Group Manager - Directory Services (Identity)

We are looking for an experienced and strategic Group Manager to lead our Directory Services group within the Identity organization. In this key leadership position, you will manage and inspire engineering teams spread across multiple geographies, driving one of the foundational, mission-critical services of our Identity platform. Directory Services sits at the heart of our security and identity ecosystem, serving as the high-scale foundation for user authentication, enterprise directory integration, and data sync across enterprise environments. As a manager of managers, you will be responsible for defining the technical and operational vision, scaling high-availability distributed systems, nurturing talent across global offices, and ensuring our identity infrastructure meets the rigorous security and reliability demands of enterprise customers worldwide.
Key Responsibilities
Multi-Geo People & Organizational Leadership: Lead, mentor, and grow team managers and senior technical leaders across global geographies. Scale the group through strategic recruitment, team structuring, and proactive talent development.
Service Vision & Strategy: Own the vision, engineering execution, and strategic roadmap for Directory Services-one of Identitys key foundational pillars.
Scale, Reliability & Security: Ensure ultra-high availability, low-latency performance, seamless scalability and robust security standards.
Cross-Organizational Collaboration: Partner closely with Product Management, Security Architects and multiple R&D units.
Rapid & Critical Incident Response: Lead cross-regional response to high-priority operational or security events related to directory environments, driving rapid resolution and long-term systemic mitigations.
Thought Leadership in IAM: Stay at the forefront of modern Identity & Access Management (IAM) practices and enterprise directory protocols.