Director, Enterprise Identity

Workday•McLean, VA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Do you have a passion for identity security and business enablement? As the Director of Enterprise Identity, you will serve as the principal architect and champion for the digital fabric that connects our people to their work. This is a high-visibility leadership position designed for a strategic problem solver. The ideal candidate will view identity not just as a security perimeter, but as a critical driver of business velocity and employee experience. You are responsible for leading an elite team of engineers to build a resilient, Zero Trust ecosystem that secures thousands of global identities across a complex, multi-cloud environment. Beyond the technical stack, you will act as a key advisor to executives, translating sophisticated identity risks into strategic business outcomes and ensuring that our identity posture evolves at the speed of modern threats. If you are a builder who thrives at the intersection of deep technical concepts and high-level organizational influence, you will find this role both challenging and transformative.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in a cybersecurity engineering, architecture, cloud and/or related role
8+ years of experience in Identity and Access Management (IGA), Identity Governance Administration (IGA), or related
5+ years of people leadership experience
5+ years experience in crafting strategic roadmaps, balancing partner objectives, driving execution, and leading change across the enterprise
Experience designing and implementing security controls and processes such as authentication, authorization, role- and policy- based access control, and zero standing privilege
Expertise to clearly communicate to business and technical executives daily.
Ability to connect with both technical and non-technical staff.
Ability to translate sophisticated technical concepts into plain English and present them in a way that decision-makers can understand.
Positive influencing skills both verbally and through the preparation of written materials in order to build relationships, influence and negotiate.
Solid project management and delegation skills in prioritizing and re-prioritizing projects of various size and complexity across multiple functional groups and departments.