Identity Governance & Administration Lead
On-siteBrea, California, United States
Job Summary
Define and lead enterprise Identity Governance & Administration strategy, roadmap, and operating model across workforce, customer, privileged, third-party, machine, and AI identities. Oversee lifecycle processes including joiner, mover, and leaver access for enterprise apps, cloud, SaaS, and critical platforms while driving RBAC/ABAC initiatives, role mining, and entitlement management. Establish governance frameworks ensuring alignment with privacy, regulatory, and user experience requirements, and collaborate with the Detection team to mature identity threat detection capabilities through behavioral analytics. Build and lead a high-performing identity governance function, providing executive reporting on access risk, maturity, and remediation progress while partnering with Security, IT, HR, Legal, and Product teams.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, Engineering, or a related field
- 7+ years leading enterprise IAM/IGA programs
- 2+ years of experience managing MSPs
- Experience supporting large-scale global organizations with multiple business units, acquisitions, and complex application ecosystems
- Hands-on experience with a leading IGA platform (SailPoint, Saviynt, Entra ID Governance, or Okta)
- Deep expertise in: Joiner/Mover/Leaver processes; Access certifications; Entitlement management; RBAC/ABAC; Segregation of Duties (SoD); Access request and approval workflows; Identity lifecycle management
Desired Qualifications
- Equivalent industry experience, military service, professional certifications, and demonstrated leadership experience are valued equally
- One or more of the following certifications: Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate; Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect Expert; SailPoint IdentityIQ / ISC Certifications; Saviynt Certifications; Certified Identity and Access Manager (CIAM)
- Prior ownership of enterprise identity governance strategy and roadmap
- Experience building or transforming an IGA program from low maturity to optimized maturity
- Experience supporting M&A integration and identity consolidation programs
- CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CCSP certification(s)
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