Drive field success within WatchGuard sales and the partner community
Work closely with senior leadership in the company
Report to upper management on bi-weekly alignment with company OKRs and financial metrics
Achieve ongoing growth in the identity business in excess of 30% YoY growth
Leverage the WatchGuard Unified Security Platform for partner recruitment and cross-selling
Requirements
General Manager or equivalent experience
Deep expertise in modern authentication and authorization protocols (e.g., SAML, OAuth, OpenID Connect, FIDO2).
Hands-on experience with identity platforms such as Okta, Duo, ForgeRock, Ping Identity, or SailPoint.
Demonstrated ability to align identity strategy with broader enterprise security architecture and business objectives.
Experience managing cross-functional teams and working with engineering, sales, marketing, compliance, and audit stakeholders.
Strong understanding of Zero Trust principles and implementation across identity workflows.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with experience presenting to executive leadership and board-level stakeholders.
Experience with compliance and regulatory frameworks (e.g., SOX, HIPAA, GDPR, NIST, ISO 27001) as they relate to identity.
Proven experience leading M&A integration efforts from an identity perspective.
Familiarity with identity threat detection technologies and identity-centric security operations.
Ability to influence and drive change across organizational boundaries and hierarchical levels.
Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or related field.
MBA preferred
Over 10 years of progressive experience in cybersecurity, with at least 5 years in identity, access management or multi-factor authentication leadership roles.
More than 5 years of experience in a channel lead sales organization
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
modern authentication protocolsauthorization protocolsSAMLOAuthOpenID ConnectFIDO2identity platformsOktaDuoForgeRock
Soft skills
communication skillsstakeholder managementinfluencechange managementcross-functional team managementpresentation skillsstrategic alignmentleadershiporganizational skillscollaboration