Senior Workforce IAM Governance Specialist
Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company
Buffalo, NY · Posted September 10, 2026
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About the job
This role is four days onsite at our Seneca One Buffalo, NY location, with the flexibility to work from home one day per week
Overview:
Responsible for analyzing, documenting, and monitoring compliance with Workforce Identity Access Management policies, procedures, and best practices. Creates new or updates existing processes and governance that ensure resiliency and security of organization..
Primary Responsibilities:
Create policies and processes to assist Cybersecurity with consistently monitoring and securing organization.
Participate in the development, review, and update of strategies, policies and procedures pertaining to various governance areas.
Research and analyze industry best practices and regulatory requirements and make recommendations for policy enhancements to improve resiliency and security of organization.
Maintain and implement systems and processes for monitoring compliance to policies and procedures and identifying data for daily business management.
Analyze and produce insightful reports with recommendations for Cybersecurity senior leadership.
Partner with Cybersecurity, Technology, and First Line Risk teams and, at times, business lines to proactively mitigate risk through creation of robust policies and procedures.
Coordinate responses to audit and regulatory requests, by gathering data and actively participating in documentation reviews for accuracy.
Collaborate with Cybersecurity teams and managers to create process documentation, reporting, and performance metrics.
Coordinates various aspects of remediation activities by tracking team completion and drafting key actions, timeline, and communication plan.
Build relationships among stakeholders in Cybersecurity teams to ensure successful creation and implementation of processes.
Serve as a resource to Cybersecurity teams and managers to educate and assist with projects.
Understand and adhere to the Company’s risk and regulatory standards, policies, and controls in accordance with the Company’s Risk Appetite. Design, implement, maintain, and enhance internal controls to mitigate risk on an ongoing basis. Identify risk-related issues needing escalation to management.
Promote an environment that supports belonging and reflects the M&T Bank brand.
Maintain M&T internal control standards, including timely implementation of internal and external audit points together with any issues raised by external regulators as applicable.
Complete other related duties as assigned.
Scope of Responsibilities:
Partners with peers, manager, Cybersecurity team and leadership, First Line Risk team, Internal Audit team, and external auditors
Determines and develops approach to solutions. Work is evaluated upon completion to ensure objectives have been met. Work is accomplished with periodic check-ins for alignment and limited direction.
Working knowledge of multiple cybersecurity platforms and applications within function
Manager Responsibilities:
No supervisory responsibilities.
Education and Experience Required:
Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 3 years’ relevant work experience, or in lieu of a degree, a combined minimum of 7 years’ higher education and/or work experience inclusive of a minimum 2 years’ work experience in Cybersecurity, Technology, or Risk/Audit
Demonstrated intermediate knowledge of IAM principles and compliance requirements.
Experience with Power BI and/or SQL
Education and Experience Preferred:
Working knowledge of SailPoint, Azure AD, Entra ID, CyberArk, or PAM solutions
Experience with IAM road mapping, tooling strategy and modernization
Familiar with cloud identity strategy such as Azure AD, Entra ID, RBAC, conditional access, and privileged role governance
Working knowledge of multiple cybersecurity platforms and applications within function
Proficient level of thinking critically and solving problems
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Proven experience collaborating with leaders to execute results.
Demonstrated intermediate knowledge of technology risk principles and compliance requirements
Demonstrated ability to translating technical requirements into clear policies and procedures.
M&T Bank is committed to fair, competitive, and market-informed pay for our employees. The pay range for this position is $97,100.00 - $161,800.00 Annual (USD). The successful candidate’s particular combination of knowledge, skills, and experience will inform their specific compensation.
Location Buffalo, New York, United States of America