Salary
💰 $204,000 - $276,000 per year
About the role
- As a Staff Product Designer on XAM, you’ll operate as a strategic leader and expert practitioner, shaping the future of our product experiences in the extended access management space.
- You’ll define and champion UX vision and strategy for your area of ownership, partnering closely with product and engineering leaders to set direction that balances customer needs, market trends, and business goals.
- In this role, you’ll tackle complex, ambiguous problems, leading by example in framing challenges, setting priorities, and using evidence-based insights to drive design decisions.
- You’ll mentor and coach other designers, elevate our team’s craft, and influence the roadmap at the highest levels of the organization.
- Your understanding of security principles will guide your design work while keeping the user experience clear, approachable, and trustworthy.
- This is a remote opportunity within Canada and the US.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in product design, with a proven track record of success in 0→1 product development, concept exploration, and early-stage product design.
- A highly entrepreneurial mindset—you’re energized by ambiguity, move quickly to clarity, and thrive in uncharted problem spaces.
- Experience launching complex systems or foundational platform features, especially those related to identity, access management, policies, permissions, or account models.
- Experience working in or adjacent to cybersecurity or identity is a strong asset—you understand the importance of building secure, trustworthy experiences.
- A portfolio that shows strength in systems thinking, user flows, and interaction design, ideally with examples of first-time product launches or concept-to-release cycles.
- Strong collaboration skills and comfort with cross-functional alignment, especially in highly technical or infrastructure-heavy product areas.
- Familiarity with working in design systems, but with the instinct to explore, shape, and define new patterns as needed.
- A proactive communicator and storyteller, able to create clarity in complex environments, bring others along with your vision, and influence at all levels.
- Demonstrated success in mentoring peers, leading through influence, and upholding a growth mindset.
- Proven ability to mentor and uplevel other designers, while role-modelling curiosity, resilience, and thoughtful design critique.