Digital Identity Non-Human Identity, Machine Identity & Agentic Identity Associate Director

About this role

JOB REQUISITION Digital Identity Non-Human Identity, Machine Identity & Agentic Identity Associate Director LOCATION CHICAGO ADDITIONAL LOCATION(S) ATLANTA - PEACHTREE RD, AUSTIN, CHARLOTTE, DALLAS, HOUSTON, MIAMI, ORLANDO, PHILADELPHIA, TAMPA JOB DESCRIPTION You Belong Here    

The Protiviti Career provides   opportunity   to learn, inspire, and advance within a collaborative and inclusive culture.  We hire curious individuals for whom learning is a passion. We lean into our mission:   We Care. We Collaborate. We Deliver .     

At every level, we champion leaders who   live   our values of   integrity, inclusion, innovation, and commitment to success . Imagining our work as a journey, we believe integrity guides our way, inclusion moves us forward together, innovation creates new destinations, and our commitment to success empowers us to deliver on our vision to be the most trusted global consulting firm.  

Where We Need You  

Protiviti is looking for a   Technology Consulting   Associate Director to join our growing   Digital Identity   team   with a specialization in Non-Human Identity (NHI), Machine Identity, Workload Identity, and Emerging Agentic Identity.   

This leader will help clients address one of the fastest-growing challenges in cybersecurity: securing and governing identities used by applications, services, cloud workloads, APIs, automation platforms, DevOps pipelines, machines, bots, and AI agents.  

The ideal candidate combines executive-level client advisory skills, strong business development and market-facing capabilities, architect-level technical  expertise , experience leading complex cybersecurity and identity programs, and passion for shaping emerging identity capabilities within the AI era.   

This individual will play a key role in expanding Protiviti's market presence, developing new service offerings, mentoring practitioners, supporting strategic pursuits, and leading transformative identity initiatives across Fortune 500 organizations.   

What You Can Expect  

• As an Associate Director,   you'll   take a lead role in strengthening our relationships with clients and   providing   seamless guidance in the completion of engagements.   You'll   partner with our strategic clients to manage risk   associated with their use of technology.    

• You'll   develop strategies to solve complex business problems using new ways of thinking, and devise solutions to support your clients' needs through   analytics,   automation   or the latest tools and methods.   

• Partner with clients and alliance partners to  identify  opportunities and develop technology-enabled solutions focused on identity security.   

• Serve as a trusted advisor to CISOs, IAM leaders, cloud security leaders, enterprise architects, and platform engineering teams.   

• Lead client engagements spanning strategy, assessments, architecture design, implementation oversight, operating model design, governance, and roadmap development.   

• Develop lasting client relationships and expand Protiviti's presence in the market.   

• Help define Protiviti's point of view related to Non-Human Identity, Machine Identity, Agentic Identity, and Identity Security for AI.   

• Support proposal development, business development activities, alliance relationships, and thought leadership initiatives.  

• Mentor and develop consulting teams while overseeing the successful execution of project work plans.   

• Collaborate across Protiviti practices including Cybersecurity, Cloud Security, AI Security, Data Security, Infrastructure, and Application Security.   

What Will Help You Be Successful  

• Helping organizations secure identities beyond traditional workforce users.   

• Advising executive stakeholders on emerging risks associated with machine identities, cloud-native identities, automation, and AI agents.  

• Translating complex identity architecture concepts into practical business outcomes and measurable risk reduction.   

• Solving challenges that span IAM, PAM, IGA, cloud security, application security, and  DevSecOps  domains.   

• Building trusted relationships with clients and alliance partners.   

• Developing market-leading service offerings and go-to-market strategies.   

• Leading technical and business discussions across diverse stakeholder groups.   

• Building and mentoring high-performing consulting teams. 

• Contributing to proposals, sales pursuits, and thought leadership initiatives.   

• Staying at the forefront of evolving identity trends, platforms, and security challenges.   

Do Your Talents Include the Following?  

Identity Strategy and Advisory   

• Experience delivering strategic IAM, PAM, NHI, or Machine Identity advisory services, including assessments, maturity evaluations, strategy development, and roadmap creation.   

• Experience designing enterprise operating models and governance frameworks for identity programs.   

• Ability to communicate technical and business risks to executive stakeholders and boards.   

• Experience developing identity security standards, policies, and control frameworks.   

Non-Human Identity and Machine Identity   

• Hands-on experience securing and governing non-human identities including service accounts, application accounts, service principals, API keys, workload identities, container identities, automation accounts, bot identities, and AI-powered agents.   

• Experience addressing credential sprawl, secrets management, token lifecycle management, certificate lifecycle management, privileged service account governance, identity  ownership  and accountability, least privilege implementation, and identity discovery and inventory.   

• Experience designing lifecycle processes for creation, ownership, approval, monitoring, certification, review, and retirement of machine identities.   

• Hands-on experience in architecting and implementing NHI/Secrets management solutions aligning with leading NHI

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