Director, Authentication and Directory Services
Core
Provide global leadership, vision, and strategic direction for Pfizer's enterprise authentication and directory capabilities, ensuring secure, resilient, and scalable Tier 0 services for colleagues, contractors, partners, and applications.
Role type
Director, Identity Security and Access Management
Builds
Enterprise Active Directory, hybrid/cloud directory services, single sign-on, federation, multi-factor and passwordless authentication, public key infrastructure
Domain
Life Sciences / Identity Security
Required skills
Global strategy and roadmap execution, People and organizational leadership, Service and financial accountability, Architecture and standards governance, Cybersecurity and risk management, Operational resilience and incident leadership, Transformation and delivery management, Enterprise partnership and executive communication, Vendor and ecosystem management
Preferred skills
Master's degree, Leadership in pharmaceutical/life sciences, Deep experience with Microsoft AD/Entra, Ping Federate, Ping One, Keyfactor, PKI platforms, Modernization of legacy directory infrastructure
Technologies
Microsoft Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, LDAP/LDAPS, Group Policy, DNS, SAML, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, Ping Federate, Ping One, Keyfactor, PKI
Responsibilities
Define and execute global strategy and multi-year roadmap for Authentication and Directory Services; Lead and develop a globally distributed organization of managers and engineers; Own end-to-end service performance, demand, capacity, lifecycle, budget, and vendor commitments; Provide executive and technical governance for enterprise architecture and engineering standards; Ensure authentication and directory controls align with Pfizer policies and regulatory requirements; Ensure highly available global services with effective monitoring, disaster recovery, and 24x7 support; Direct complex global programs such as directory modernization and cloud migration; Partner with Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, Cloud Engineering, and business stakeholders; Set the strategy for technology partners and managed service providers including Microsoft and Ping Identity
Seniority
Director, strategic leadership with hands-on architecture engagement
