Identity Security Practice - Director, Professional Services
Saviynt
Job Summary
Saviynt is seeking a Director, Professional Services for its Identity Security practice. This role is responsible for leading and delivering customer projects, ensuring exceptional outcomes in Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) and broader Identity Security. The Director will drive leadership, vision, and strategic growth, focusing on high-quality, profitable service engagements and fostering trusted advisor relationships. Key responsibilities include managing critical consulting metrics, evolving and managing the identity security practice, and ensuring operational excellence. The role involves leading solution design for complex identity security implementations, promoting best practices, guiding the implementation team, and contributing to practice development.
Must Have
- Leadership experience in an Identity Security practice
- Deep understanding of operational nuances, strategic development, and service delivery in Identity Security
- Strong working experience in Identity and Access Management (IAM) domain
- Minimum of three end-to-end IAM project deliveries within an identity security practice context
- 3-5 years of consulting management experience leading people
- Proven experience in people management within a technical or consulting environment
- Demonstrated success in building and scaling Professional Services functions
- In-depth knowledge of project management methodologies
- Strong working experience on microservices architecture
- Strong experience leveraging design, architecture, and integration patterns
- Excellent communication & stakeholder management skills
- Ability to perform cost-benefit analysis
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Ability to estimate implementation efforts for identity security projects
Good to Have
- Focus on identity security architectural principles
- Generating new and imaginative ideas/approaches for identity security challenges
- Define and enforce architecture standards and guidelines for identity security solutions
- Contribute towards practice development tasks related to training and Statement of Work (SOW) validation
Perks & Benefits
- Competitive total rewards package
- Learning and tremendous opportunities to grow and advance in career
- Challenging yet rewarding work
- Welcoming and positive work environment
- Potential for discretionary bonus plan
Job Description
WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING
- Understand the business context and lead the solution design for complex identity security implementations.
- Responsible for technology choices and decisions, with a strong focus on identity security architectural principles.
- Promote architectural and development best practices within the identity security context.
- Ensure projects are designed within approved architectural standards for identity solutions.
- Lead design reviews and implement best design principles for identity security.
- Provide technical leadership in all aspects of the SDLC, including system analysis, design, development, testing, and deployment for identity security projects.
- Demonstrate the ability to bring in a fresh perspective, generating new and imaginative ideas/approaches for identity security challenges.
- Facilitate the development process and operations for identity security solutions.
- Identify setbacks and shortcomings in identity security implementations and propose effective solutions.
- Define and enforce (through training & review) the architecture standards and guidelines specifically for identity security solutions.
- Guide the implementation team on identity security best practices.
- Contribute towards practice development tasks related to training and Statement of Work (SOW) validation for identity security engagements.
WHAT YOU BRING
- Must have significant leadership experience working within or running an Identity Security practice, with a deep understanding of its operational nuances, strategic development, and service delivery.
- Must have strong working experience in the Identity and Access Management (IAM) domain, involving a minimum of three end-to-end IAM project deliveries, specifically within an identity security practice context.
- 3-5 years of consulting management experience leading people to support customer satisfaction and understanding key consulting business metrics.
- Proven experience in a leadership role, with a strong background in people management within a technical or consulting environment.
- Demonstrated success in building and scaling Professional Services functions, ideally with a focus on identity security.
- In-depth knowledge of project management methodologies and practices.
- Strong working experience on microservices architecture.
- Strong experience leveraging design, architecture, and integration patterns for complex enterprise solutions.
- Excellent communication & stakeholder management skills, capable of influencing and advising at all levels.
- Ability to perform a cost-benefit analysis of assigned projects.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Ability to estimate the implementation efforts for identity security projects.