Director, Identity Access Management

About the role

KPMG Advisory is seeking a Director to join our Advisory Technology Organization. We foster a collaborative, team-driven culture where professionals grow both personally and professionally through world-class training, leading market tools, and a wealth of learning and career development opportunities. If you’re looking for a firm with strong team connections where you can have an impact, advance your skills, and expand your capabilities, consider a career in Advisory.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise-scale Identity Access Management (IAM) transformation programs, providing strategic direction for Identity Governance Administration (IGA) and Privileged Access Management (PAM) initiatives across complex client environments
• Oversee the design, architecture, and governance of IAM solutions leveraging SailPoint Identity Security Cloud (ISC), Saviynt, CyberArk, and related technologies to address identity lifecycle management, privileged access controls, compliance, and security requirements
• Serve as the executive technical advisor and escalation point for complex identity governance, privileged access, application onboarding, and modernization challenges, driving successful outcomes and mitigating security and operational risks
• Lead and mentor cross-functional teams of architects, consultants, and technical specialists while fostering delivery excellence, innovation, and growth across IAM programs and client engagements
• Partner with executive stakeholders, security leaders, application owners, and business executives to develop IAM roadmaps, align identity security strategies with business objectives, and establish leading practices for governance and risk management
• Support business development efforts through solution development, proposal creation, client presentations, thought leadership, and identification of opportunities to expand identity security, governance, and privileged access services within existing and prospective accounts
• Act with integrity, professionalism, and personal responsibility to uphold KPMG’s respectful and courteous work environment

Qualifications

• Minimum ten years of recent experience delivering identity and access management solutions, including significant hands-on and leadership experience across IGA and PAM platforms
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university in computer science, information security, information systems, engineering, or a related field is required; advanced degree and relevant certifications such as SailPoint, Saviynt, CyberArk, CISSP, or related credentials are preferred
• Proven experience leading large-scale IAM transformation programs, including enterprise implementations and modernization initiatives involving SailPoint ISC, Saviynt, CyberArk, or comparable identity and privileged access platforms
• Deep expertise in identity lifecycle management, access requests, certifications, role engineering, segregation of duties, privileged access governance, password vaulting, session management, and regulatory frameworks including SOX, NIST, ISO 27001, and other security and compliance requirements
• Demonstrated success leading technical delivery teams, mentoring professionals, managing complex stakeholder environments, and driving strategic identity security initiatives across cloud and hybrid environments including AWS, Azure, and GCP
• Excellent analytical, communication, presentation, executive stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to lead technical discussions, influence decision-making, and deliver complex IAM transformation programs at scale
• Travel up to 50% or as required
• Applicant must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future; KPMG LLP will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity

Los Angeles County applicants: Material job duties for this position are listed above. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness, and safeguard business operations and company reputation. Pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Pay

California Salary Range: $169,005 – $370,530