Senior Director, Cybersecurity Operations & Compliance

Data Direct Networks

$175K — $210K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years in IT, focusing on identity and access management; 5+ years in leadership roles.
  • Experience developing and managing IAM strategies and budgets.
  • Hands-on expertise in comprehensive IAM program components.
  • Experience with hybrid environments, including major cloud platforms.
  • Deep understanding of SOX compliance and readiness programs.
  • Proven skills in access automation and configuration management.
  • History of successfully leading technical teams.

Responsibilities

  • Own identity governance strategy and control standards; lead access certification programs.
  • Develop roadmap for SOX readiness and manage compliance audit preparation.
  • Architect and deploy an IAM technology platform for automation and monitoring.
  • Establish governance forums to manage policy exceptions and role conflicts.
  • Chair IT architecture review board; assess design and risk management.
  • Manage public-cloud accounts; oversee cost optimization and access automation.
  • Direct analytics to identify access risks and control effectiveness.
  • Handle risk exceptions for legacy systems and operational constraints.
  • Lead identity governance in mergers and acquisitions, ensuring compliance with enterprise standards.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness packages.
  • Flexibility for remote work or hybrid arrangements.
  • Professional development and certification reimbursement.
  • Generous vacation and paid time off policy.
Full Job Description
Roles and Responsibilities
  • Own the identity governance strategy, operating model, and control standards; lead access certification, role lifecycle, and segregation-of-duties programs with clear accountability for control coverage, exception handling, and decision ownership.
  • Develop the roadmap for SOX readiness and execute the plan to prepare the company for successful audit performance.
  • Architect and deploy a comprehensive IAM technology platform to automate access orchestration, manage privileged access, establish appropriate guardrails for enterprise AI, monitor and manage machine identities, and own a robust IdP/MFA platform.
  • Establish governance forums and escalation paths to resolve policy exceptions, toxic access combinations, and role-design conflicts.
  • Chair the IT architecture review board, assessing technology design, cost, capabilities, and third-party risk management.
  • Manage all public-cloud master accounts and subscriptions; monitor, assess, and optimize cost, least-privilege access, and access automation.
  • Direct workflow, analytics, and reporting to surface access risk, measure control effectiveness, and prioritize remediation based on exposure.
  • Manage risk exceptions and compensating controls when legacy systems, acquired businesses, or operational constraints prevent immediate compliance.
  • Lead the evaluation and modernization of the identity governance platform, processes, and data quality to improve scalability, automation, and evidence integrity.
  • Lead identity governance for M&A activities, managing environments where acquired technologies do not yet meet enterprise standards.
Job Requirements
  • 8+ years of experience in information technology, with an emphasis on identity and access management, including 5+ years leading IAM teams at the manager, director, or higher level.
  • Proven experience owning enterprise IAM strategy, including capital and operating budgets.
  • Deep hands-on expertise across all aspects of a comprehensive IAM program.
  • Experience managing hybrid environments that span on-premises or colocation infrastructure and at least one major cloud platform, such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
  • Deep knowledge of SOX compliance and a proven track record of building readiness programs that deliver successful outcomes.
  • Experience with access automation, configuration management, and modern operations practices.
  • Track record of building, leading, and retaining high-performing technical teams.
  • Legally authorized to work in the United States.

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