Portfolio Director – Identity and Access Management

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

. Lead the strategy, governance, and delivery of identity and access management services .

Posted 9/25/2026full-timeRiverton • Utah • United StatesLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cyber SecurityOracle

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the strategy, governance, and delivery of identity and access management services
Oversee authentication, authorization, identity governance, privileged access management, directory services, and access lifecycle processes
Partner with Information Security and technology leaders to reduce risk, meet compliance requirements, and enable secure digital experiences
Partner with the Chief Information Security Officer to align the IAM portfolio roadmap with enterprise security strategy, risk posture, and Zero Trust objectives
Own the strategy and delivery of the Church's global sign-in experience used by millions of members, employees, and volunteers
Balance strong security with a simple, welcoming, and accessible user experience
Ensure the identity platform meets high-availability, performance, and disaster recovery objectives for a mission-critical, 24/7 global service
Lead responses to identity-related threats including account takeover, credential stuffing, phishing, and fraud
Ensure identity solutions comply with global privacy and data protection regulations and Church data policies
Manage strategic relationships with IAM vendors and platform partners, including contracts, licensing, and roadmap alignment
Collaborate across portfolios and teams to support organizational strategies and goals
Build a high-performing workforce by fostering accountability, developing capability, and positively influencing others
Regularly manage the work of other employees
Partner with HR to hire or fire employees and recommend advancement, promotion, or other status changes within the reporting line

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in related field
10 years of combined senior-level management responsibility within a technology organization
5 years managing large successful technology rollout projects for a large organization
5+ years of leadership experience in Identity and Access Management, cybersecurity, or a closely related discipline within a large enterprise
Understanding of identity as the control plane for security, compliance, and business operations
Ability to balance security with user experience
Experience securing administrative accounts, privileged credentials, just-in-time access, privileged session controls, and least-privilege models
Strong understanding of insider risk and privilege escalation threats
Ability to align IAM capabilities with audit, regulatory, privacy, and security requirements
Experience leading compliance initiatives and responding to audit findings
Demonstrated success developing IAM roadmaps, policies, standards, and target-state architectures
Ability to define management of workforce, member/customer, partner, application, and machine identities across the enterprise
Understanding of identity governance and administration (IGA), privileged access management (PAM), and role- or attribute-based access models
Experience leading large-scale identity platforms such as Microsoft Entra ID, Okta, SailPoint, CyberArk, Ping, ForgeRock, Oracle Identity, or similar ecosystems
Strong understanding of Zero Trust principles, least privilege, access governance, and identity-centric security models
Ability to partner effectively with security organizations while enabling business outcomes
Experience building and maintaining executive-level relationships
Skilled at establishing vision and translating that vision into business solutions
Strong IT product and operational experience, including budgeting, resource management, and metrics
Exceptional customer focus on customer service
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presenting to technical and non-technical audiences at an executive level
High level of professionalism with strong interpersonal, conflict resolution, and problem-solving skills
Ability to deliver results amid competing priorities and changing project scope
Experience with cost analysis, budgeting, performance management, and metrics
Strong technology implementation background, project management experience, and proven product management experience
Must be a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and currently temple worthy
Professional work environment; ability to sit for long periods and use computer monitors/equipment
Master's degree preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

Benefits of Church Employment are referenced, but no specific benefits are listed in the posting
Equal opportunity employer
Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities