Identity Platform Engineering Manager

Quick Facts

• Reports to: Senior Director, Global Head of Identity and Access Management
• Scope: Identity and Access Management platform strategy and global platform engineering team; workforce, dealer, supplier, customer, workload, connected vehicles, and AI agent identities
• Start: Highly strategic individual contributor with expectation to build and lead a global platform engineering team

Description

This role defines and drives the future of digital trust by shaping the strategy, engineering, and operations of the Identity and Access Management platform across Ford’s global ecosystem. It establishes identity as a foundational platform enabling business growth, digital innovation, customer experiences, and Zero Trust adoption across multiple identity ecosystems.

Responsibilities

• Shape Ford’s Identity Strategy
  • Define and execute enterprise Identity and Access Management strategy and multi-year roadmap
  • Drive Zero Trust adoption across workforce, dealer, supplier, customer, workload, and AI agent ecosystems
  • Partner with cybersecurity, privacy, compliance, and technology leaders to strengthen enterprise resilience through identity-centric controls
  • Influence the future of identity security across Entra ID, Google Cloud Platform, and emerging cloud-native identity architectures
• Lead AI-Powered Identity Innovation
  • Define approach to securing AI agents, autonomous systems, and machine-to-machine identities
  • Implement AI-assisted identity lifecycle management, access governance, certification campaigns, and risk-based decisioning
  • Drive adoption of AI-enabled engineering practices: code generation, automated testing, vulnerability remediation, and intelligent observability
  • Establish governance frameworks for responsible and secure use of AI across identity platforms
  • Identify opportunities to automate manual processes and improve self-service experiences through intelligent automation
• Build and Modernize Identity Platforms
  • Modernize identity platforms using cloud-native architectures, APIs, automation, and platform engineering practices
  • Manage engineering team responsible for 24/7 global operations for Identity and Access Management platforms and products delivering always-on customer experiences
  • Deliver secure, scalable, highly available identity services for employees, partners, suppliers, dealers, and customers
  • Drive Site Reliability Engineering practices focused on resiliency, observability, availability, and operational excellence
  • Improve engineering velocity through automation, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, and AI-assisted development workflows
  • Integrate identity capabilities into Ford’s digital platforms by partnering across enterprise technology teams
• Build High-Performing Teams
  • Recruit, develop, and mentor engineers, architects, and technical leaders
  • Foster accountability, innovation, inclusion, and continuous improvement
  • Communicate strategy, outcomes, risks, and opportunities to executive leadership
  • Build strong relationships across business, security, compliance, and technology organizations
  • Lead through complexity while maintaining focus on measurable business outcomes

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or related field OR a combination of education and experience
• 10+ years of experience designing, building, or leading enterprise-scale Identity and Access Management platforms
• Strong experience with Microsoft Entra ID, Azure AD, and Google Cloud IAM
• Deep expertise across multiple identity disciplines: Identity Governance & Administration (IGA), Customer Identity & Access Management (CIAM), Privileged Access Management (PAM), Authentication & Federation, Workload Identity & Agent Identity, Access Management
• Experience leading large-scale enterprise transformation programs
• Strong understanding of Zero Trust architecture and modern identity security principles
• Expertise with modern identity standards: OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, FIDO2, SAML, SPIFFE, Cedar, OPA, AuthZEN, or related technologies
• Experience leveraging AI and automation to improve engineering, operations, and security outcomes
• Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills
• Manage global teams that provide 24/7 incident response
• Travel: 10–15% to Ford offices in Dearborn, Michigan

Even better (preferred)

• Experience securing AI agents, autonomous systems, or machine identities
• Experience with GitHub, Cloud Build, Tekton, SonarQube, Cycode, 42Crunch, FOSSA, or similar DevSecOps platforms
• Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD pipelines
• Experience leading globally distributed engineering organizations
• Familiarity with Site Reliability Engineering practices and operational excellence frameworks

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• Generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time

Compensation

• Salary grade LL6: $132,800 – $250,800
• Remote posting: remote unless you reside within 50 miles of Dearborn, MI (in which case on-site presence up to 4 days a week)
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States; verification required at hire