Identity & Access Management (IAM) Executive Leader

Job Description SummaryThe Identity & Access Management (IAM) Leader provides cybersecurity leadership for the global strategy and execution of IAM solutions across GE Aerospace. This role ensures secure, efficient, and compliant management of digital identities, access policies, and privileged credentials across a complex technology landscape. The IAM Leader serves as a business-aligned partner to functional, engineering, infrastructure, and compliance teams, enabling secure business operations while reducing cyber risk. This role interprets internal and external cybersecurity, regulatory, and operational challenges to inform decision-making and deliver scalable IAM capabilities aligned with industry trends. As a people leader, this position is responsible for managing and developing a global team of IAM professionals in support of GE Aerospace’s enterprise priorities.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

In this role, you will:

• Define and lead the global IAM vision, strategy, and roadmap to align with GE Aerospace's digital risk posture and regulatory obligations.
• Collaborate with cross functional DT teams to drive Data Centric Security
• Direct the design and operation of enterprise-wide identity governance, authentication, authorization, and privileged access management capabilities.
• Partner with business and Digital Technology (DT) stakeholders to define access policies and models that balance security, compliance, and productivity.
• Lead modernization initiatives, including Zero Trust adoption, Attribute Based Access Control, Data Centric Security, lifecycle automation, and cloud-native IAM architecture.
• Oversee IAM operations and performance, including incident response, access reviews, audit support, and metrics-driven continuous improvement.
• Establish governance frameworks for access certifications, role-based access control, and identity lifecycle management.
• Collaborate with legal, compliance, HR, and risk teams to support global regulatory compliance.
• Guide the selection and implementation of IAM technologies, driving vendor management, innovation, and cost optimization.
• Build and lead a high-performing global team of IAM engineers, analysts, and program managers.
• Provide IAM thought leadership to cross-functional cyber, infrastructure, and application teams to drive secure-by-design principles.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from accredited university or college with minimum of 12 years of professional experience OR Associates degree with minimum of 15 years of professional experience OR High School Diploma with minimum of 17 years of professional experience
• Minimum 9 years of experience in cybersecurity with direct leadership in IAM.
• Minimum of 7 years of professional experience as a People Leader
• Proven experience managing enterprise-scale IAM programs, technologies, and transformation initiatives.
• Note: Military experience is equivalent to professional experience
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required.  We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job.

Desired Characteristics:

• Strong knowledge of identity governance, federation, SSO, MFA, PAM, and directory services (e.g., Active Directory, Azure AD).
• Ability to interpret and apply complex regulatory requirements into actionable identity controls.
• Demonstrated leadership in managing cross-functional teams and third-party partners.
• Strong analytical, risk assessment, and decision-making skills under ambiguity.
• Exceptional communication, influence, and stakeholder management across global, matrixed organizations.
• Agile mindset with a passion for driving process improvement and automation.

This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore, for applicants who are not asylees, refugees, lawful permanent residents or U.S. Citizens (i.e., not a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), otherwise known as a U.S. Person), final offers will be contingent on the ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.

Additional Information

GE Aerospace offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

GE Aerospace will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes

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