VP, Identity & Security Services

The Vice President, Identity and Security Services will be a key senior leader within the new Versant Cyber organization. This individual is responsible for building and maintaining a threat-informed identity and security platform program. They are expected to drive innovation by architecting robust authentication, authorization, and identity governance solutions while managing a robust catalog of security products. This individual reports directly to the Chief Information Security Officer and will interact with various key stakeholders within the Cyber organization and drive relationship management across the Versant business areas. Responsibilities: Key areas of focus for the VP, Identity and Security Services include delivering a comprehensive authentication, authorization, and platform strategy, running security engineering and identity operations, and modernizing architecture to stay ahead of new threats to the enterprise. The successful candidate will be responsible for the following activities: Responsible for the strategic direction of the Identity and Security Services organization, its transformation, and engagement/integration across Versant business areas and executive leadership. Expected to provide regular status updates to Versant Cyber leadership and business area stakeholders regarding organization current state, growth/advancement, and engagement requirements. Promote, foster, and advocate for an environment of collaboration, diversity, and inclusion. Manage a team of product-oriented security engineers and architects, each delivering a portion of the overall security product portfolio. Develop a holistic IAM strategy across the enterprise, balancing business needs with reliable and scalable solutions. Consult on complex enterprise-wide security assessments and engagements to help engineers see the big picture and incorporate enterprise technology direction into security roadmaps. Expected to be an advocate and key influencer to drive the Versant Cyber mission with understanding of business area challenges and methods to effectively drive collaboration and risk reduction. Establish and monitor qualitative and quantitative performance indicators to ensure that high-level objectives for security and reliability are being met. Drive operational efficiency, ensuring SLAs are met for all IAM and security engineering and product services. Collaborate and drive productivity and effective integration with adjacent Versant Cyber functions and specifically the synergies required across the security stack and technology platforms.