Director - Cyber Security (IAM Engineering)

• Partner with Cybersecurity teams to implement strong identity controls and access governance.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and internal security policies.
• Lead remediation efforts related to identity-related audit findings and security risks.
• Support incident response and investigations involving authentication or access control issues.

• Collaborate with executive leadership, security teams, application owners, and business stakeholders.
• Communicate IAM strategy, risks, metrics, and program progress to senior management.
• Influence enterprise-wide adoption of identity standards and best practices.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in Identity & Access Management, Cybersecurity, or Infrastructure Engineering.
• 3+ years of people leadership experience managing technical teams.
• Deep understanding of IAM concepts including authentication, authorization, federation, identity governance, and privileged access management.
• Strong understanding of cloud security and identity services across AWS, Azure, and GCP, Active Directory, RACF as well as authorization structures used within applications.
• Experience leading large-scale IAM transformations and modernization initiatives.

• Experience with DevSecOps, API security, and identity automation.
• CISSP, CISM, CIAM, CCSP, or equivalent certifications.
• Experience implementing Zero Trust security architectures.
• Knowledge of regulatory frameworks such as SOX, PCI-DSS, NIST, ISO 27001, and GDPR.
• Experience leading deployment of Agentic AI solutions for Information Security process and controls.

Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the United States is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions.