Director, IAM Platforms & Services

Pacific Life

Confirmed live 2 days ago High trust

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Work type
On-site
Location
Newport Beach, CACharlotte, NC
Salary
$184,680–$225,720 / yr
Posted
32 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $241k
This role $205k
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This role pays less than 72% of similar roles. Most pay $195,000–$286,111 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $205k versus about $241k for comparable roles.

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About Pacific Life

Pacific Life is a life insurance company offering a wide range of life insurance, annuity, and investment products and services to individuals, businesses, and pension plans. Industry: Life Insurance & Annuities

Pacific Life currently has 26 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $145,080–$177,320 across 24 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Director, IAM Platforms & Services

The Director, IAM Platforms & Services leads a team of professionals responsible for delivering global identity and access management services, specifically focusing on workforce authentication, customer authentication, and directory services. This leader defines the strategic vision and multi-year roadmaps while managing the design, configuration, and implementation of new capabilities to drive enterprise strategy. The role involves troubleshooting solutions, creating technical documentation, and driving automation and self-service initiatives. Key technologies include MS Entra ID, MS Active Directory, Okta, Auth0, and Netwrix. Candidates must possess expertise in conditional access policies, SAML, OIDC, Multi-Factor authentication like Passkey and FIDO2 tokens, and Windows Hello for Business. The position requires navigating complex multi-domain forests while ensuring operational excellence through CoBIT and ITIL frameworks to resolve security risks and streamline identity infrastructure across the organization.

What you'll do

  • Lead a team of professionals to deliver global IAM services for workforce, customer authentication, and directory services.
  • Define and execute the strategic vision and multi-year roadmaps across all IAM platforms and services.
  • Design, develop, and troubleshoot IAM solutions while providing technical architectural documentation and requirements.
  • Ensure IAM platforms remain fully operational during business hours through automation and self-service solutions.
  • Eliminate duplicative capabilities and reduce complexities by leveraging enterprise standards and industry best practices.
  • Identify and remediate risks, issues, and roadblocks to ensure timely delivery of projects.
  • Establish communication frameworks and operational metrics to inform stakeholders and track department performance.
  • Manage, grow, and retain talent through the creation of a curriculum for professional development.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years of Information Security experience with a focus on IAM, authentication services, and directory services.
  • 8+ years of IAM engineering and/or operational experience.
  • Experience engineering and supporting platforms such as MS Entra ID, MS Active Directory, Okta, Auth0, and Netwrix.
  • Extensive knowledge of authentication services including conditional access policies, SAML, OIDC, Passkey, FIDO2, and Windows Hello for Business.
  • Ability to manage, grow, and retain talent while managing complex activities on short timescales.
  • Clear understanding of CoBIT and ITIL Frameworks.
  • BA/BS in Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field (preferred).
  • CISSP, CISM, CISA, or other relevant security certifications and knowledge of ISO and NIST standards (preferred).

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