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About the Role

Reporting to the Head of Identity & Access Management, the Head of Workforce Authentication Services, MD will lead the strategic direction, engineering, operations and compliance posture of all workforce authentication platforms at State Street. This role consolidates capabilities currently distributed across two towers into a single, accountable engineering and operations leadership role. The successful candidate will also serve as the engineering leader for the Workforce Passwordless program, owning the end-to-end technical execution and the elimination of password-dependent authentication protocols across the enterprise.

Responsibilities

Owns engineering, operations, resilience and compliance for the workforce authentication platform stack, including Directory & Identity Plane, Federation & SSO, Strong Authentication & MFA, Passwordless Program (Workforce), and Resilience & Operations.
Develop and execute a unified Workforce Authentication strategy.
Define the multi-year target architecture for authentication.
Partner with other IAM leaders to ensure a coherent, end-to-end IAM operating model.
Serve as the engineering owner of the Workforce Passwordless program, accountable for delivery against EC-committed milestones and the financial plan.
Lead the technical design and rollout of supporting technologies for passwordless authentication.
Drive vendor and product assessments and lead comparative POCs.
Own the Authentication compliance with IAM Standard and ensure alignment to NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-63B, DORA, BAIT, UK PRA SS1/21, MAS TRM, HKMA SPM and APRA CPS 234.
Support assurance compliance with the Second Line of Defence, Third Line, and External Auditors.
Provide support and data for compliance management across the workforce authentication environment.
Own end-to-end remediation of all audit, regulatory and penetration-test findings affecting workforce authentication.
Accountable for the availability, performance and resilience of Tier-0 authentication services.
Own the operational interface for Authentication Services with key partners.
Lead a globally distributed team and evolve the operating model.
Drive talent strategy, succession, and a culture of engineering excellence.

Requirements

15+ years in technology / engineering / security roles, with at least 8 years leading large-scale authentication engineering and operations functions ideally in a regulated financial services environment.
Proven track record of regulator-facing and audit-facing accountability.
Experience operating Tier-0 critical services with strict availability, DR and resilience SLAs.
Experience consolidating previously siloed identity/authentication towers into a single accountable function.
Experience leading globally distributed teams across US, EMEA and India.

Skills

Deep, hands-on technical depth across Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, Kerberos, LDAP, SAML, OIDC, FIDO2/WebAuthn, MFA, and federation platforms.

Location

State Street

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

15+ years in technology / engineering / security roles
8+ years leading large-scale authentication engineering and operations functions

Education Level

Bachelors Degree in Cyber Security or related technical discipline

Salary/Compensations

$170,000 - $282,500 Annual

Benefits

Retirement savings plan (401K) with company match
Insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional additional coverages
Paid-time off including vacation, sick leave, short term disability, and family care responsibilities
Access to our Employee Assistance Program
Incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards
Eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans

About the Company

Across the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability.
We keep our clients at the heart of everything we do, and smart, engaged employees are essential to our continued success.
We are committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential.
As an essential partner in our shared success, you’ll benefit from inclusive development opportunities, flexible work-life support, paid volunteer days, and vibrant employee networks that keep you connected to what matters most.
Join us in shaping the future.

Equal Opportunity

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we consider all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, familial status, military and veteran status, and other characteristics protected by applicable law.