, working through exciting transformation efforts. We are building the next generation retail environment where you will be surrounded by dedicated and highly professional employees.

As a member of the IT Management Team, you are responsible for managing, developing, and leading a team of employees. Your role includes leading the specific functional responsibilities of your team, which involves overseeing team performance and deliverables. However, your role as a leader within our organization requires more than the management of resources and day-to-day operations. As a steward of the company, you are charged with the development and execution of your team’s strategic vision and plan, and ensuring that your team’s actions align with the larger goals of the company and the IT Division.

This Identity Governance and Administration Compliance Manager’s main objective will be to lead the Identity Access Management (IAM) team to address SOX compliance requirements including, but not limited to, centralization administration of access management and identity governance, enforcement of segregation of duties (SoD) policies, regular auditing to verify user rights and permissions across the infrastructure, and automatic logging and tracking tools that generate clear reports for compliance audits.

As the primary conduit between your employees and upper leadership, your role in communicating and modeling the values and guiding principles of our company culture is of vital importance. All members of IT Management should strive to consciously and consistently foster a culture of engagement, trust, and “open door” communication.

If you want to be a part of one of the worldwide BEST companies “to work for”, simply apply and let your career be reimagined.

ROLE

INTEGRITY: When achieving benchmarks and goals, use methods/strategies that are consistent with the Code of Ethics and the Standard of Ethics for Managers and Supervisors. Always leads by example. Appropriately handles employee concerns and follows through to resolution.

MEMBER SERVICE: Provides and ensures staff provides an exceptional member experience.

ADMINISTRATION: Ensures proper department coverage (writing schedule and break aids if needed). Understands department budget, able to research and explain budget variances.

MANAGING PERFORMANCE: Coaches and mentors employees to provide support and guidance. Has regular open and honest conversations with employees to discuss work performance and career development. Identifies learning opportunities to strengthen employee knowledge, skill and ability.

COMMUNICATION: Regularly shares information with employees via meetings and one-on-one conversations. Successfully navigates difficult conversations with employees, members, and suppliers. Listens, expresses empathy and adapts to get points across. Addresses issues immediately to ensure a timely resolution and to avoid escalating the situation. Consistently demonstrates business knowledge during interactions with senior management.

SELF-MANAGEMENT: Demonstrates sound judgment, taking a partner when necessary.

INCLUSION : Encourages different approaches and ideas to work and to accomplish goals. Seeks employee input. Takes the time to get to know or reach out to candidates who show potential that may not come forward on their own.

COMPLIANCE AND SAFETY: Takes measures to ensure employee and member information is kept confidential and adheres to IS security policy.

This is a full-time management/leadership position (45+ hours per week).

REQUIRED

Excellent communication skills, both oral and written; ability to communicate IAM issues to executives, end users, and stakeholders in an effective and appropriate manner.

Advance knowledge on plan and execution of SOX control for access management .

Familiarity with SailPoint technology.

Knowledge on SAP security design.

Knowledge on SAP GRC.

Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills, able to work with people at all management levels.

Self-motivated, responsible, conscientious, and detail-oriented with excellent work ethic.

Previous management experience; strong proven leadership, team building, conflict resolution, and personnel development skills, as well as demonstrated success leading teams in a challenging environment.

Ability to establish and foster a positive working environment.

Experience maintaining a project portfolio to ensure milestones, resources, and budgets are managed effectively.

Experience developing and managing a diverse team with various levels of technical expertise.

Experience creating and managing department budgets.

Proven ability to identify areas for process improvement, and then create and execute a plan for improvement.

HIPAA Training and Supervisors Orientation (within 30 days of hire); Leadership Development 101 (within one year); Costco Pay Policies (within 90 days of promotion).

Recommended

Minimum 4 years’ advanced knowledge on Security compliance.

Minimum 5 years' experience working in a large company in the IAM technology area .

5+ years’ of experience with enterprise Identity Management solutions, such as SailPoint, CyberArk, and SSO .

General understanding of security Master data.

Advanced analytical skills; experience working with reports and performing analysis based on data.

Familiar with IAM security for applications.

Excellent understanding of authentication, authorization, role-based access, least privilege, and segregation of duties access control concepts .

Experience managing projects through the full system development life cycle.

Experience in Identity and Access Governance, including Role based access control, access request, and certification .

Knowledge of LDAP, Active Directory, SAML, Oauth, and relevant IT architectures.

Knowledge of provisioning, federation, data sync, and directory services in a hybrid cloud environment.

Proficient understanding of evolving Information Security regulations and best practices.

Required Documents

• Cover Letter

• Resume

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Pay Range: $135,000 - $200,000, Bonus and Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) eligible

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health benefits - medical/dental/vision/hearing aid/pharmacy/behavioral health/employee assistance, health care reimbursement account, dependent care assistance plan, short-term disability and long-term disability insurance, AD&D insurance, life insurance, 401(k), stock purchase plan to eligible employees.

Costco is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Costco is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to IT-Recruiting@costco.com

If hired, you will be required to provide proof of authorization to work in the United States. Applicants and employees for this position will not be sponsored for work authorization, including, but not limited to H1-B visas.