Reference #: R-100155
Job Description:
Overview:
We don't simply hire employees. We invest in them. When you work at Chatham, we empower you - offering professional development opportunities to help you grow in your career, no matter if you've been here for five months or 15 years. Chatham has worked hard to create a distinct work environment that values people, teamwork, integrity, and client service. You will have immediate opportunities to partner with talented subject matter experts, work on complex projects, and contribute to the value Chatham delivers every day.
Ourtechnologyteam is made upof a team of SoftwareEngineers, Testers, DevOps Engineers, Security Engineers, UX Designers, Quantitative Analysts and Data Base Analysts.We buildsoftware for our clients that range across multiple sectorsand industries as well as tools for our internal users to help them better serve our clients.Our team is a global teamlocatedin four different countries and multiple time zones. We interact daily with each other as well as our key business stakeholdersto ensure quality and speedy delivery of our product offerings.
The Director of Identity and Access Management (IAM) plays a critical role in enabling Chatham's technology strategy by ensuring our identity, authentication, and authorization capabilities are secure, scalable, and deliver an exceptional end-user experience.
In this role you will:
Be responsible forleadingStrategic Planning & Roadmapsincluding:
Partneringwith Product Management to define and execute a long-term IAM product roadmap aligned with businessobjectives, client needs, and regulatory requirements.
Partneringwith Enterprise Architecture to design and evolve a long-term technical roadmap for identity, authentication, and authorization platforms.
Balancingnear-term delivery commitments with long-term platform scalability, resilience, and modernization goals.
ProvideEngineering Leadership & Deliveryincluding:
Leadingand growingteams of engineers responsible for all Identity and Access Management capabilities, including authentication, identity lifecycle management, and complex fine-grained authorization.
Overseeingthe design and delivery of role,attribute, and relationship-based access control models using modern authorization platforms.
Establishingstrong engineering practices focused on secure-by-design development, operational excellence, reliability, and performance.
ManagingIAM projects, budgets, and vendor relationships
Establishingand enforcing IAM policies, standards, and procedures
Be accountable forSecurity & Risk Managementincluding:
Owningthe security posture of IAM platforms, ensuring alignment with industry best practices, internal security standards, and regulatory expectations.
Partneringclosely with Information Security, Risk, and Compliance teams to support audits, threat modeling, and incident response related to identity and access.
Championingzero-trust and least-privilege principles while enabling pragmatic, business-aligned outcomes.
EnableCustomer Experience &CommercialGrowthby
Ensuringthatall end-useronboarding toChatham technology products is secure, intuitive, and frictionless.
Collaboratingwith Marketing and Marketing Technology teams tomaintaina single, unified enterprise view of end users and customers.
Partner withUXteamtoenableconsistent identity experiences across products while supporting future growth, new offerings, and evolving customer journeys.
LeadPeople & OrganizationalDesign by
Leadingeffective performance management and professional development for IAM engineering teams.
Performingstrategic workforce planning to ensure the right skills and capacity to deliver against both short- and long-term roadmaps.
Fosteringa culture of collaboration, accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
Contributors to your success:
Ideally, you will have some or most of the following qualifications. More importantly, you bring the desire, drive, and ability to learn and become a key contributor in these areas:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field;
10+ years of experience in software or platform engineering, with significant depth in Identity and Access Management.
Proven experience leading and developing high-performing engineering teams.
Deep knowledge of modern IAM platforms and patterns, including authentication, identity federation, and fine-grained authorization models (RBAC, ABAC, ReBAC).
Strong understanding of modern security principles such as zero trust, least privilege, and defense in depth.
Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.
Key Technology Platforms
Auth0 (authentication, identity lifecycle management, federation)
AuthZed/SpiceDB(fine-grained, relationship-based authorization)
Microsoft Azure (cloud infrastructure, identity integrations, security services)
About Chatham Financial:
Chatham Financial is the largest independent financial risk management advisory and technology firm. A leader in debt and derivative solutions, Chatham provides clients with access to in-depth knowledge, innovative tools, and an incomparable team of over 700 employees to help mitigate risks associated with interest rate, foreign currency, and commodity exposures. Founded in 1991, Chatham serves more than 3,500 companies across a wide range of industries - handling over $1 trillion in transaction volume annually and helping businesses maximize their value in the capital markets, every day. To learn more, visitchathamfinancial.com.
Chatham Financial is an equal opportunity employer.
Chatham Financial is an equal opportunity employer. Chatham Financial recruits, employs, compensates, transfers, promotes, and trains without regard to age, race, color, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, Vietnam era or veteran status, physical or mental disability, creed, citizen status or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.
