Director, Privileged Access Management

About the role

Lead and manage a multi-disciplinary software engineering team or teams, ensuring high performance, accountability, and team spirit. Drive the strategic direction of our software engineering efforts, aligning with company goals and market trends. Foster a culture of innovation, encouraging the team to explore new technologies and methodologies that can enhance our product offerings and operational efficiency.

Ensure the adoption and proficient execution of Agile methodologies, fostering close collaboration with product management to meet project timelines and deliverables. Oversee the development and maintenance of our diverse technology stack, ensuring best practices in cloud services, security and access management, AI agents, endpoints, edge gateways, network protocols, and video streaming.

Cultivate an environment that motivates and inspires the team, promoting professional growth and personal fulfillment. Drive hands-on efficient execution of projects, ensuring resource optimization and innovative problem-solving. Maintain and enhance quality assurance protocols to ensure the delivery of high-quality, reliable software solutions. Engage with key stakeholders across the organization, ensuring transparent communication and alignment of software engineering efforts with broader business objectives.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a multi-disciplinary software engineering team or teams, ensuring high performance, accountability, and team spirit.
• Drive the strategic direction of software engineering efforts, aligning with company goals and market trends.
• Foster a culture of innovation, encouraging exploration of new technologies and methodologies.
• Ensure adoption and proficient execution of Agile methodologies in collaboration with product management.
• Oversee development and maintenance of a diverse technology stack, including cloud services, security, AI agents, endpoints, edge gateways, network protocols, and video streaming.
• Cultivate a motivating and inspiring team environment, promoting professional growth and personal fulfillment.
• Drive efficient project execution, ensuring resource optimization and innovative problem-solving.
• Maintain and enhance quality assurance protocols for high-quality, reliable software solutions.
• Engage with key stakeholders to ensure transparent communication and alignment with business objectives.

Requirements

• 9+ years of experience leading high-performing software teams at fast-growing companies.
• Proven track record of leading software development projects across a wide range of technologies.
• Technical depth and ability to review code and guide key architectural decisions.
• Technical expertise in privileged access management, identity, authentication, or cybersecurity products.
• Deep understanding of Agile methodologies and experience leading Agile teams in partnership with product management, design, and engineering teams, including DevOps.
• Experience driving teams in both scrappy innovation and mission-critical quality environments.
• Exceptional leadership skills, with the ability to inspire, motivate, and mentor team members.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, coupled with innovation and creative thinking.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for engaging both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience managing and working with onsite, remote, and global teams.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

About Saviynt

Saviynt is an identity authority platform built to power and protect the world at work. In a world of digital transformation, where organizations face increasing cyber risk but cannot afford defensive measures to slow progress, Saviynt’s Enterprise Identity Cloud gives customers unparalleled visibility, control, and intelligence to better defend against threats while empowering users with right-time, right-level access to digital technologies and tools.

Saviynt is a high-growth, Platform as a Service company focused on Identity Authority. You will experience tremendous growth and learning opportunities through challenging yet rewarding work that directly impacts our customers, all within a welcoming and positive work environment. If you're resilient and enjoy working in a dynamic environment, you belong with us!