Head of IAM Platform

Job Description

Appealing Points

• A highly visible role offering direct engagement with the CTO or CIOs and Global Security leadership teams
• Own the regional IAM platform roadmap and strategy, financial governance, risk management and people leadership, with responsibility for managing the IAM infrastructure platform
• Drive end-to-end automation of identity lifecycle processes and policy-driven access controls, reducing operational risk and improving visibility across identities, credentials, certificates, APIs and privileged access

Annual Salary: 16 Million Yen and above 

Job Responsibilities

• Own the overall IAM platform roadmap, governance and operational excellence for the region, partnering with Global Security
• Lead and manage the regional IAM platform team, including hiring, performance management, coaching, succession planning and capability development
• Own the lifecycle, availability, resiliency, security and continuous improvement of IAM infrastructure platforms
• Ensure secure and reliable IAM services for employees, customers, partners, applications, APIs and infrastructure across the region, including the following products:
  • Ping Identity (SSO, MFA, Passkey)
  • Venafi Certificate Management
  • Identity Governance & Administration (IGA)
  • Reverse Proxy platforms
  • API Gateway platforms
• Partner with Global Security, Architecture, Infrastructure, Application Development, Risk, Audit and Compliance teams to establish and enforce IAM standards, policies and controls
• Drive end-to-end automation of identity lifecycle processes, including joiner, mover, leaver, access provisioning, certification, revocation and certificate management
• Ensure 24x7 operational support for critical IAM platforms, including incident management, problem management, vulnerability remediation, disaster recovery and operational resilience
• Manage annual budgets, forecasts, actuals, vendor contracts, software licensing and financial governance while driving cost optimization opportunities
• Act as the regional subject-matter expert and trusted advisor on Identity, Authentication, Authorization, PKI and Access Governance

Required Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in Identity & Access Management, Cybersecurity, Security Engineering, Infrastructure Security or related disciplines
• 5+ years of people leadership experience managing enterprise-scale IAM or security engineering teams
• Proven experience managing large-scale IAM platforms in highly regulated enterprise environments
• Strong understanding of Identity Governance, Access Certification, Segregation of Duties, Privileged Access Controls and Identity Risk Management
• Experience driving IAM transformation, platform modernization, governance improvements and automation initiatives
• Experience managing complex vendor ecosystems, budgets, contracts and strategic technology investments
• Strong risk management, audit, compliance and regulatory knowledge
• Executive-level communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior business and technology leaders

Preferred Qualifications

• CISSP, CISM, CRISC, SABSA or equivalent security certifications
• Ping Identity certifications
• Venafi certifications
• Microsoft Security or Entra ID certifications
• Experience implementing Zero Trust programs
• Experience with AI-enabled Security Operations and Identity Analytics
• Experience within Insurance, Banking, Financial Services or other highly regulated industries

Language Required: Business level Japanese (JLPT N2 and above) and Fluent level English. 

Company Description:

We are a technology-led software services company that fulfills technology companies' software product development needs worldwide. As a trusted partner of today’s enterprises, we build software solutions for the future. We aim to understand our customers' needs and aspirations to deliver software that aligns with their vision. We are passionate about creating future-ready software focusing on superior user experience and ultimate simplicity.Specializing in mobile, web, and cloud-based software development services across various industry verticals, we cater to customers globally. We focus on developing next-generation software products that require a deep understanding of communication networks, operating system internals, device diversity, and critical system resources. Our core strength lies in combining these engineering environments to create cutting-edge software solutions.