IAM Compliance Lead in Preston

About Us

Sigma Healthcare is proudly powering pharmacy! We have the largest pharmacy network in Australia with trusted brands including Chemist Warehouse, Amcal and Discount Drug Stores. We are powered by our dedicated people and our leading Australian full line pharmacy wholesale and distribution business that delivers medicines to any pharmacy anywhere in Australia. With Chemist Warehouse now operating in four countries outside Australia, we continue to expand our reach.

About The Role

The IAM Compliance Lead plays a critical role in protecting Sigma Healthcare's digital environment by ensuring the right people have the right access at the right time. This role is responsible for leading Identity and Access Management (IAM) compliance activities across the organisation, driving strong governance practices, and reducing identity‑related risk through effective controls, policies, and lifecycle management. Working closely with Cyber Security, HR, cloud, technology, and retail teams, the role ensures IAM processes are compliant, efficient, and aligned with business and regulatory requirements. Reporting into the Identity & Access Manager, this is an opportunity for a proactive and strategic IAM professional to shape and strengthen Sigma Healthcare's identity governance capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to IAM strategy, roadmap planning and continuous improvement initiatives, with a focus on compliance‑by‑design and operational efficiency.
• Own and maintain the IAM compliance framework, including control mappings, compliance obligations, control testing schedules and evidence requirements.
• Develop and maintain enterprise access policies, RBAC models, approval workflows, and standards to ensure consistent governance, security, and compliance.
• Develop and maintain identity persona data catalogues.
• Lead periodic access reviews, privileged access governance activities, segregation of duties oversight, and user lifecycle compliance monitoring.
• Conduct User and Privilege access certification and recertification.
• Ensure joiner, mover and leaver processes are operating effectively and that identity records, role assignments and access approvals are accurate and timely.
• Ensure identity attributes, personas, and data structures align with Sigma Healthcare's IAM standards and data models.
• Develop dashboards, reporting and metrics for IAM control health, policy adherence, risk exposure, review completion and remediation performance.
• Design and implement RBAC and ABAC control patterns, privileged access, and entitlement management solutions.

About You

The ideal candidate will bring strong experience in IAM, cyber governance, and identity compliance within complex enterprise environments. A practical understanding of access governance, risk management, and compliance frameworks is essential, along with the ability to work effectively across both technical and business teams to improve security and operational outcomes.

Key experience and capabilities include:

• A tertiary qualification and at least 5 years' experience in a similar IAM, governance, or compliance‑focused role.
• Strong knowledge of IAM frameworks and standards including NIST and ISO27001.
• Proven experience in auditing, governance, access reviews, and compliance activities within complex enterprise environments.
• Hands‑on experience with leading Identity Governance & Administration (IGA) platforms such as Okta ISPM, SailPoint, Saviynt, and Microsoft Entra ID Governance.
• Exposure to the healthcare industry or similarly regulated environments.
• Industry certifications such as CISA, CISM, or CIAM will be highly regarded.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deliver outcomes on schedule.

Success in this role will come from balancing governance and operational delivery, building strong stakeholder relationships, and contributing to the continuous improvement of IAM practices across the organisation.

Benefits

• Career growth and development opportunities.
• Opportunity to work alongside a highly skilled and collaborative Cyber Security team with deep expertise across IAM, cloud security, governance, risk, and security operations.
• Discounts across all Chemist Warehouse Retail group brands.
• Access to ongoing training and professional development.
• Free flu vaccinations.
• Access to EAP and support service.
• Subsided café on‑site.