Senior Manager, Identity Governance

**About the Team** The Identity Governance team is responsible for managing the services and controls that deliver stable, secure, and efficient Identity & Access Management (IAM) across [](https://crypto.com/) and its related entities. IAM controls are foundational to the organisation, ensuring the right individuals have the right access to the right resources, backed by robust audit trails. **Role overview** You'll lead a globally distributed Identity Governance team, owning the controls, risk assessments, and compliance posture that keep [](https://crypto.com/)'s identity ecosystem audit-ready. You'll set direction for your team's day-to-day work while staying hands-on with the highest-stakes risk assessments and stakeholder relationships yourself. ### Responsibilities: - Manage and develop the Identity Governance team spanning APAC and EU time zones — set priorities, review work quality, and support career growth across the team. - Establish, manage, and document effective IAM controls, including the evaluation, testing, and rollout of a new group-wide Identity and Access Management platform. - Identify, assess, and document identity-related risks across key business processes. - Manage identity lifecycle risks in alignment with the Operational Risk Management Framework. - Partner with business, risk management, and compliance stakeholders to maintain compliance with Group Policies, risk standards, and regulatory obligations. - Foster a strong risk and control culture across key business functions. - Lead process deep-dive activities to map workflows, evaluate existing risks and controls, and identify control gaps. - Coordinate across APAC, EU, and US working hours to ensure consistent stakeholder engagement. ### What success looks like: - Control gaps identified in process deep-dives are closed within an agreed SLA. - Team operates with clear ownership and consistent quality across regions. - Clean audit outcomes on IAM-related controls. ### Requirement: - 5+ years of experience in Identity and Access Management, information security, or risk & controls, ideally within financial services, an enterprise corporate environment, or a risk/compliance function supporting large-scale IT/Identity systems. - Background in Operational Risk, Product Risk, Compliance, or Audit. - Experience managing or mentoring a small team, including across distributed time zones. - Strong understanding of Information Technology risks and internal controls. - Demonstrated track record of identifying, analysing, and mitigating operational and security risks. - Strong stakeholder management, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills. ### Preferred: - Experience designing or evaluating identity governance platforms/tooling. - Familiarity with financial-services regulatory frameworks.