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Boyd Gaming Corporation has been successful in gaming jurisdiction in which we operate in the United States and is one of the premier casino entertainment companies in the United States. Never content to rest upon our successes, we will continue to evolve and retain a position of leadership in our industry. Our past success, our current business philosophies and our sound business planning, combine to position Boyd Gaming Corporation to maximize value for our shareholders, our team members and our communities.

APPLICANTS MUST LIVE IN LAS VEGAS AREA, AS THIS ROLE IS IN PERSON AT THE CORPORATE OFFICE 

Strategic Responsibilities

• Develop and own a multi-year IAM strategy and roadmap, including short-term (operational), mid-term (optimization), and long-term (transformational) initiatives.
• Evaluate, recommend, and lead adoption of new IAM technologies when needed to enhance security posture, scalability, and user experience.
• Maximize value from existing IAM platforms by optimizing configurations, driving adoption of underutilized features, and ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Partner with executive leadership to align IAM strategy with enterprise risk, digital transformation, and technology modernization initiatives.
• Monitor and analyze industry trends, emerging threats, and regulatory changes to proactively evolve the IAM program.
• Define and measure key performance indicators (KPIs) and outcomes that clearly demonstrate the maturity and effectiveness of IAM services.
• Develop the long-term vision for IAM governance, lifecycle automation, privileged access strategy, and integration of behavioral analytics.

Essential Job Duties

• Lead the IAM team responsible for deploying identity and access controls across geographically diverse environments.
• Ensure IAM standards, patterns, and implementation practices are consistently applied across all lines of business, including online and digital operations.
• Direct the implementation of IAM solutions consistent with policies, processes, and architectural standards.
• Ensure IAM systems are securely configured, well-documented, and maintained with rigor and consistency.
• Oversee governance across SSO, MFA, directory services, certificates, privileged access, automation, and analytics.
• Manage internal and external user access across organizational systems and third-party ecosystems.
• Oversee recurring access review processes, ensuring alignment with audit, certification, and regulatory requirements.
• Act as primary IAM liaison for incident response, SOC operations, application teams, and senior leadership.
• Participate in project and change management forums to ensure IAM controls are embedded early in solution design.
• Collaborate with auditors to establish, maintain, and demonstrate compliance with regulatory and privacy standards.
• Serve as a key contributor to disaster recovery and business continuity planning as it relates to IAM.

Ability to get licensed in all gaming jurisdictions where Boyd operates

Skills and Experience 

• 7-10+ years of cybersecurity experience with at least 5 years focused on IAM leadership and operations.
• Deep technical mastery of IAM architecture, design, and implementation across hybrid cloud and on-prem environments.
• Expertise with SSO, MFA, Active Directory, PKI, privileged access management, APIs, and lifecycle automation.
• Experience with major regulations such as PCI, FFIEC, SOX, HIPAA, GDPR, GLBA, and frameworks such as ISO, NIST, ITIL.
• Demonstrated ability to develop long-range strategies, roadmaps, and enterprise security capabilities.
• Proven ability to evaluate technology platforms, lead POCs, and influence purchasing and modernization decisions.
• Experience working with SailPoint IIQ or ISC as the Identity Security & Governance platform
• Experience developing and implementing IAM strategy across a multi-property corporate enterprise
• Strong leadership, communication, mentorship, and stakeholder engagement skills.

Additional Qualifications 

• Experience with AWS, Azure, or multi-cloud IAM solutions.
• Familiarity with ISO 27001, NIST CSF, HITECH, CIS, SOC 2, and state privacy laws.
• Working knowledge of Windows, Linux, Unix, and industry-leading IAM tools.
• Highly self-directed, strategic thinker with the ability to anticipate threats and design future-state controls.
• Demonstrates a high degree of integrity and the ability to lead by example.
• Experience operating in a multi-jurisdiction Gaming operations.
• Comfortable working with various regulatory groups through full audit lifecycle, i.e. SOX, PCI, Nevada Gaming

Nice To Have 

• Experience with a Privileged Access Management platform such as CyberArk
• Experience with ServiceNow ITSM
• Experience with Workday (HCM/FINS)
• Experience managing a hybrid geographically diverse team

Education Requirements 

• A bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Assurance, MIS, or similar experience is required.

Certification Requirements 

• CISSP and/or SANS certifications (GSE); CISM preferred.

Boyd Gaming is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class.

Boyd Gaming is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class.