Tim Brantner

About Tim Brantner

I help enterprises turn identity from a compliance checkbox into a platform that drives real business outcomes.For over 15 years, I\'ve led product strategy across the full identity stack — IAM, CIAM, PAM, IGA, Zero Trust architecture, and now AI agent and non-human identity (NHI) governance. I\'ve done it at scale: 70K employees, 150M+ customers, managed $4.8M in budget, and a 105-person cross-functional orgs. I\'ve also done it externally as a SaaS product leader at IBM and SailPoint — owning P&L, building GTM strategy, and briefing analysts at Gartner, Forrester, and Kuppinger Cole.What I\'m known for:→ Translating complex identity and security architecture into product strategy executives actually buy into→ Driving AI platform transformation before it becomes industry standard — including AI agent governance and NHI frameworks→ Building the business case for hard decisions: platform replacements, M&A (led the Seczetta acquisition case at SailPoint), and multi-year capital allocation→ Connecting identity to revenue — not just riskA few things I\'m proud of: replacing a homegrown identity governance engine with Microsoft Entra enterprise-wide in under 12 months (+0.53 NIST maturity score). Delivering a 20-point NPS improvement through AI-driven identity transformation. Holding two U.S. patents. And helping start a community engagement initiative in Durham that I think about as much as any product metric.I\'m particularly energized by the intersection of AI and identity right now — specifically how organizations govern AI agents, manage non-human identities at scale, and build trust infrastructure that doesn\'t slow down innovation.If you\'re working on hard problems in enterprise identity, cloud security, or AI governance — I\'d enjoy the conversation.

Experience

1. Senior Director of Identity & Access Management - CTO Office

   Pearson

   Mar 2023 — Present · London, GB

   Responsible for maximizing the value delivered by the corporate Identity Service* Be the leadership team’s primary customer advocate and primary link between business and technology strategy* Leading and building a highly effective team of solution managers* Measurably impact the millions of learners who interact with Pearson for Higher Education, Virtual Schools, Workforce Learning, Language Learning, Learning Qualifications, and everything in between* Partner closely with a diverse collection of people across the organization; From the most senior leadership to individual contributors across all lines of business to create a singular Pearson learner identity and experience

Education

• Texas State University

  Bachelor Of Science - Computer Science, Computer Science, Physics, Business

Skills

• Software Development
• Leadership
• Websphere
• Program Management
• Websphere Process Server
• Integration
• Service-Oriented Architecture (Soa)
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Business Process
• Solution Architecture
• Software Engineering
• Agile Methodologies
• Java Enterprise Edition
• Enterprise Architecture
• Management
• Java
• Cloud Computing
• Technical Leadership
• Customer Service
• Technical Support
• Business Process Management
• Business Process Design
• Soa