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As of Sep 13, 2026, the average yearly pay for director identity management in the United States is $117,480.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $80,000.00 and $157,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What does a director of identity management do?

A Director of Identity Management is responsible for overseeing the strategies, policies, and systems that ensure secure and efficient management of digital identities within an organization. This role involves leading teams that implement access controls, authentication protocols, and identity governance to protect sensitive data and comply with regulations. The director collaborates with IT, security, and business leaders to align identity management initiatives with organizational objectives, mitigate risks, and enhance user experience. They also stay abreast of emerging technologies and threats to continuously improve the organization’s identity and access management (IAM) framework.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a director of identity management?

To thrive as a Director of Identity Management, you need deep expertise in identity and access management (IAM) principles, cybersecurity, and a relevant degree such as computer science or information security. Familiarity with IAM platforms (e.g., Okta, Microsoft Azure AD), SSO, MFA, and certifications like CISSP or CISM are typically required. Strong leadership, strategic thinking, and excellent communication skills help drive cross-functional initiatives and manage complex stakeholder relationships. These capabilities are critical for protecting organizational assets, ensuring regulatory compliance, and enabling secure digital transformation.

What are the main challenges faced by a director of identity management when implementing new security protocols across a large organization?

A Director of Identity Management often encounters challenges such as aligning new security protocols with existing legacy systems, ensuring seamless integration across diverse platforms, and gaining buy-in from multiple stakeholders. Additionally, the role involves balancing robust security measures with user convenience and compliance requirements. Effective communication and collaboration with IT, security, and business units are essential to overcoming resistance and ensuring smooth adoption of new processes.

What is the difference between Director Identity Management vs Identity and Access Management (IAM) Manager?

AspectDirector Identity ManagementIdentity and Access Management (IAM) Manager
CredentialsTypically requires a bachelor’s degree in IT, cybersecurity, or related field; certifications like CISSP or CISM are commonSimilar credentials; often holds CISSP, CISM, or CompTIA Security+ certifications
Work EnvironmentStrategic leadership in large organizations, overseeing identity systems and policiesOperational role focused on managing IAM systems, user access, and security protocols
Industry UsageUsed across industries with complex identity needs, including finance, healthcare, and techCommon in organizations with significant cybersecurity and compliance requirements

The main difference is that the Director Identity Management focuses on strategic oversight and policy development, while the IAM Manager handles day-to-day management of identity and access systems. Both roles require similar credentials and are vital in organizations prioritizing security and identity governance.

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Digital Identity Non-Human Identity, Machine Identity & Agentic Identity Associate Director

Dallas, TX

Protiviti
Business Management Consulting • 1 - 5K employees
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Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Re-posted 23 days ago

Key responsibilities

  • Lead client engagements related to strategy, assessments, architecture design, implementation oversight, operating model design, governance, and roadmap development for digital identities.

  • Partner with clients and alliance partners to identify opportunities and develop technology-enabled solutions focused on identity security.

  • Mentor and develop consulting teams while overseeing the successful execution of project work plans.

Protiviti rating

8.5

Company rating: 8.5 out of 10

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Job description

JOB REQUISITION

Digital Identity Non-Human Identity, Machine Identity & Agentic Identity Associate Director

LOCATION

CHICAGO

ADDITIONAL LOCATION(S)

ATLANTA - PEACHTREE RD, AUSTIN, CHARLOTTE, DALLAS, HOUSTON, MIAMI, ORLANDO, PHILADELPHIA, TAMPA

JOB DESCRIPTION

You Belong Here

The Protiviti Career providesopportunityto learn, inspire, and advance within a collaborative and inclusive culture. We hire curious individuals for whom learning is a passion. We lean into our mission:We Care. We Collaborate. We Deliver.

At every level, we champion leaders wholiveour values ofintegrity, inclusion, innovation, and commitment to success. Imagining our work as a journey, we believe integrity guides our way, inclusion moves us forward together, innovation creates new destinations, and our commitment to success empowers us to deliver on our vision to be the most trusted global consulting firm.

Where We Need You

Protiviti is looking for aTechnology ConsultingAssociate Director to join our growingDigital Identityteamwith a specialization in Non-Human Identity (NHI), Machine Identity, Workload Identity, and Emerging Agentic Identity.

This leader will help clients address one of the fastest-growing challenges in cybersecurity: securing and governing identities used by applications, services, cloud workloads, APIs, automation platforms, DevOps pipelines, machines, bots, and AI agents.

The ideal candidate combines executive-level client advisory skills, strong business development and market-facing capabilities, architect-level technicalexpertise, experience leading complex cybersecurity and identity programs, and passion for shaping emerging identity capabilities within the AI era.

This individual will play a key role in expanding Protiviti's market presence, developing new service offerings, mentoring practitioners, supporting strategic pursuits, and leading transformative identity initiatives across Fortune 500 organizations.

What You Can Expect

  • As an Associate Director,you'lltake a lead role in strengthening our relationships with clients andprovidingseamless guidance in the completion of engagements.You'llpartner with our strategic clients to manage riskassociated with their use of technology.

  • You'lldevelop strategies to solve complex business problems using new ways of thinking, and devise solutions to support your clients' needs throughanalytics,automationor the latest tools and methods.

  • Partner with clients and alliance partners toidentifyopportunities and develop technology-enabled solutions focused on identity security.

  • Serve as a trusted advisor to CISOs, IAM leaders, cloud security leaders, enterprise architects, and platform engineering teams.

  • Lead client engagements spanning strategy, assessments, architecture design, implementation oversight, operating model design, governance, and roadmap development.

  • Develop lasting client relationships and expand Protiviti's presence in the market.

  • Help define Protiviti's point of view related to Non-Human Identity, Machine Identity, Agentic Identity, and Identity Security for AI.

  • Support proposal development, business development activities, alliance relationships, and thought leadership initiatives.

  • Mentor and develop consulting teams while overseeing the successful execution of project work plans.

  • Collaborate across Protiviti practices including Cybersecurity, Cloud Security, AI Security, Data Security, Infrastructure, and Application Security.

What Will Help You Be Successful

  • Helping organizations secure identities beyond traditional workforce users.

  • Advising executive stakeholders on emerging risks associated with machine identities, cloud-native identities, automation, and AI agents.

  • Translating complex identity architecture concepts into practical business outcomes and measurable risk reduction.

  • Solving challenges that span IAM, PAM, IGA, cloud security, application security, andDevSecOpsdomains.

  • Building trusted relationships with clients and alliance partners.

  • Developing market-leading service offerings and go-to-market strategies.

  • Leading technical and business discussions across diverse stakeholder groups.

  • Building and mentoring high-performing consulting teams.

  • Contributing to proposals, sales pursuits, and thought leadership initiatives.

  • Staying at the forefront of evolving identity trends, platforms, and security challenges.

Do Your Talents Include the Following?

Identity Strategy and Advisory

  • Experience delivering strategic IAM, PAM, NHI, or Machine Identity advisory services, including assessments, maturity evaluations, strategy development, and roadmap creation.

  • Experience designing enterprise operating models and governance frameworks for identity programs.

  • Ability to communicate technical and business risks to executive stakeholders and boards.

  • Experience developing identity security standards, policies, and control frameworks.

Non-Human Identity and Machine Identity

  • Hands-on experience securing and governing non-human identities including service accounts, application accounts, service principals, APIkeys, workload identities, container identities, automation accounts,botidentities, and AI-powered agents.

  • Experienceaddressing credential sprawl, secrets management, token lifecycle management, certificate lifecycle management, privileged service account governance, identityownershipand accountability, least privilege implementation, and identity discovery and inventory.

  • Experience designing lifecycle processes for creation, ownership, approval, monitoring, certification, review, and retirement of machine identities.

  • Hands-on experience in architecting and implementing NHI/Secrets management solutions aligning with leading NHI frameworks such as OWASP.

Architecture and Technical Leadership

  • Architect-level understanding of IAM capabilities including IGA, PAM, Access Management, authentication and authorization, and Identity Threat Detection & Response (ITDR).

  • Experience designing secure identity architecturesleveragingOAuth, OpenID Connect, SAML, SCIM, JWTs, service-to-service authentication, and federated workload identity.

  • Experience designing or evaluatingsecretsmanagement solutions, certificate lifecycle management solutions, key management architectures, cloud-native identity platforms, API authorization patterns, and Zero Trust architectures.

Cloud and Platform Security

  • Experience with one or more of the following: Microsoft Entra ID, Azure Managed Identities, AWS IAM, Google Cloud IAM, Kubernetes, container platforms, CI/CD platforms, Infrastructure-as-Code environments, and cloud-native workload identity solutions.

Emerging Agentic Identity and AI Security

  • While direct experience with Agentic Identity is not required, successful candidates will demonstrate experience applicable to AI-enabled identity use cases, including identity governance for autonomous systems, delegated authorization models, service-to-service authentication, automation and orchestration platforms, AI-enabled applications and workflows, human accountability models for non-human actors, secure access patterns for AI systems, and governance and lifecycle management of AI agents and autonomous workloads.

Business Development and Market Leadership

  • Identifyingclient challenges and converting them into consulting opportunities.

  • Developing executive presentations, proposals, points of view, and solution offerings.

  • Building relationships with alliance partners and technology vendors.

  • Contributing to sales pursuits and revenue growth.

  • Speakingatindustry events, webinars, client workshops, and executive briefings.

  • Supporting practice development and market expansion initiatives.

Leadership Experience

  • Leading cross-functional consulting teams.

  • Coaching and mentoring professionals.

  • Conductingperformance feedback and career development discussions.

  • Managing multiple complex engagements simultaneously.

  • Operating effectively in a fast-paced, matrixed consulting environment.

Experience With the Following Technologies is Preferred

  • CyberArk(Conjur), SailPoint, Saviynt, Veza,Delinea, Okta, Ping Identity, Microsoft Entra, Venafi,HashiCorpVault, AWS IAM, Kubernetes,BeyondTrust,Akeyless, Oasis Security,Token, Clutch, and other NHI, PAM, and Identity Security platforms.

Your Educational and Professional Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline (e.g.,Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, Cybersecurity)

  • 9+ years workinginIAM, PAM, cybersecurity consulting, cloud security, or related fields.

  • Experience within a consulting firm, systems integrator, software vendor, or large enterprise identity programis stronglypreferred.

  • Professional certificationsare stronglypreferred, including CISSP, CCSP, Microsoft security certifications, CyberArk certifications, SailPoint certifications, Saviynt certifications, AWS certifications, and vendor-specific IAM or PAM credentials.Experience building or leading a Machine Identity or Non-Human Identity program.

  • Experience with service account governance initiatives.

  • Experience with certificate lifecycle management programs.

  • Experience implementing workload identity federation.

  • Experience securing AI-enabled applications or autonomous systems.

  • Experience developing NHI security offerings, thought leadership, or market strategies.

  • Existing relationships with IAM, PAM, Cloud Security, DevOps, or AI Security leaders.

Our Hybrid Workplace

Protiviti practices a hybrid model, which is a combination of working in person with a purpose and working remotely. This model creates meaningful experiences for our people and our clients while offering a flexible environment. The ratio of remote to in-person requirements vary by client, project, team, and other business factors. Our people work both in-person in local Protiviti offices and on client sites, which can include local or out-of-state travel based on our projects and client requests and commitments.

Starting salary is based on a full-time equivalent schedule. Placement in the range is dependent upon experience, skills and geographic work location. Below is the salary range for this job.

$155,000.00 - $264,000.00

Our annual bonus plan provides eligible employees additional cash and/or discretionary stock compensation opportunities. Below is the bonus target opportunity for this job.

16%

The total cash range is estimated from the sum of the base salary range plus the bonus target opportunity. Below is the estimated total cash range for this job.

$179,800.00 - $306,240.00

Employees are eligible for medical, dental, and vision coverages, FSA and HSA healthcare accounts, life and accident insurance, adoption and fertility assistance, paid parental leave up to 10 weeks, and short/long term disability. We offer eligible employees a company 401(k) savings and investment plan with an employer match of 50% on the first 6% of your contributions. We provide Choice Time Off (CTO) for vacation, personal needs, and sick time. The amount of (CTO) varies based on years of service. New hires receive up to 20 days of CTO per calendar year. Protiviti also recognizes up to 11 paid holidays each calendar year.
Learn more about the variety of rewards we offer at Protiviti at https://www.protiviti.com/sites/default/files/2026-01/2026_u.s._benefit_highlights.pdf.

Any benefits outlined are part of our reward offerings for full-time employees in the U.S. Your Open Enrollment materials, insurance contracts, plan documents and Summary Plan Descriptions together comprise the official plan document which legally governs the administration of your benefit plans. Protiviti reserves the right to terminate or amend your benefit plans in any way and at any time.

Protiviti is an Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F/Disability/Veteran

As part of Protiviti's employment process, any offer of employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check.

Protiviti is committed to being an equal employment employer offering opportunities to all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities. If you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to apply for a position, please contact us by sending an email to HRSolutions@roberthalf.comor call 1.855.744.6947 for assistance.

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  • The specific accommodation requested to complete the employment application.

  • The location(s) (city, state) to which you would like to apply.

For positions located in San Francisco, CA: Protiviti will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

For positions located in Los Angeles County, CA: Protiviti will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

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Protiviti (www.protiviti.com) is a global consulting firm that delivers deep expertise, objective insights, a tailored approach and unparalleled collaboration to help leaders confidently face the future. Protiviti and our independent and locally owned Member Firms provide clients with consulting and managed solutions in finance, technology, operations, data, analytics, governance, risk and internal audit through our network of more than 85 offices in over 25 countries. We are committed to attracting and developing a diverse workforce of professionals who share the common value of collaboration. As an organization, we believe that by teaming together and with our clients, we can see beyond the surface of problems that organizations face and discover opportunities to help them face the future with confidence.

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Business management consulting

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1,001 - 5,000 Employees

Headquarters location

Menlo Park, CA, US

Year founded

2002

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