Director - Identity and Access Management

About the role:

Cyber security is one of the most important strategic risks facing organisations today. At the same time, cloud, AI and increasingly autonomous technology are fundamentally changing what an identity is, what it can access and how organisations need to control it.

PwC helps clients transform with confidence by enabling secure change and long-term cyber resilience. Our UK Cyber Security practice combines strategy, risk and governance with deep technical delivery and assurance, supported by more than 250 specialists. Cyber security remains a major strategic growth area for PwC.

Our Digital Identity practice helps some of the world’s largest organisations rethink how they manage identity across employees, customers, partners, machines and increasingly AI agents.

We work across the full identity lifecycle — from strategy, operating models and Zero Trust architecture through to complex technology transformation and managed services. Increasingly, that means helping clients address emerging challenges such as AI for Identity, identity for AI, non-human identities, identity threat detection and response, identity security posture management, modern authentication and the convergence of identity, data and cyber security.

As a Director in Digital Identity, you will help shape that market as well as deliver within it. You will lead major client transformations, develop new propositions, build senior client relationships and help define how PwC responds to the next generation of identity challenges.

What your days will look like:

- Leading major identity transformations spanning workforce, customer, privileged, machine and AI identities, from strategy and architecture through to implementation.
- Advising senior clients on emerging identity challenges including Zero Trust, AI agents, non-human identity, ITDR, modern authentication and identity/data security convergence.
- Growing PwC’s Digital Identity business through new propositions, alliances, client relationships and market-facing thought leadership.
- Leading and developing high-performing teams while providing senior oversight across complex, multi-technology programmes.

This role is for you if:

- You have significant experience leading complex identity or cyber security programmes within large, regulated organisations and can operate credibly with both executives and senior technologists.
- You understand the modern identity landscape across IGA, AM/CIAM, PAM, NHI, Zero Trust and identity threat, with strong knowledge of platforms such as Microsoft, CyberArk, Okta, Ping, SailPoint and Saviynt.
- You are interested in where identity is heading, including AI-driven identity operations, securing AI agents, machine identities, ITDR/ISPM and the convergence of identity, data and cloud security.
- You can turn complex technical challenges into clear business outcomes, investment cases and transformation roadmaps.
- You enjoy building businesses as well as delivering work — developing propositions, growing client relationships, working with technology partners and developing talented teams.
- You bring deep cyber and identity experience through your career, professional qualifications or equivalent practical experience.

What you’ll receive from us:

No matter where you may be in your career or personal life, our  benefits  are designed to add value and support, recognising and rewarding you fairly for your contributions.

We offer a range of benefits including empowered flexibility and a working week split between office, home and client site; private medical cover and 24/7 access to a qualified virtual GP; six volunteering days a year and much more.