Associate Director - IAM Engineering

Organization Overview:

Are you eager to make a significant impact in the cybersecurity field? We are seeking an Associate Director of Identity and Access Management Engineering to infuse our team with innovative ideas and daring solutions. In this position, you will play a crucial role in defining how our organization ensures secure, appropriate, and timely access to enterprise resources, while also driving our Identity and Access Management strategy forward. 

What You'll Be doing: 

The Associate Director of Identity and Access Management Engineering is a leadership role overseeing the teams responsible for implementing new capabilities and service improvements across identity platforms and services.  This role will be at the forefront of the organization's identity and access management initiatives. The primary responsibility will be to lead a team of talented IAM engineers, driving the design, development, and implementation of cutting-edge capabilities.  It will also play a pivotal role in ensuring the security, efficiency, and scalability of our IAM services. This position requires a strong focus on agility, as well as the ability to lead both Scrum and Kanban teams. Additionally, you'll need to balance competing priorities based on service lead requirements, our cybersecurity portfolio, business needs, and user experience considerations. 

How You'll Succeed: 

Team Leadership & Management:  

• Lead and mentor a high-performing team of identity engineers.   

• Provide coaching, career development, performance management and professional growth opportunities.  

• Foster a culture focused on innovation, continuous learning, and operational discipline. 

• Cultivate a global team culture, ensuring alignment across geographies to operate as one global team. 

• Identify critical skill gaps and develop strategies to attract, retain and upskill top talent.  

• Cultivate a diverse and inclusive team fostering different perspectives and backgrounds.    

Resource Planning & Allocation:   

• Work closely with service leads to understand project roadmaps and requirements. 

• Allocate engineering resources aligned with top priorities across identity services. 

• Manage project intake, resourcing conflicts, and escalations across the security platforms portfolio and business priorities. 

Design and Development: 

• Apply Agile principles (Scrum, Kanban, or Lean) to manage project execution efficiently. 

• Facilitate sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives. 

• Ensure timely delivery of IAM features and enhancements. 

• Work closely with architects and service leads to translate business requirements into technical solutions. 

• Oversee the design, development, and deployment of new capabilities across IAM services. 

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives within the IAM team. 

• Identify opportunities to enhance processes, tools, and technologies. 

• Stay informed about industry trends and emerging IAM practices. 

• Champion user-centric design principles in IAM solutions. 

Basic Qualifications:  

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related technical field.

• 8+ years of experience in Agile/Scrum methodologies. 

• Scrum Master (CSM) certified. 

• 5+ years of proven cybersecurity leadership experience, with excellent stakeholder management, communication, and leadership skills.   

Additional Preferences: 

• Strong understanding of Identity and Access management capabilities and technologies. 

• Proven ability to lead high-performing, cross-functional teams in a global enterprise .

• Strong business acumen combined with technical depth to influence and drive outcomes .

• Experience with IT service management (ITIL) and security operations frameworks.    

• Exceptional program/project management capabilities. 

Additional Information:

• Remote with travel to Indianapolis -10-25%.

• Local candidates will be required to work a hybrid model at the Lilly Corporate Center in Indianapolis, Indiana.

• Lilly currently anticipates that the base salary for this position could range from between $124,500 to $182,600 and will depend, in part, on the successful candidate’s qualifications for the role, including education and experience. Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts); life insurance and death benefits; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities).  Of course, the compensation described above is subject to change and could be higher or lower than the range described above.  Further, Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion and Lilly’s compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees.