VP Identity and Access Management

FactSet creates flexible, open data and software solutions for over 200,000 investment professionals worldwide, providing instant access to financial data and analytics that investors use to make crucial decisions. At FactSet, our values are the foundation of everything we do. They express how we act and operate, serve as a compass in our decision‑making, and play a big role in how we treat each other, our clients, and our communities. We believe that the best ideas can come from anyone, anywhere, at any time, and that curiosity is the key to anticipating our clients' needs and exceeding their expectations.

FactSet's Information Security team is responsible for implementing security technologies across the Technology organization. The team implements security technologies to support the defense‑in‑depth architecture to secure FactSet's systems, data and platforms. The Senior Vice President (SVP), Identity and Access Management (IAM) serves as the senior leader responsible for developing, executing, and overseeing the global strategy for Identity and Access Management across the enterprise. This role leads a multi‑disciplinary team, provides strategic direction for policies, processes and technologies, and serves as the foremost authority on secure access to digital assets. The SVP partners with business and technology stakeholders to ensure robust protection of data, systems and applications, enabling secure business growth and regulatory compliance.

The successful candidate will work with IT, product management, and software engineering teams to seamlessly deploy identity solutions to securely enable business processes and innovation. This includes promoting cross‑functional collaboration, managing the lifecycle of human and non‑human identities, and ensuring compliance and risk management within the security technology portfolio. This position will report directly to the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership: Define and implement a comprehensive IAM strategy aligned with organizational goals, risk appetite, and regulatory requirements. Lead, mentor, and grow a high‑performing global team spanning architecture, engineering, and operations for IAM. Collaborate with senior executives, business units, and IT leaders to drive IAM improvements.
• Operational Excellence: Oversee day‑to‑day operations for user provisioning, role‑based access, identity federation, privileged access management, and authentication solutions. Ensure scalability, reliability, and performance of IAM technologies and services. Direct incident response and remediation for identity‑related security breaches.
• Technical Direction: Architect and guide the adoption of modern IAM technologies, including identity‑as‑a‑service (IDaaS), single sign‑on (SSO), multi‑factor authentication (MFA), and Zero Trust principles. Lead vendor management, product evaluation, and tool selection for IAM platforms. Ensure IAM integrations with cloud, on‑prem, and hybrid systems.

Governance ability to distill complex technical concepts for varied audiences. Strong program / project management skills; experience in budgeting and resource planning. Commitment to fostering a culture of security, collaboration, and innovation. Ability to convert strategy to action by making incremental progress in the face of ambiguity and imperfect knowledge and avoiding analysis paralysis. Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across functions and levels. Assess and present infrastructure security risk, solutions and trade‑offs to technology leadership to enable risk‑based decision making.

Technical Requirements

• Deep expertise in IAM domains: user lifecycle management, directory services (Active Directory, LDAP), federated identity (SAML, OAuth, OpenID Connect), PAM, SSO, MFA, certificate management, and biometrics.
• Experience with modern IAM platforms (e.g., Okta, Ping, ForgeRock, SailPoint, CyberArk, Azure AD, AWS IAM).
• Advanced understanding of cloud identity architectures and Zero Trust frameworks.
• Demonstrated knowledge of regulatory frameworks and security standards (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001).
• Hands‑on experience with IAM integration for SaaS, IaaS, PaaS, and on‑premises solutions.
• Experience overseeing complicated, technical programs at global scale and familiarity with project management.