Cybersecurity Director

Visas Cyber Security organization is expanding its Global Application Access Governance (AAG) program and is seeking an accomplished Director of IAM to join the elite team and lead its Warsaw-based Center of this role the Director will serve as the regional leader for all application-access governance engineering and operations working closely with the Senior Director of Application Access Governance to define strategy deliver the roadmap and operationalize AI-driven automation across Cybersecuritys IAM application-access governance and related processes worldwide.

Key Responsibilities 

Strategic Leadership & Alignment 

• Serve as the primary liaison between the Warsaw hub and the global Application Access Governance (AAG) program ensuring local execution aligns with the strategic vision established by the Senior Director. 
• Play a critical role in shaping multi-year roadmaps that seamlessly integrate Zero-Trust principles evolving regulatory mandates and cutting-edge AI/ML innovations. 

Application Access Governance Execution & Oversight 

• Spearhead the seamless execution of the end-to-end onboarding and full-lifecycle access governance of applications components and appliances maintaining alignment with global AAG objectives. 
• Establish monitor and report actionable KPIs/KRIs SLAs and OKRs delivering clear data-driven insights to the Senior Director and VP of IAM
• Leverage advanced analytics tools (e.g. Excel Power BI Tableau Python) to mine application access data identify access-risk patterns and generate predictive insights that drive risk reduction and control enhancements. 
• Lead the Application Access Governance team enforcing policy compliance resolving exceptions quickly and driving continuous improvement. 

AI & Automation 

• Oversee the integration of AI/ML and GenAI across IAM processes transforming manual tasks into intelligent automated workflows. 
• Mentor and guide junior IAM engineers as they build train and maintain models that strengthen application-access governance detect control violations and recommend corrective actions while minimizing false positives. 
• Collaborate with the IAM technology group to design and launch rapid proofs of concept that accelerate the adoption of advanced automation. 

Engineering Operational Excellence & Customer Support 

• Inspire and lead a cross-functional team of IAM engineers and analysts cultivating a results-oriented culture dedicated to continual enhancement of Application Access Governance process and controls. 
• Drive large-scale automation of IAM control validation self-attestation evidence collection and compliance reporting eliminating manual effort and ensuring perpetual audit readiness. 
• Provide executive-level oversight of IAM customer support ensuring fast AI-driven resolution of access issues while continuously optimizing IAM control performance. 

Stakeholder & Change Management 

• Partner with Application Development Cloud People and Legal teams to embed identity security into new initiatives. 
• Lead change-management efforts to maximize adoption of new IAM capabilities with minimal business disruption. 

Manual IAM Security Configuration Validation 

• Provide executive oversight for the manual review and validation of IAM security configurations for all Critical High and Medium applications that cannot be auto-validated ensuring an enterprise-wide best-in-class security posture and full regulatory compliance. 

Risk Compliance & Audit 

• Own and maintain the IAM risk register engineering and continuously monitoring controls aligned with SOX GDPR PCI DSS and other regulatory requirements. 
• Serve as the senior liaison for internal and external auditors overseeing end-to-end audit cycles ensuring the provision of accurate and timely evidence and driving rapid sustainable remediation in collaboration with the Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC) team

Talent & Team Leadership 

• Build and scale a high-performing IAM organization by recruiting top talent defining clear roles and securing the resources needed for success. 
• Set ambitious yet attainable performance goals deliver ongoing coaching and feedback and conduct regular career-development planning for each team member. 
• Foster an inclusive psychologically safe environment that encourages innovation accountability and cross-functional collaboration. 
• Promote continuous learning through training certifications and hands-on experimentation with emerging IAM AI/ML and cloud-security technologies. 
• Establish robust succession and workforce-planning practices to ensure long-term organizational resilience and knowledge continuity.

This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.

Qualifications :

Basic Qualifications:
10 years of relevant work experience and a Bachelors degree OR 13 years of relevant work experience

Preferred Qualifications:
12 or more years of work experience with a Bachelors Degree or 8-10 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters MBA JD MD) or 6 years of work experience with a PhD
7 years of direct people-management experience including 5 years in a senior leadership role directing global or regional IAM teams with full responsibility for hiring coaching performance management and career development.
Proven ability to build motivate and retain high-performing geographically dispersed teams while fostering an inclusive results-driven culture.
Demonstrated track record of deploying AI/ML or GenAI solutions in security or enterprise-technology contexts.
Expert knowledge of IAM frameworks (NIST ISO 27001 Zero-Trust) and leading platforms (SailPoint Okta CyberArk Azure AD).
Strong background in authentication/authorization architectures cloud IAM and API security.
Advanced scripting/programming skills (Python PowerShell Java etc.) and data-analytics fluency.
Executive-level communication skills in English Polish language proficiency is a plus.
Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related field Masters degree or MBA preferred.
Relevant certifications (CISSP CISM CISA CCSP).

Additional Information :

Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin sexual orientation gender identity disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time