Director - Identity & Access Management

The IAM Director will lead the organization’s IAM strategy, governance, and execution across identity lifecycle, access controls, authentication (SSO/MFA), access certifications, and audit reporting. The role establishes cross-functional ownership with HR, IT, security, legal/compliance, and business/data owners through an IAM governance committee and RACI model, ensuring IAM operates as a shared business control. The IAM Director defines IAM policies/standards and drives automation, repeatable integration patterns, and measurable improvements in least privilege, SoD alignment, monitoring and audit readiness

• Responsibilities
  IAM strategy, policy and governance: Define and own IAM vision, roadmap, principles and standards (e.g., least privilege, SoD, strong authentication, lifecycle management).
• Identity lifecycle (joiner/mover/leaver): Ensure effective provisioning/deprovisioning processes and automation (especially via HR-driven triggers) to reduce orphaned accounts and manual error.
• Oversee role/group management and entitlement lifecycle management.
• Authentication and access controls: Oversee SSO/federation, MFA/adaptive authentication and directory/identity store strategy (e.g., on-prem and cloud identity stores).
• Drive RBAC/ABAC improvements and role engineering to mature access assignment and reduce overprovisioning.
• Governance, certifications and audit support: Coordinate periodic access reviews/certifications and ensure evidence/reporting supports audit and compliance needs.
• Ensure identity monitoring, logging and reporting requirements are met for investigations and control validation.
• Privileged and non-human identity oversight: Oversee privileged accounts (break-glass, admin accounts) and service/non-human identities as part of the IAM control framework.
• Tooling, architecture and delivery: Provide IAM architecture direction, including patterns/reference architectures and repeatable integration approaches for applications.
• Evaluate and administer IAM/IGA capabilities and ensure platforms are securely configured and updated in alignment with policy.
• Operating model and cross-functional execution: Clarify shared responsibilities between IT and security (e.g., IT runs underlying infrastructure operations while security defines access policy/compliance requirements).
• Define success measures/KPIs for IAM outcomes (security, employee experience, automation, audit performance).

Qualifications
•    Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering or related field 
•    Minimum 10 years of experience in an appropriate domain.
•    5+ years’ Financial Services, Mortgage, and/or Banking experience preferred
•    5+ years’ experience leading people managers preferred
•    Advanced knowledge of specialized discipline including security and control frameworks (i.e., COBIT, COSO, ITIL, FFEIC, NIST, etc.). 
•   Proven leadership running an IAM program with cross-functional governance and clear role/accountability models (e.g., RACI).

•   Experience across core IAM domains: authentication (SSO/MFA), authorization/access controls, provisioning/deprovisioning, identity governance/access certifications, directories/identity stores, privileged access considerations, monitoring/audit reporting.

• Ability to translate policy/controls into operating processes and measurable outcomes (charters, success measures, program documentation).
•    Advanced analytical mindset, focused on results with critical thinking, research and problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
•    Highly self-motivated with a strong sense of initiative.
•    Strong ability to manage competing priorities on concurrent large, complex projects, initiatives, and deliverables.
•    Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
•    Strong technical proficiency in the use of MS Office including Visio, PowerPoint, Excel and Word and experience using these tools to build system designs and provide updates during Agile ceremonies and other forums.
 

The duties listed above are the essential functions, or fundamental duties within the job classification.  The essential functions of individual positions within the classification may differ. Texas Capital Bank may assign reasonably related additional duties to individual employees consistent with standard departmental policy.Texas Capital is an Equal Opportunity Employer.