External Identity Service Lead

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

Ready to put your mark on the world of cybersecurity? We’re looking for an External Identity Service Lead to bring fresh perspectives and bold solutions to our team. In this role, you’ll be instrumental in shaping how our organization provides secure, appropriate, and timely access to enterprise resources and as well as be a catalyst to drive our Identity and Access Management strategy.   

What You'll Be Doing:   

The External Identity Service Lead will be part of the Lilly Cybersecurity team, responsible for delivering and securing technology that supports the Lilly mission, specifically focused on external identity services for our partners and consumers. This role is responsible for defining and executing the strategy for the company's external identity capabilities globally. This includes developing technology roadmaps, prioritizing enhancements, driving continuous service improvements, engaging stakeholders, and optimizing the authentication technology stack.    

What You Should Bring:

Technology Strategy & Roadmap:  

• Define the long-term strategic vision and roadmap for External Identity services aligned with business objectives and risk posture.  

• Evaluate emerging External Identity technologies and vendors to inform roadmap decisions.    

• Develop and maintain an integrated, global External Identity roadmap.  

• Build External Identity services that are resilient and resistant to evolving threats, leveraging industry best practices and threat intelligence.  

• Demonstrate experience in identity-related security incident response and incorporating learnings into External Identity roadmaps. 

Service Delivery & Optimization:  

• Manage the prioritization and delivery of enhancements to External Identity controls based on risk, compliance, and operational criteria.  

• Ensure reliability and availability of the service by defining service metrics and standard SLAs. 

• Drive continuous improvement through review of metrics, threat intelligence, vulnerabilities, and customer feedback.  

• Optimize the External Identity architecture and technology stack to increase efficacy and operational efficiency.  

• Foster an environment focused on continuous learning, innovation, and operational excellence.  

Stakeholder Engagement:    

• Engage with security leadership, architecture, cyber defense,