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WHO WE ARE:
Headquartered in Southern California, Skechers—the Comfort Technology Company®—has spent over 30 years helping men, women, and kids everywhere look and feel good. Comfort innovation is at the core of everything we do, driving the development of stylish, high-quality products at a great value. From our diverse footwear collections to our expanding range of apparel and accessories, Skechers is a complete lifestyle brand.
ABOUT THE ROLE:
The Sr. Manager, Identity Security & Access Management (IAM) at Skechers is a key member of our global information security team who will work as a subject matter expert, trusted partner, and ambassador to help protect Skechers critical customer facing and core business applications. This role leads the identity security program responsible for policy, architecture direction, governance, roadmap, and identity risk reduction across workforce, privileged, non-human, and AI agent identities. We are looking for someone who will continue growing and maturing a practice that is focused equally on enablement as well as assurance, who will apply a technology first approach to providing seamless secure authentication and the frameworks necessary to enable humans, machines, and agents to operate securely at scale.
Skechers' increasingly AI enabled hybrid technology environment requires an individual who is well versed in traditional and modern applications, cloud infrastructure, automation, and identity platforms, and who is comfortable operating in an advisory or hands on leadership role as the situation demands. This role partners closely with IT infrastructure and operations teams that administer identity providers and access processes, helping define standards and engineer solutions that can be adopted across the enterprise. The candidate who will find the most success and fulfillment brings a genuine interest and passion for information security, a love for learning, a positive attitude, and a desire to roll up their sleeves and dive into the deep end.
WHAT YOU'LL DO:
- Lead the team responsible for identity security and access management at Skechers, including IAM engineering, governance, and architecture.
- Own IAM program strategy, roadmap, priorities, budget planning, metrics, and reporting.
- Establish and maintain IAM policies, security standards, reference architectures, and best practice guidelines for workforce, privileged, non-human, and AI agent identities.
- Provide direction and support for the adoption and management of phishing resistant authentication, passkeys, risk-based authentication, PAM, and just in time services.
- Lead identity governance and administration strategy, including access review frameworks, evidence automation, remediation tracking, and control maturity.
- Develop and mature governance for non-human identities, including service accounts, API keys, bots, automation accounts, workload identities, and AI agents.
- Guide identity risk reduction and posture management across traditional systems, SaaS, cloud, and modern application infrastructure.
- Develop, build, and maintain technology patterns, integrations, and automation frameworks that enable contextual authentication, authorization, and scalable access governance.
- Partner with IT Infrastructure and IT Operations teams that administer platforms such as Okta, Active Directory, Azure AD / Entra ID to define requirements, provide technical guidance, and support adoption.
- Collaborate with stakeholders across technical and business functions to develop and maintain the roadmap for enterprise identity security solutions, including privileged access, identity governance, machine identity, and cloud entitlement management capabilities.
- Oversee IAM technology vendors, implementation planning, product roadmap alignment, support escalation, and service quality.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of IAM and identity security best practices, including Zero Trust Architecture, non-human identity management, AI agent governance, and cloud identity risk.
- Stay up to date and informed on changing IT and information security trends.
- Create, communicate, and continuously monitor and improve metrics and KPIs.
- Collaborate effectively with diverse internal teams to help drive security maturity.
- Contribute positively to the culture of information security across the org.
WHAT YOU'LL BRING:
- Excellent understanding of authentication, authorization, role-based access, attribute-based access, least privilege, segregation of duties, entitlement management, and identity lifecycle concepts.
- Proven experience leading a practice around identities, access, accounts, authentication, authorization, entitlements, permissions, privileged access, and non-human identities.
- Positive track record developing IAM strategy, standards, architecture patterns, and implementation roadmaps in a large enterprise environment.
- Experience with identity platforms and capabilities such as Active Directory, Azure AD / Entra ID, Okta, LDAP, IGA, PAM, SSO, MFA, risk-based authentication, and passkeys.
- Experience with IAM governance, user access review frameworks, control design, evidence automation, compliance partnership, and remediation tracking.
- Working understanding of identity security risk, posture management, cloud entitlement management, Zero Trust concepts, and governance for machine identities and AI agents.
- Ability to partner with infrastructure, operations, application, cloud, and business teams where identity operations are owned outside the information security team.
- Ability to manage program roadmaps, budget input, technology evaluations, vendor relationships, implementation oversight, and stakeholder expectations.
- Ability to communicate issues effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Strong work ethic with attention to detail.
- Ability to excel in a fast paced and rapidly changing environment.
REQUIREMENTS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
- 7+ years of experience with identity and access management, cybersecurity, infrastructure, cloud, or security architecture.
- 5+ years of experience with multiple authentication and authorization solutions, directory platforms, identity governance, privileged access, or related identity security technologies.
- 3+ years of management or team leadership experience.
- Proven ability to mentor, grow, and develop a team.
- Experience managing technology vendors, implementation planning, and product roadmaps.
The pay range for this position is $175,000-$205,000/yr USD.
About Skechers
Skechers, a global Fortune 500® company, develops and markets a diverse range of lifestyle and performance footwear, apparel, and accessories. Serving over 180 countries and territories, Skechers connects customers to products through department and specialty stores, e-commerce and digital stores, and through our more than 5,300 Skechers retail locations.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Skechers is committed to providing a safe, inclusive, and respectful work environment. Skechers provides equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment without regard race, color, religion, gender, gender identification and expression, national origin, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, military status, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic established by local, state or federal law.
Reasonable Accommodation
Applicants for employment who require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job should request appropriate accommodation by emailing benefits@skechers.com.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each job responsibility satisfactorily. The skills, abilities and physical demands described are representative of those duties that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities, who are otherwise qualified for the job position, to perform the essential functions.
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Skechers operates hundreds of retail locations alongside its corporate headquarters. Emphasizing experience managing high-volume hiring, multi-site HR compliance, or workforce planning in consumer goods or apparel positions you as a match for their operational priorities.
Verify your degree supports specialty occupation
USCIS requires H-1B eligibility to rest on a directly related bachelor's degree. For HR Manager roles, degrees in Human Resources, Business Administration, or Industrial Relations are the strongest fit. A general studies degree may draw a Request for Evidence.
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Skechers posts Human Resources Manager roles across corporate, regional, and distribution center locations. Applying to multiple active openings increases your chances, since sponsorship decisions often depend on the specific hiring manager and business unit budget.
Clarify sponsorship intent before the offer stage
Raise your visa requirement with the recruiter after a first-round interview, not at the offer stage. Skechers HR teams are familiar with E-3 and H-1B processes, and early transparency avoids offer withdrawals caused by late-stage sponsorship surprises.
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If your goal is a Green Card through EB-2 or EB-3, DOL's PERM labor certification process can take a year or more. Ask your Skechers recruiter early whether the role is eligible for permanent sponsorship, not just temporary visa support.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Does Skechers sponsor H-1B visas for Human Resources Managers?
Yes, Skechers has sponsored H-1B visas for Human Resources Managers. The role generally qualifies as a specialty occupation under USCIS criteria, particularly when the position requires a bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field. Because H-1B approvals depend on the specific job duties and degree alignment, working with an immigration attorney before applying strengthens your petition.
Which visa types are commonly used for Human Resources Manager roles at Skechers?
Skechers has sponsored H-1B, E-3 visa, and employment-based Green Card categories including EB-2 and EB-3 for HR roles. Australian citizens are eligible for the E-3 visa, which has no lottery and is faster to obtain than the H-1B. The right visa type depends on your nationality, your degree, and whether the role is intended as a long-term permanent position.
What qualifications and experience does Skechers expect for Human Resources Manager roles?
Skechers typically looks for HR professionals with experience supporting large, distributed workforces, retail or consumer goods backgrounds being a particular advantage. Familiarity with talent acquisition, employee relations, and HR compliance at scale is valued. A bachelor's degree in Human Resources or Business is standard, and SHRM certification or equivalent credentials strengthen your profile considerably.
How do I apply for Human Resources Manager jobs at Skechers?
You can browse and apply for Human Resources Manager roles at Skechers through Migrate Mate, which filters open positions by visa sponsorship eligibility so you only see roles where international candidates are considered. Skechers posts HR roles across its corporate headquarters in Manhattan Beach, regional offices, and distribution centers, so checking listings regularly across all locations gives you the best chance of finding an active opening.
How do I plan my timeline if Skechers offers me an H-1B sponsorship?
H-1B petitions for cap-subject employees must be filed in April for an October 1 start date, meaning your offer and all paperwork need to be in place before the March registration window. If you miss the lottery, Skechers may be able to use cap-exempt options or bridge your status through other means. Starting conversations with your recruiter at least six months before your current work authorization expires gives both sides enough runway.