College Board

College Board

Senior Engineering Director, Workforce Identity Access Manager

Remote - USA · Director · Full-time

No sponsorship$170k-$195kDetected 102 days ago
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About the role

  • WIAM focuses on operational excellence, consistency, and risk reduction.
  • This role is accountable for executing an established strategy and deliberately evolving it over time, ensuring core capabilities continue to meet security, usability, and scale needs.
  • You will provide strategic direction grounded in execution, evolving workforce identity lifecycle management and access governance, including credentials and privileged access, across cloud and hybrid environments through iterative improvement.

Responsibilities

  • Lead WIAM Operations and Delivery (40%)
  • Own the end-to-end operation of workforce identity, access management, identity governance (IGA), and privileged access management (PAM) capabilities.
  • Manage operational issues and escalations, driving durable fixes and clear ownership.
  • Drive Strategy Through Execution (30%)
  • Define, maintain, and execute the WIAM roadmap, prioritizing work based on security impact, user experience, and operational resilience.
  • Partner with Portfolio Management and peer teams to sequence work, manage dependencies, and deliver outcomes.
  • Build and Manage a High-Performing Team (30%)
  • Lead, coach, and develop a team of WIAM engineers, setting clear expectations for ownership, quality, and delivery.
  • Provide regular feedback, performance coaching, and career development support.
  • At College Board, we offer more than just a paycheck-we provide a meaningful career, a supportive team, and a comprehensive package designed to help you thrive.

Nice to have

  • 8+ years of experience in identity and access management, directory services, or adjacent security engineering domains.
  • 3+ years of experience leading and managing engineers responsible for production security and IAM platforms.
  • Experience owning and operating enterprise security platforms and services with clear accountability, including defining roadmaps, prioritizing work, measuring effectiveness, and driving continuous improvement.
  • Strong working knowledge of IAM, including identity lifecycle management, access governance, IGA, PAM, and cloud identity patterns.
  • Proven ability to balance security outcomes, user experience, and operational reliability.
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
  • advanced degrees or relevant security certifications are a plus but not required.
  • A commitment to candid, timely, respectful feedback

Compensation

  • We're a self-sustaining nonprofit that believes in fair and competitive compensation, grounded in your qualifications, experience, impact, and the market.

Benefits

  • You'll have open, transparent conversations about compensation, benefits, and what it's like to work at College Board throughout your hiring process.
  • Support hiring, onboarding, and succession planning to ensure long-term team health.

Company info

  • The Workforce Identity & Access Management (WIAM) team is responsible for the core identity services that support College Board's workforce of employees, contractors, and partners.
  • The team owns identity lifecycle management, authentication and access controls, identity governance, and privileged access foundations that enable secure, reliable access to enterprise systems.
  • The team partners closely across security, technology, GRC, and business stakeholders to ensure identity services are dependable, auditable, and aligned with enterprise standards.
  • About the Opportunity
  • As the Senior Engineering Director, WIAM, you will lead a team of experienced engineers responsible for building, operating, and continuously improving College Board's core workforce IAM capabilities.
  • This role exists to ensure identity and access services are secure, scalable, and thoughtfully designed to support both strong security outcomes and a positive user experience.
  • Working closely with peers and leadership across the Information Security Office (ISO), Technology, and partner divisions, you will ensure security capabilities are well-integrated, measurable, and operationally resilient.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States for any employer and should possess clear and concise communication skills, both written and verbal.

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