Director, Identity Access Management (AI)

TL;DR

Director, Identity Access Management (AI): Leading and continuously improving IAM capabilities across the enterprise with an accent on Identity Governance & Administration, Authentication, and Privileged Access Management. Focus on defining IAM governance, establishing security policies for AI workloads, and embedding IAM controls into product development.

Location: Remote (USA)

Salary: $170,000–$260,000 per year

Company

hirify.global is a global leader in cybersecurity, protecting organizations with the world’s most advanced AI-native platform.

What you will do

• Lead and manage globally distributed teams responsible for IGA, Authentication (SSO, MFA, federation), and PAM.
• Define and execute a comprehensive IAM governance framework for human and non-human identities, including autonomous AI agents.
• Establish security policies and controls for agentic AI workloads, ensuring proper authentication, authorization, and audit trails.
• Partner with Engineering, Security, and Product teams to embed IAM controls into the product development lifecycle.
• Own the operational health, scalability, and reliability of IAM platforms and services.
• Drive adoption of best practices across access lifecycle management and automate IAM workflows.

Requirements

• Strong experience in Identity and Access Management, including IGA, Authentication (SSO/MFA/Federation), and PAM in large-scale enterprise environments.
• Solid understanding of modern authentication protocols such as OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML, SPIFFE/SPIRE, and mTLS.
• Experience managing cloud identities and implementing secure authentication with phishing resistant MFA, passwordless and risk based conditional access.
• Working knowledge of security frameworks and standards such as NIST, SOC 2, and ISO 27001.
• Hands-on experience with emerging AI security challenges, including securing LLM integrations and AI agent authorization frameworks.
• 8–10+ years of experience in a technical or security services role, with 5+ years of people management experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Market leader in compensation and equity awards.
• Comprehensive physical and mental wellness programs.
• Competitive vacation and holidays for recharge.
• Paid parental and adoption leaves.
• Professional development opportunities for all employees.
• Employee Networks, geographic neighborhood groups, and volunteer opportunities to build connections.