Director, Privileged Access Management

About This Role

Directing the access, implementation, security, and governance of accounts and privileged accounts is the core of this role. It focuses on operational excellence and risk mitigation through the deployment and management of PAM technologies such as CyberArk, Delinea, and Beyond Trust, securing critical infrastructure and data by enforcing modern access principles.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day operations and governance of accounts including privileged accounts across the organization
• Define and enforce access management policies based on least privilege, zero trust, and zero standing access principles
• Manage onboarding, rotation, vaulting, and monitoring of admin, service, application, and other accounts
• Administer tools including CyberArk and Beyond Trust to protect sensitive systems and endpoints
• Oversee automated credential rotation and discovery of privileged accounts
• Implement just-in-time access workflows, break-glass processes, and privileged escalation controls
• Ensure privileged session recording and centralized logging
• Secure access to high-risk and business-critical systems, including cloud console access and remote infrastructure
• Lead centralized management of secrets (API keys, encryption keys, credentials) used across applications and DevSecOps environments
• Collaborate with the SOC and Cybersecurity teams on threat detection and incident response related to access
• Work closely with Infrastructure, Cloud Ops, DevSecOps, DBAs, IT Admins, and Application Owners to align privileged access controls with operational needs
• Coordinate with audit and compliance teams to ensure regulatory alignment
• Manage engagement with PAM vendors and support teams
• Support the assessment and possible optimization of existing PAM solutions (CyberArk, Delinea, Beyond Trust), identifying overlaps or improvement areas where appropriate
• Define a vision, strategy & migration plan for on-prem toolset to the public Cloud vendors
• Handle PAM for on-prem & public Cloud Assets
• Define, implement, and operate the use and impact of GenAI within IAM landscape along with use of GenAI in the ecosystem
• Start each day with a scrum, working in a team to understand responsibilities, identify issues, and communicate coding priorities while choosing user stories to complete
• Keep up with timelines and coding standards in two-week sprints, looking ahead to the next coding criteria to build technically sound and functional tools
• Work with business leadership and project management to understand priorities and create automation accordingly
• Present and defend the team's approach to leadership
• Partner and work with people across the development organization to turn ideas into reality