Head of Identity & Access Management

Position Title: Identity & Access Management Director
Location: Dallas Austin Ashburn Boston Chicago San Francisco

Your role
As the Director of Identity and Access Management you will be the strategic leader behind our enterprise-wide IAM visiondriving secure scalable and compliant identity solutions that enable business agility and protect our digital ecosystem. Youll lead a high-performing team and collaborate across IT security HR and business units to modernize and operationalize IAM capabilities in a hybrid cloud-first environment.

What youll do
Shape and execute the enterprise IAM strategy aligning with broader cybersecurity and business objectives.
Lead the deployment and lifecycle management of IAM platforms and services including SSO MFA PAM IGA and directory services.
Establish and enforce IAM governance including access reviews RBAC policy frameworks and regulatory compliance (SOX HIPAA GDPR etc.).
Drive Zero Trust and cloud IAM transformation integrating modern identity architectures across AWS Azure and SaaS ecosystems.
Collaborate cross-functionally with IT HR compliance and business stakeholders to streamline identity workflows and improve user experience.
Oversee IAM risk assessments audits and incident response ensuring alignment with internal controls and external standards.
Mentor and lead a team of IAM engineers and analysts while managing vendor relationships and contract negotiations.
Deliver executive-level reporting on IAM performance maturity and risk posture through KPIs and dashboards.

What youll need
Bachelors degree in Computer Science Cybersecurity or related field (Masters or MBA preferred).
10 years in IT with 5 years in IAM leadership roles within complex enterprise environments.
Deep expertise in IAM technologies and protocols: SAML OAuth OIDC LDAP AD Azure AD Okta SailPoint CyberArk etc.
Proven experience with cloud-native IAM in AWS Azure or GCP.
Strong understanding of regulatory frameworks and audit processes.
Certifications such as CISSP CISM CCSP or CIAM are a plus.
Exceptional leadership communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
Familiarity with DevSecOps automation and identity federation in hybrid environments.

A bit about us
Digital Realty brings companies and data together by delivering the full spectrum of data center colocation and interconnection solutions. PlatformDIGITAL the companys global data center platform provides customers with a secure data meeting place and a proven Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx) solution methodology for powering innovation and efficiently managing Data Gravity challenges. Digital Realty gives its customers access to the connected data communities that matter to them with a global data center footprint of 300 facilities in 50 metros across 28 countries on six continents.

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A bit about our Digital team
Our IT team is at the heart of our business. We develop infrastructures design and build networks support servers and provide the first line of support by delivering rich connectivity for our customers. With new data centers coming online all the time its a rapidly changing technical environment so our team is always ready to innovate and take the lead on projects. We constantly develop deploy and support vital networks and data services that drive business performance and improve life for customers around the globe.

What we can offer you
Our rapidly evolving business sector offers the opportunity to be part of a courageous and passionate team who work together to understand and meet the changing needs of our global customers.

Join us and youll be part of a supportive and inclusive environment where you can bring your whole self to work. As part of our team youll get to work with people from different business areas challenge the way we do things and put your ideas into action. Well also give you plenty of development opportunities so you can build a rewarding and successful career with us.

Our Compensation Philosophy
Digital Realty offers its employees a highly competitive compensation package excellent benefits and an environment that recognizes and rewards your contributions. Central to our compensation philosophy is rewarding our employees for achieving the values and objectives aligned to the companys overall goals and values.

Our published pay ranges reflect the minimum and maximum target for new hire pay for the full-time position determined by role level and geographical location. Individual pay is based on additional factors including but not limited to job-related skills experience and relevant education and/or training. Moreover an employees total compensation package varies by role and may include salary cash bonus or commissions and equity awards not quantified below.

Compensation range: $180000 $220000 annually. This compensation range represents the Companys good faith belief as to what it will pay as a base salary/hourly rate for this position at the time of this posting.

Benefits: For this role Benefits include medical dental vision life and AD&D insurance 401k match disability benefits wellness and education benefits employee stock purchase plan paid time off holidays and more.
This is an exciting time to join our business so apply now and make your mark on our future.

This is an exciting time to join our business so apply now and make your mark on our future.

Notes:
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

Digital Realty is an equal opportunity employer EOE/AA/M/F/Vets/Disabled. All applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity age national origin disability or protected veteran status or other status protected by law or Company policy.

Digital Realty is a publicly traded company (NYSE: DLR) with investment grade ratings from all three major ratings agencies.

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