Sr Manager, Identity Governance

As a global leader in cybersecurity, CrowdStrike protects the people, processes and technologies that drive modern organizations. Since 2011, our mission hasn’t changed — we’re here to stop breaches, and we’ve redefined modern security with the world’s most advanced AI-native platform. We work on large scale distributed systems, processing almost 3 trillion events per day and this traffic is growing daily. Our customers span all industries, and they count on CrowdStrike to keep their businesses running, their communities safe and their lives moving forward. We're proud to work for a mission-driven company leveraging AI to transform the way we work. CrowdStrikers drive their careers through flexibility and autonomy while also being expected to contribute to a culture of responsible AI adoption, experimentation, and innovation. We use an AI-first mindset as a force multiplier to proactively and continuously accelerate execution, build expertise, uncover insights, and solve complex problems. We’re always looking to add talented CrowdStrikers to the team who have limitless passion, a relentless focus on innovation and a fanatical commitment to our customers, our community and each other. Ready to join a mission that matters? The future of cybersecurity starts with you. About The RoleThe Senior Manager of Identity Governance will provide technical leadership and operationaloversight for CrowdStrike's IAM program, with direct responsibility for the Identity Governance &Administration (IGA) team. This role supports CrowdStrike's global workforce and internalsystems, ensuring secure, scalable, and user-centric identity services across the enterprise.Reporting into CrowdStrike's internal cybersecurity organization, the Senior Manager will partnerclosely with Information Security, IT, Engineering, and business stakeholders worldwide todeliver IAM services that enable the business while maintaining a security-first posture.What You'll DoThe Senior Manager of Identity Governance is responsible for leading, delivering, andcontinuously improving IGA capabilities across the enterprise.Lead and manage globally distributed teams responsible for IGA, and supportingenterprise systems such as ERP, CRM, HRIS, SaaS, and public/private cloudenvironments.Define, execute, and scale a comprehensive Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) andgovernance framework, with a heavy focus on securing Non-Human Identities (NHI)including service accounts, API keys, secrets, certificates, and autonomous AI agents.Partner with Engineering, Security, and Product teams to embed IAM controls into productdevelopment lifecycle and platform architecture.Own the operational health, scalability, and reliability of IAM platforms and services,ensuring timely and accurate access delivery.Establish, refine, and enforce IAM processes, tools, and operating models that balancesecurity, compliance, and user experience.Partner with Information Security, Risk, and Compliance teams to ensure IAM servicesalign with zero-trust principles, internal policies, and industry standards.Act as a key point of engagement for business and IT stakeholders to understand accessrequirements and deliver secure, scalable identity solutions.Champion the implementation of least-privilege methodologies and industry-leadingstandards throughout the identity lifecycle, prioritizing the persistent optimization of userpermissions and the enforcement of rigorous privileged account protections.Lead engineering efforts to build automated IAM workflows and enterprise applicationintegrations, optimizing self-service access requests, birthright provisioning, approvals,and continuous access certifications.Define service level expectations and measure IAM performance, availability, andcustomer satisfaction.Review IAM-related project designs and delivery to ensure alignment with cost, quality,and schedule expectations.Guide the documentation, implementation, and continuous improvement of IAM-relatedpolicies, procedures, and standards.Recruit, develop, and retain IAM talent, fostering a culture of accountability, growth, andcustomer-focused service delivery.What You'll Need:Extensive technical background in Identity Governance and Administration (IGA),demonstrating a successful history of architecting and overseeing large-scale RBACframeworks.Proven expertise in identity protocols tailored for machine and Non-Human Identities(NHI), with deep knowledge of SPIFFE/SPIRE, mTLS, secrets management, andenterprise token exchange frameworks.Solid understanding of risk management and information security strategy, controls, andbest practices.Proven history of streamlining identity lifecycles through automation while ensuring theoptimization of user permissions across cloud, SaaS, and on-premisesecosystems to mitigate over-privileged access.Working knowledge of security frameworks and standards such as NIST, SOC 2, and ISO27001.Hands-on experience with emerging AI security challenges, including securing LLMintegrat