Senior Director, Identity Access Management & Data Security (R-18810)

Dun & Bradstreet • Austin, TX

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About The Position

At Dun & Bradstreet, we believe data has the power to create a better tomorrow. As a global leader in business decisioning data and analytics, we help companies worldwide grow, manage risk, and innovate. For over 180 years, businesses have trusted us to turn uncertainty into opportunity. We’re a diverse, global team that values creativity, collaboration, and bold ideas. Are you ready to make an impact and help shape what’s next? Join us! Explore opportunities at dnb.com/careers.

The Senior Director of Identity Access Management (IAM) & Identity Security is responsible for establishing and driving the enterprise-wide strategy for identity security and data protection.

The Senior Director of IAM & Identity Security oversees a multi-disciplinary organization spanning strategy, architecture, engineering, and operations to deliver measurable improvements in risk posture and control maturity.

The Senior Director of IAM & Identity Security emphasizes strategic leadership, cross-functional alignment, transformational problem solving, and executive influence.

A strong technical foundation is required to provide direction and evaluate approaches; however, the primary focus is on organizational leadership, strategic clarity, and enterprise adoption of secure-by-design practices across identity and data domains.

Requirements

• 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.
• 10+ years in leadership roles, preferably in product or application security

Nice To Haves

• Advanced Degree / Certifications

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.

Benefits

• Generous paid time off in your first year, increasing with tenure.
• Up to 16 weeks 100% paid parental leave after one year of employment.
• Paid sick time to care for yourself or family members.
• Education assistance and extensive training resources.
• Do Good Program: Paid volunteer days & donation matching.
• Competitive 401k with company matching.
• Health & wellness benefits, including discounted Wellhub membership rates.
• Medical, dental & vision insurance for you, spouse/partner & dependents.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees