Head of Identity and Access Management

Head of Identity and Access Management (Finance)

Hybrid role with expectation to work 2 days per week from an HPE office.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today's complex world.

Position:
Head of Identity and Access Management (IAM)

Department:
Cybersecurity and Digital Risk Management

Reports to:

Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

The Head of Identity and Access Management is a strategic executive leader responsible for shaping and directing HPE's global IAM vision. This role oversees Workforce IAM, Customer/Partner IAM, Privileged Access Management, and Identity Governance, ensuring robust, scalable, and secure identity solutions that support HPE's business objectives. The individual will champion a threat-based approach to IAM, proactively assessing and mitigating risks while integrating with the Zero Trust security model.

In tandem, they will prioritize operational excellence and superior user experience, enabling secure, efficient, and user-friendly access across the enterprise. Additionally, the leader will pioneer Agentic AI identity strategies, positioning HPE at the forefront of digital trust and innovation.

• Strategic Leadership:
  Develop and execute a comprehensive IAM strategy aligned with HPE's business goals and the evolving threat landscape, leveraging a threat-based methodology to identify, prioritize, and address emerging risks.
• Define maturity goals and KPIs to demonstrate measurable progress, supported by sound financial planning and effective resource allocation.
• Workforce IAM:
  Oversee all aspects of identity lifecycle management for employees, contractors, and affiliates, ensuring secure authentication, authorization, and role-based access controls, while balancing security rigor with operational efficiency and user satisfaction.
• Customer/Partner IAM:
  Architect and manage scalable solutions for external identities, enabling seamless, secure access for customers and partners. Ensure these solutions reflect a threat-based approach and deliver exceptional user experience and regulatory compliance.
• Privileged Access Management:
  Implement and govern robust controls for privileged accounts, minimizing risk through continuous monitoring, auditing, and just-in-time access models. Employ threat intelligence to guide privileged access policies, without compromising workflow effectiveness.
• Secrets Management:
  Develop and execute the enterprise secrets-management strategy, including governance, tooling, and lifecycle controls required to securely generate, store, rotate, and audit API keys, service credentials, certificates, and other machine identities.
• Identity Governance:
  Lead the development and implementation of identity governance frameworks, policies, and processes. Ensure proper alignment of access rights with business roles, regular access reviews, and compliance with regulatory and internal standards. Oversee automated provisioning/de-provisioning, segregation of duties, and recertification to safeguard sensitive data and support audit readiness.
• Zero Trust Integration:
  Lead the integration of IAM into HPE's Zero Trust framework, with identity serving as a core pillar for all security initiatives.
• Agentic AI Identities
  
  Roadmap:
  
  Design and champion the roadmap for Agentic AI identities, including governance of autonomous digital agents, ethical considerations, lifecycle management, and secure enablement across HPE's technology ecosystem.
• Risk and Compliance:
  Ensure IAM programs meet all internal and external standards, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices through continuous threat assessment and adaptive controls.
• Team Development:
  Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing global IAM team, fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Stakeholder Engagement:
  Partner with executive leadership, IT, cybersecurity, product, and business teams to embed IAM into enterprise architecture and drive cross-functional alignment.
• Technology Evaluation:
  Assess and recommend emerging IAM technologies, methodologies, and frameworks that incorporate threat intelligence, operational excellence, and usability to maintain HPE's competitive edge.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Engineering, or related field;
  Master's degree preferred.
• 15+ years of progressive experience in Information Security, with direct Identity and Access Management experience, and 5+ years in senior leadership roles.
• Proven track record of developing and executing global IAM strategies in large, complex organizations.
• Expertise in Workforce IAM, Customer/Partner IAM, Privileged Access Management, Secrets Management and Identity…