Full-Time
Senior Manager
IAM Operations & Governance
Capital Group
5,001-10,000 employees
Asset management with long-term portfolios
Compensation Overview
$187k - $375.3k/yr
Irvine, CA, USA + 3 more
More locations: Charlotte, NC, USA | San Antonio, TX, USA | New York, NY, USA
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- Deep expertise in Identity and Access Management, including identity lifecycle management, access certifications, RBAC/ABAC, privileged access management, and cloud/SaaS IAM.
- 10+ years in cybersecurity, including 5+ years of proven leadership building, scaling, and automating high-performing operations teams, track record of driving accountability, engagement, and career growth.
- Experience applying automation and analytics to improve IAM outcomes.
- Successfully led managers and senior professionals in large, regulated enterprise environments.
- Understanding of risks related to non-human identities and emerging AI-driven access patterns.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, including experience working with audit and risk partners.
- Experience in financial services or similarly regulated industries.
- Familiarity with global operating models, including follow-the-sun support structures.
- Lead IAM Operations and Governance organizations, including teams responsible for identity lifecycle management, access provisioning, certifications, entitlement management, and privileged access oversight.
- Establish and scale a repeatable operating model that drives consistent IAM outcomes across regions, platforms, and identity types (human and non-human).
- Serve as a trusted execution partner to the Head of IAM, providing transparency into delivery risk, control gaps, and operational capacity.
- Ensure enterprise IAM governance processes are executed consistently, including access controls, certifications, and segregation-of-duties requirements.
- Align IAM governance activities to regulatory expectations and risk priorities in financial services.
- Partner with Risk, Audit, and Compliance teams to support examinations, remediate findings, and eliminate repeat issues through structural improvements.
- Ensure IAM services operate as mission-critical (Tier 0) platforms with strong availability, resilience, and recoverability.
- Drive operational excellence across access fulfillment, application onboarding, authentication integrity, and entitlement accuracy.
- Reduce operational risk by addressing both technical and human single points of failure.
- Execute IAM modernization initiatives, including workflow automation, reducing manual reviews, and improving identity data quality.
- Partner with engineering and analytics teams to operationalize AI/ML capabilities for anomaly detection, access risk identification, and certification optimization.
- Ensure IAM controls effectively scale to non-human identities and emerging AI-enabled systems.
- Define and report KPIs and KRIs that measure control effectiveness, risk posture, service performance, and automation progress.
- Deliver accurate, decision-grade metrics for leadership, governance forums, and audit transparency.
- Proactively identify operational debt, control drift, and emerging access risks through data-driven insights.
- Serve as a senior IAM partner to Global Technology, HR, application teams, and governance functions.
- Embed IAM controls into business and technology workflows to minimize friction while maintaining strong security posture.
- Influence adoption of standardized IAM practices across the enterprise.
- Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing IAM leadership bench.
- Establish clear accountability, decision rights, and ownership of controls.
- Foster continuous learning across advanced IAM domains, including privileged access, cloud identity, and AI-related risks.
- Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or related field preferred.
Capital Group is a private investment firm that manages equities and fixed-income assets for individuals and institutions. It focuses on long-term investing through high-conviction portfolios and rigorous research, using the American Funds lineup to seek solid results. The firm differentiates itself with a globally distributed team of more than 8,000 associates and a strong emphasis on personal accountability guiding investment decisions. Its goal is to improve people’s lives through successful investing.
Company Size
5,001-10,000
Company Stage
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Total Funding
$64B
Headquarters
Dongcheng District, China
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What believers are saying
- The new Los Angeles headquarters consolidates associates into a vertical campus.
- A $70 million annual investment adds 130 client-facing sales roles over two years.
- HSBC Private Bank distribution expands hybrid credit access for European and Asian wealthy clients.
What critics are saying
- SEBI’s 2026 notice creates India enforcement, fines, and trading-restriction risk.
- Front-running allegations threaten institutional mandates and client confidence in flagship American Funds.
- Hybrid credit competition from Apollo and Schroders pressures product differentiation and liquidity management.
What makes Capital Group unique
- Capital Group’s 1931 founding and The Capital System emphasize long-term, high-conviction active investing.
- Its private ownership and 8,000-plus associates support patient capital allocation and accountability.
- The KKR partnership combines Capital Group public credit with private credit exposure.
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Are Personalized TDFs the Future of QDIAs? By Strategic Retirement Partners. Twenty years ago, Congress transformed retirement investing by establishing a fiduciary safe harbor for qualified default investment alternatives. Now industry experts say the future belongs to personalized solutions and, potentially, new innovations. At the "QDIA Evolution" session at the 2026 PLANSPONSOR National Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, organized by PLANADVISER's sister publication this week, panelists from Vanguard, Capital Group and Strategic Retirement Partners agreed that the future of default investing will likely be more personalized. The speakers cautioned plan sponsors to resist change for its own sake and to remain focused on the participant outcomes they want their plans to achieve. The discussion centered on the evolution of QDIAs, which gained widespread adoption after the Pension Protection Act of 2006 created legal protections for plan sponsors using approved default investments such as target-date funds, balanced funds and managed accounts. The law helped accelerate a transition away from stable value and money market defaults toward diversified, age-based investment strategies. TDFs have since emerged as the dominant investment vehicle in DC plans. From TDFs to increased personalization. According to various reports, TDFs are estimated to comprise between 40% and 50% of defined contribution assets. "The whole concept behind target-date funds was to take a fairly complex decision - asset allocation - out of the hands of participants," said John Doyle, a senior retirement strategist at Capital Group. "It was built to work for the majority of participants in a plan." That simplicity remains one of the strongest arguments for TDFs, which continue to dominate the QDIA landscape. Technically, TDFs are professionally managed, meaning participants do not need to alter portfolios as they age to adjust their investment risk profiles. Yet panelists said pressure is building to tailor investments more closely to individuals' circumstances. When Phil Senderowitz, managing director of Strategic Retirement Partners, was asked if managed accounts or personalized TDFs would overtake traditional TDFs, he responded, "In the next five years, no. But over time, you're going to see a lot more personalization." Senderowitz argued that advances in technology are making personalization more practical and affordable than it was when QDIAs first emerged. Rather than placing all participants of the same age into identical portfolios, newer approaches can incorporate factors such as savings rates, account balances and other participant characteristics. Still, panelists repeatedly emphasized that personalization is not automatically superior. "There's this perception that when you use the word personalization, personalization must be better," Doyle said. "The right personalization is probably going to be better. But how much data are you using, where are you getting that data, and what aren't you getting that you might be missing?" Private markets? The panel also explored whether TDFs themselves are likely to change. From private market allocations to guaranteed retirement income products and even the addition of artificial intelligence tools, panelists said plan sponsors have plenty to consider in terms of modifications to TDFs. Brian Miller, a senior manager of multi-asset product management and strategy at Vanguard, predicted evolution, rather than disruption. "When I think about the QDIA space over the next five to 10 years, I really think of it more as refinement, rather than reinvention," Miller said. "Target-date funds, as they exist today, have done a really good job for investors." Miller said AI could eventually play a meaningful role in participant engagement and decisionmaking, but he warned against exaggerated claims of it immediately playing a major role. "I'd be a little wary of some of those claims until we really prove them out," he said. "It's not going to replace things like fiduciary oversight or sound investing principles." Though private-market assets have featured prominently in discussions at this year's conference, including the keynote address from Deputy Secretary of Labor Daniel Aronowitz, panelists warned plan sponsors about quickly jumping into adding allocations to alternative asset classes. "People are waiting for track records," Doyle said. "Don't make [your glide path] different [just] to make it different. Make it different to make it better." Each panelist said plan sponsors should - when considering alternative investments or their plans' QDIA - focus on outcomes, understand participant demographics and evaluate whether any investment is performing as intended. "Think about your QDIA as the core of your plan," Miller said. "For most of your participants, that's exactly what it is." Strategic Retirement Partners (SRP) is a leading national team of retirement plan-focused financial advisors. Let's talk about your company's retirement plan needs.
Vodafone Idea has priced its ₹18,000 crore follow-on public offering at ₹11 per equity share, marking India's largest-ever FPO. The issue, which ran from 18 to 22 April 2024, was subscribed nearly seven times, driven by institutional investors including GQG, Capital Group and Fidelity Investments. The ₹11 pricing represented a 26% discount to the recent preferential issue price of ₹14.87 and a 15% discount to the closing price of ₹12.95. Qualified institutional buyers subscribed 1.23 times, non-institutional investors 1.93 times, whilst retail participation reached 42%. Following the board's pricing approval, Vodafone Idea shares rallied 10.24% to ₹14.21 on BSE. The fundraise aims to support the debt-laden telecom operator's network expansion and competitive positioning.
Capital Group has acquired a 5.61% stake in South Korean tobacco company KT&G, according to a regulatory filing. The purchases were made by Capital Research and Management Company, the asset manager's investment arm, on 24 April and 2 May. The acquisition places Capital Group alongside other major foreign shareholders including BlackRock, First Eagle Investment Management and Singapore's GIC. Foreign investors now hold 49.15% of KT&G's outstanding shares. KT&G shares rose to a record high of 173,000 won following the announcement, closing above 170,000 won for the first time. The company reported strong first-quarter results, with revenue rising 12.8% year-on-year to 1.54 trillion won and operating profit climbing 32.6% to 382.9 billion won, driven by overseas cigarette sales.
Capital Group plans first office in the Middle East. Benno Klingenberg-Timm, head of institutional for Europe and Asia, will relocate to lead its Abu Dhabi office. 5 May 2026 Capital Group has announced plans to establish its first office in the Middle East, in the UAE's Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM). The firm expects the Abu Dhabi office to formally open later this year, subject to regulatory approvals. The move reflects the firm's conviction in the Middle East, the UAE and Abu Dhabi as a rapidly evolving and strong financial ecosystem, supported by Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO), Capital Group said in a statement. The planned Abu Dhabi location will be Capital Group's 35th office worldwide, and as in other markets, the intent is to build steadily over time, aligned with client needs and Capital Group's long-term investment culture. Capital Group is relocating Benno Klingenberg-Timm, head of institutional for Europe and Asia, to take on the additional responsibility of head of its Abu Dhabi office. H.E. Ahmed Jasim Al Zaabi, chairman of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), said, "We are pleased to welcome Capital Group to ADGM as more leading global financial institutions choose Abu Dhabi as the base for their long-term regional expansion." "Their decision underscores the value investors place on regulatory certainty, strong institutions and a stable environment for sustainable growth. With a robust legal framework and access to deep, long-term capital, ADGM is built to support global firms operating at scale." Mike Gitlin, president and CEO of Capital Group, commented: "We take a long-term and deliberate approach to building our global footprint, and we move only when we have high conviction. This is one of those moments. Establishing a presence in Abu Dhabi demonstrates our commitment to being closer to our business partners across the Middle East as well as our intent to explore further investments in this dynamic region." Capital Group's expansion into Abu Dhabi reflects ADIO's commitment to create a future-facing financial services ecosystem led by ADIO's FinTech, Insurance, Digital and Alternative Assets (FIDA) platform, the statement added. Fatima Al Hamadi, head of the FIDA cluster, said: "Through the FIDA cluster, ADIO is building an integrated financial ecosystem that brings together innovative solutions, digital capabilities and advanced regulatory frameworks, reinforcing Abu Dhabi's position as a leading global financial centre." "Capital Group's expansion in Abu Dhabi reflects the strength and attractiveness of the emirate's ecosystem for global institutions with long-term ambitions. It also underscores our commitment to enabling strategic investments and enhancing integration across global markets, contributing to sustainable growth and a future-ready economy."
Hang Seng Bank partners with Capital Group in Hong Kong. Hang Seng Bank will have exclusive rights to distribute Capital Group's flagship US equity fund to its retail customers for three months. Hang Seng Bank has partnered with Capital Group to distribute four funds across multi-asset, fixed income and equities. The Hong Kong-headquartered bank will have exclusive rights to distribute Capital Group's flagship US equity fund, Capital Group Investment Company of America, for a three-month period. Capital Group, which manages $3.4trn in assets, will also distribute its flagship global equity product, Capital Group New Perspective Fund, and a fixed income product, Capital Group Global High Income Opportunities, to Hang Seng Bank's retail clients. The fourth fund, the Capital Group Capital Income Builder, will be made available to investors in the second quarter of this year, the firms said in a statement on Wednesday. Toby Chan, head of client group Greater China, Capital Group, said: "This collaboration reflects a shared commitment to long-term investing and delivering time-tested investment strategies to clients." "Grounded in deep fundamental research and a multiple-manager investment approach, this carefully constructed suite of strategies reflects an investment philosophy that has endured across market cycles, helping clients remain invested and build long-term wealth with confidence." Ricky Lin, head of investments and wealth solutions, Hang Seng Bank, said: "This arrangement aligns well with the Bank's strategic priorities, further strengthening our service commitment and purpose through a broader and more diversified range of investment solutions." "Leveraging our brand and positioning, we will provide Hong Kong customers with leading wealth management services."