Senior Director, Identity Access Management & Data Security (R-18810)
Eyeota
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See open jobs at Eyeota.See open jobs similar to "Senior Director, Identity Access Management & Data Security (R-18810)" Earlybird Venture Capital.Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain the enterprise strategy for Data & Identity Security, aligned to business priorities and Cyber Architecture objectives.
- Translate long-term strategic direction into actionable multi-year roadmaps across identity lifecycle, privileged access, machine/AI identity, data governance, classification, DLP, and secrets management.
- Provide executive-level guidance and influence, ensuring alignment across engineering, product, cloud, network, architecture, and enterprise technology.
- Drive cross-team adoption of identity and data protection patterns, standards, and controls at scale.
- Oversee the execution of the program portfolio with a focus on measurable risk reduction, automation, and operational excellence.
- Build and lead a high-performing organization.
- Identify and remove organizational blockers, enabling teams to execute and with clarity of ownership.
- Define and maintain KPIs that measure program effectiveness, control coverage, and service maturity.
- Partner with Legal, Audit, Compliance, and Enterprise Risk to ensure alignment to global regulatory and industry frameworks.
- Maintain a practical understanding of modern identity architectures, data protection approaches, cloud-native engineering, and Zero Trust principles to provide directional oversight.
Skills and/or Certifications:
- Demonstrated ability to lead large-scale transformation across complex technical environments.
- Strong strategic problem-solving capabilities and an ability to drive enterprise-wide outcomes.
- Ability to influence senior leadership and communicate complex topics clearly.
- Strong understanding of identity and data security concepts sufficient to guide technical teams
- Familiarity with regulatory frameworks.
- Experience partnering across cloud engineering, product teams, and infrastructure operations.
Leadership Competencies
- Strategic Vision & Execution: Ability to create and translate long-term identity and data protection strategy into results.
- Influence & Collaboration: Builds cross-functional partnerships; drives alignment across diverse stakeholders.
- Technical Leadership: Provides informed oversight across identity, data, cloud domains.
- Change Leadership: Drives enterprise transformation across teams, platforms, and operating models.
- Talent Development: Builds, mentors, and scale high-performing teams.
- Risk-Based Decision Making: Balances business priorities, risk exposure, and technical constraints.
- Executive Communication: Communicates complex concepts to engineering, product, and executive stakeholders.
Education:
- Bachelor's Degree - Required
- Advanced Degree / Certifications - Preferred
Years of Relevant Experience:
- 10+ years in leadership roles, preferably in product or application security

