Cybersecurity Director - IAM Emerging Tech & Solution Design

PepsiCo • Plano, TX

17d • $132,200 - $262,400

About The Position

This role leads emerging technology and solution design across PepsiCo’s Identity and Access Management (IAM) services. The Director evaluates products and capabilities, develops standards, and drives solutions that support business growth and cross-functional programs. The role partners with AI teams to implement IAM for AI and AI in IAM, and leads Non-Human Identity (NHI) discovery, visibility, and remediation, including centralized dashboards across systems and global identities.

The position leads AI Agent Security by identifying appropriate platforms and establishing solutions that embed security from the outset across enterprise AI agent implementations. It also leads IAM AOP efforts and solution development for global programs such as One NA and IT/OT, evaluates emerging and existing vendors, and builds new IAM capabilities. The role expands a central team across IAM services to increase automation and process optimization.

This is a highly complex enterprise role focused on IAM strategy, architecture, technology evolution, delivery, and execution, with some operational support and decision-making in alignment with leadership and stakeholders. It works with global architecture, application, security, technology, and business teams to design scalable, standards-compliant services and integrations. The role also guides secure design improvements, supports issue resolution, advises leadership, and mentors team members.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or information security, or a non-computer-related degree with equivalent work experience.
• 15+ years of overall IT experience.
• 10+ years of information security experience focused on relevant IAM, SSO, MFA, and PKI technologies.
• 7+ years in security standards and policies.
• 7+ years of experience in an identity architecture role.
• 3+ years working with AI and implementing solutions.
• 6+ years of experience with Identity Management solutions such as CA Identity Manager or SailPoint.
• 6+ years of experience with Access Management solutions such as CA SiteMinder or Okta.
• 3+ years of experience working with PKI.
• 8+ years of strong troubleshooting experience across application stacks and architecture.
• 8+ years of experience with web application management.
• 5+ years of work experience building and using scripting tools.
• Advanced experience in identity lifecycle management and enterprise authentication architecture and design, including significant knowledge across IAM services.
• In-depth experience defining secure and hardened information technology solutions, including IAM services.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, including negotiation, facilitation, consensus building, and the ability to influence and persuade without direct control.
• Flexibility and ability to work with employees at all organizational levels and from diverse backgrounds, with a strong desire to drive change.
• Ability to balance long-term objectives with short-term implications of decisions.
• Innovative technical mindset focused on architecture, strategy, design, and emerging trends and technologies.
• Ability to make data-informed decisions and own problems through resolution.
• Ability to guide teams through complex issues and resolve issues in complex, high-risk applications.
• Advanced understanding of the broader business impact of information security.
• Ability to collaborate across global teams and partner across organizational levels.
• Ability to communicate clearly in oral and written formats.
• Self-motivated, able to prioritize, and able to handle tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Track record of achieving results through collaboration and teamwork.
• Professional, courteous, and positive conduct when engaging with customers and PepsiCo associates.

Responsibilities

• Lead emerging technologies in security across IAM services.
• Evaluate new IAM technologies and conduct proofs of concept.
• Lead AI solutions for IAM services and drive innovation and transformation.
• Establish an AI agent security framework and roadmap aligned with security foundations and PepsiCo’s enterprise vision.
• Drive technical solutions across IAM projects and programs.
• Lead evaluations, roadmaps, and architectures for identity, authentication, directory, privileged access, Non-Human Identities, AI for IAM, IAM for AI, federation, and Single Sign-On services for enterprise, B2B, and B2C identity requirements.
• Work with design and implementation engineers to build solutions across common IAM services.
• Partner with technology and security teams to provide technical expertise, design guidance, and best practices.
• Catalog risks in legacy implementations and help define paths to secure designs and services.
• Create and deliver presentations to inform leadership and support business-relevant information security decisions.
• Establish stakeholder relationships that facilitate improvements in the architecture domain.
• Gather application requirements and recommend integration patterns that account for environmental impacts and PepsiCo standards across AOP projects.
• Drive technical integrations across IAM and ensure appropriate architecture and design, partnering with architects and leads.
• Develop general-purpose services usable by authorized systems and applications.
• Work with application teams to gather requirements, design solutions, and integrate applications with PepsiCo IAM products.
• Advocate secure computing practices and communicate information security best practices throughout the company.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues quickly, identifying appropriate options in emergency situations.
• Work with technical and business teams across the enterprise.
• Lead IAM AOP efforts and solution development for global programs such as One NA and IT/OT.
• Evaluate vendors and establish IAM capabilities to support business growth.
• Expand a central IAM services team, bringing automation and process optimization.
• Manage end-to-end solutions with a focus on strategy, build, delivery, execution, and some operational support.
• Manage global teams that include employees and vendors; collaborate across global teams and drive programs across sectors.
• Mentor team members.

Benefits

• Annual performance bonus with a target payout of 25% of annual salary, subject to performance and eligibility.
• Additional target payout of 10% of annual salary over three years following the end of the performance period.
• Long-term incentive equity may be awarded based on eligibility and performance.
• Paid time off, subject to eligibility, including paid parental leave, vacation, sick, and bereavement leave.
• Medical, dental, vision, and disability benefits.
• Health and dependent care reimbursement accounts.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Accident, group legal, and life insurance.
• Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director