Urgent Remote Opening for Director Information Security & Risk Management | Full-Time.

Position Overview :

Must have:

• This Director-level role requires someone to manage a team of 75 employees including 6 direct reports focusing on Identity and Access Management (IAM) functional responsibilities.
• We need a candidate with extensive experience particularly within the preferred skills outlined in the job summary including both general security and specialized IAM knowledge.
• Ideally they will have a background in leading IAM in an organization of comparable or greater size.
• The successful candidate will demonstrate team leadership skills and possess the functional understanding to effectively guide their IAM teams.
• This includes identifying evaluating and implementing new commercial IAM tools and third-party technologies.
• All candidates must work EST hours.

Responsibilities also include:

• Overseeing quarterly access reviews (Fiber ARC).
• Managing Business-as-Usual (BAU) tasks for existing IAM tools and services including architectures.
• Knowledge of Oracle Access Manager (OAM).
• Healthcare experience is a plus but strong leadership experience within a highly regulated industry (e.g. banking healthcare) is more critical.

Strategic Leadership

• Define and drive the IAM vision strategy and roadmap aligned with enterprise security goals.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives to improve identity governance and access controls.
• Influence executive stakeholders and communicate IAM priorities across the organization.

Technical Expertise

• Understanding of IAM technologies: SSO MFA PAM IGA directory services and federation protocols (e.g. SAML OAuth OpenID Connect).
• Experience with IAM platforms (e.g. SailPoint Azure AD CyberArk OAM RACF).
• Knowledge of cloud IAM (GCP) and hybrid environments.
• Familiarity with regulatory frameworks (e.g. SOX HIPAA GDPR NIST ISO 27001).

Operational Oversight

• Oversee provisioning/deprovisioning processes access reviews and role-based access controls (RBAC).
• Ensure timely resolution of IAM-related incidents and service requests.
• Monitor and report on IAM metrics compliance and audit readiness.

Team & Vendor Management

• Build and lead a high-performing IAM team (architects engineers analysts).
• Manage vendor relationships and evaluate third-party IAM solutions.
• Develop training and awareness programs for IAM best practices.

Risk & Compliance

• Identify and mitigate identity-related risks across systems and applications.
• Ensure alignment with internal policies and external compliance requirements.
• Support internal and external audits with evidence and documentation.

Integration & Architecture

• Collaborate with enterprise architects to ensure IAM fits into broader IT and security architecture.
• Lead integration of IAM with HR systems ERP CRM and other business platforms.
• Drive automation and scalability of IAM processes.

Innovation & Continuous Improvement

• Stay current with emerging IAM trends threats and technologies (AI etc).
• Champion innovation in identity lifecycle management and zero trust initiatives.
• Continuously assess and improve IAM maturity across the organization.