Head of Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Head of Identity and Access Management (IAM)
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Job Description
We are one of the largest and most well-known insurance companies in the world. We have been in business for over 150 years and are making sweeping changes to our tech stack.
We are hiring a strategic leader to oversee and evolve our enterprise-wide Identity and Access Management (IAM) program. This is not a technical hands-on keyboard-driven role its a top-tier leadership opportunity with a massive business impact.
The Role in a Nutshell
- Title: Head of IAM
- Reports to: Likely VP or CISO-level leader
- Team: 30 people with 3 direct manager reports
- Scope: IAM for 12000 employees and 20000 bots
- Location: Hybrid NYC-area
Top Priorities
- Unify IAM Engineering & Operations Two previously split functions are now being brought under one leader.
- Rationalize Tooling We are using 19 tools today; this leader will help retire 15 of them and consolidate the stack.
- Lead with Vision Inspire and guide the team through modernization and simplification.
- Drive SaaS & Platform-based IAM Not legacy identity; were looking for someone who understands cloud-native scalable identity platforms.
- Manage Identity for Humans and AI Agents including certificates and authorization policies for both.
What We REALLY Want
- Not a keyboard warrior this is all about strategy communication execution and people leadership
- Proven IAM leadership at scale (15K users preferred)
- Experience consolidating IAM tools & processes
- Comfort with highly regulated environments (finance insurance healthcare)
- Track record of change leadership in security orgs
- Bonus if you hold CISSP but its not required
- Must understand modern IAM architecture (Okta Entra ID IGA PAM RBAC passwordless auth etc.)
Ideal Candidate Background
- Director / Sr. Director / VP of IAM or Information Security
- From Enterprise Level Companies of 8000 users or more
- Has led IAM teams of 2050 people
- Experience moving organizations from fragmented toolsets to centralized platforms
- Understands cloud IAM models (Okta Microsoft Entra ID Saviynt etc.)
- Bonus: Led IAM during a digital transformation or post-acquisition system unification
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full Time
