Vice President, Identity & Access Management

Locations: Austin, New York, NY, San Francisco
Vice President, Identity & Access Management
About the Department
The Cloudflare Security team's mission is to protect both Cloudflare and our customers. We are trusted, principled partners to the organization, enabling the business to build, ship, and operate products securely. Our team is global, diverse, and dedicated to solving complex security challenges at a massive scale.
About the Role
As the VP of Identity & Access Management (IAM), you will establish, own, and lead the global strategy for Cloudflare's internal IAM program. You will be responsible for building and scaling the team, processes, and technologies required to support secure and streamlined access for all Cloudflare employees, contractors, and consultants.
This is a critical leadership role that will enhance our enterprise security posture, ensure regulatory compliance, and optimize the user access experience. You will work collaboratively with senior leaders across the organization to establish forward-thinking IAM governance and implement cutting-edge technologies, ensuring our program remains innovative and effective as we scale.
What You'll Do

• Develop and own the comprehensive global strategy, roadmap, innovation, resourcing, and budget for Cloudflare's Identity & Access Management program, aligning with a Zero Trust philosophy.
• Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing, globally distributed team of IAM professionals, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence.
• Act as the principal partner and senior advisor to stakeholders across the organization (including Engineering, IT, Legal, and Compliance) to define, implement, and enforce IAM standards, processes, and policies aligned with global regulatory controls.
• Drive the continuous evolution of our IAM program by identifying, evaluating, and implementing cutting-edge technologies and best practices.
• Oversee all IAM operations, including the architecture and management of authentication and authorization for all user, device, and application identities across our complex, federated environment.
• Champion IAM best practices throughout the company, effectively communicating complex concepts and strategies to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Requirements

• Extensive experience developing, architecting, and leading large-scale, enterprise-wide Identity & Access Management programs.
• Demonstrated experience building, leading, and mentoring high-performing, globally distributed teams across multiple time zones.
• Deep expertise in core IAM concepts and technologies, including: least privilege, Privileged Access Management (PAM), Segregation of Duties (SoD), RBAC/ABAC, conditional access, authentication, authorization, federation, MFA, user provisioning, attestation, secrets management, and Zero Trust principles.
• Proven experience managing identities, authentication, and authorization for user, device, and application identities within a complex, federated environment.
• Exceptional communication and influencing skills, with the proven ability to motivate cross-functional teams and align senior leadership on complex security strategies.
• Proven experience developing and implementing IAM policies, standards, and processes in alignment with global regulatory and compliance frameworks (e.g., SOX, GDPR, ISO 27001).

Desirable

• Direct experience managing IAM in a high-growth, cloud-native technology company.
• Relevant security certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISM).
• Experience managing IAM programs that include both corporate and production/engineering environments.

Compensation
Compensation may be adjusted depending on work location.

• For Bay Area based hires: Estimated annual salary of $295,000 - $405,000
• For NYC based hires: Estimated annual salary of $282,000 - $387,000

Equity
This role is eligible to participate in Cloudflare's equity plan.