10+ years of cybersecurity leadership in Identity & Access Management (IAM)
Proven experience building or maturing enterprise IAM programs
Leadership experience in large or complex organizations
Demonstrated ownership of IAM strategy and implementation
Strong knowledge of IGA, PAM, authentication, and identity lifecycle management
Experience in Azure or cloud-first environments
Ability to effectively communicate with both executives and technical teams
Experience managing internal teams and external vendors
Deep understanding of cybersecurity governance and regulatory requirements
Strong executive communication skills with the ability to convey complex topics clearly
Responsibilities
Own the strategy and development of the enterprise IAM program
Establish policies, governance, and standards for secure identity management
Develop and maintain IAM roadmap in collaboration with key stakeholders
Lead initiatives for Identity Governance and Administration including lifecycle management
Drive the adoption of Privileged Access Management
Oversee authentication, authorization, and directory services across various environments
Advance automation for provisioning and access management
Manage resources, vendors, and ensure accountability to program objectives
Establish KPIs and reporting programs to measure program performance
Investigate and lead corrective actions for identity-related incidents
Serve as senior IAM advisor to executives and project teams
Benefits
Comprehensive health insurance
401(k) retirement plan with company match
Professional development opportunities
Flexible work arrangements
Generous vacation and paid time off
Employee assistance program
Wellness and health-related benefits
Full Job Description
Head of Identify Access Management (IAM)
WHAT YOU WILL DO
Own the strategy, development and continued maturation of the enterprise IAM program.
Establish the policies, governance, standards and operating model required to manage identity securely at scale.
Develop and maintain the enterprise IAM roadmap in partnership with cybersecurity, technology and business leadership.
Lead Identity Governance and Administration initiatives, including lifecycle management, access certification, role-based access and entitlement management.
Drive the adoption and continued development of Privileged Access Management.
Oversee authentication, authorization, directory services and identity integrations across legacy and cloud environments.
Advance automation for provisioning, deprovisioning and access management.
Manage internal resources, vendor teams and managed-security partners while ensuring accountability to SLAs and program objectives.
Establish KPIs, reporting and training programs to measure performance and maturity.
Investigate complex identity-related incidents and lead corrective action.
Serve as the senior IAM advisor to executives, project teams, developers and technology leaders.
HOW YOU WILL QUALIFY
10+ years of cybersecurity leadership experience with significant ownership of Identity & Access Management.
Proven experience building, transforming or materially maturing an enterprise IAM program.
Previous leadership experience within a large or complex enterprise environment.
Demonstrated ownership of both IAM strategy and execution.
Strong experience across IGA, PAM, authentication, authorization, directory services and identity lifecycle management.
Experience leading IAM within an Azure or cloud-first environment.
Ability to operate credibly with executives while maintaining the technical depth required to challenge architects, engineers and vendors.
Experience managing sizable internal teams, external vendors and managed-service providers.
Strong understanding of cybersecurity governance, architecture, operations, risk and regulatory requirements.
Executive communication skills with the ability to translate complex identity topics into business impact.
This role requires a proven IAM leader who has successfully done this work before-not an emerging leader stepping into enterprise ownership for the first time.
