Director, Identity Governance & Directory Services

The Director, Identity Governance and Directory Services will be a key member of the new Versant Cyber organization. This individual will lead the strategy and implementation of enterprise-wide identity lifecycle governance and access control capabilities. This leader will design policies and processes for identity governance, and enforcement of fine-grained access provisioning across a wide spectrum of platforms, services, and users—supporting both workforce and application-level access at scale. This individual will serve as the primary authority on enterprise identities and access governance strategy, including role-based access control (RBAC), attribute-based access control (ABAC), policy-as-code systems, and zero trust access enforcement. Reporting to the VP, Identity and Security Services, they will work to ensure a seamless and secure identity lifecycle that supports the operational needs of a fast-moving media organization. Key areas of focus for the Director, Identity Governance and Directory Services include leading the design, implementation, and governance of scalable access control mechanisms across enterprise platforms. The role emphasizes building policy-driven, context-aware authorization services that enable precise access decisions across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.