Associate Director – Identity Access Management

Full-time | Senior Leadership Role | Melbourne-based with global scope

A major organisation is seeking an experienced IAM leader to drive strategy, uplift capability, and lead the delivery of secure, modern identity services across a complex enterprise environment.

About the Role

You will lead a dedicated IAM team responsible for identity platforms, access governance, and authentication solutions including SSO, MFA, PAM and RBAC. This role blends strategic direction with hands-on leadership, ensuring identity services remain secure, scalable, and aligned to modern security practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead IAM strategy, operations, and a high-performing team

• Oversee design and enhancement of IAM, PAM, SSO, MFA and access governance solutions

• Drive automation, integration, and simplification initiatives

• Embed Zero Trust, least privilege, and modern identity practices

• Ensure compliance with relevant security, privacy, and audit frameworks

• Partner with HR, Legal, Procurement, Infrastructure and Application teams

• Champion strong security culture through training and awareness

About You

• 10+ years in cybersecurity with deep IAM expertise

• Proven leadership of technical teams and vendors

• Strong knowledge of identity platforms, directory services, MFA, SSO and PAM

• Skilled in problem-solving, communication and managing complex stakeholders

• A continuous-improvement mindset with a passion for modern IAM practices

• Relevant certifications (CISSP, CISM, SC-200, AZ-500 etc.) are highly regarded

Why Join?

• Strategic leadership role with high visibility

• Shape and modernise identity services at enterprise scale

• Lead a motivated team and drive meaningful security uplift

If you’re a forward-thinking IAM leader ready to make a significant impact, we’d love to hear from you.

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