IAM Governance Leader: Access Control & Compliance

TikTok

San Jose (CA)

On-site

USD 134,000 - 223,000

Full time

3 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) with company match
Paid parental leave
Disability coverage
Life insurance
Wellbeing benefits
Paid holidays

Job summary

TikTok is seeking a skilled IAM professional to join the IAM Operation & Validation team within GSO, focusing on governance, policy design, and risk-based access controls. You will partner with engineering, security, privacy, compliance, and business teams to strengthen identity security across a large, global environment.

The role emphasizes governance of user and non-human identities, control ownership, and continuous improvement of access governance programs.

Qualifications

  • Experience creating or assessing IAM policies and governance in large enterprises.
  • Ability to identify identity risks, gaps in controls, and drive remediation.
  • Strong collaboration with technical and non-technical teams to improve controls.

Responsibilities

  • Define and enhance IAM governance strategies and control frameworks.
  • Establish governance policies across identity lifecycle and access provisioning.
  • Lead governance initiatives with stakeholders to close gaps and sustain improvements.
  • Use access data to identify excessive privileges and drive remediation.
  • Develop IAM governance measurement frameworks and monitoring metrics.
  • Support governance evolution for human and non-human identities.

Skills

IAM concepts
Governance principles
Risk-based remediation
Cross-functional collaboration
Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher

Tools

SailPoint
Saviynt
Tuebora
Okta
Microsoft Entra ID

Job description

TikTok is seeking a skilled IAM professional to join the IAM Operation & Validation team within GSO, focusing on governance, policy design, and risk-based access controls. You will partner with engineering, security, privacy, compliance, and business teams to strengthen identity security across a large, global environment.

The role emphasizes governance of user and non-human identities, control ownership, and continuous improvement of access governance programs.

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