Director, Product Design – XAM & AI
1Password
Cyber Security
Senior Manager, Product Design – Identity and Access Management
1Password
full-time
Posted on:
Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $204,000 - $276,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
Tech Stack
Cyber Security
About the role
- Lead the product design team for the 1Password XAM experience in areas related to secure, flexible user access and system controls
- Drive end-to-end design for intuitive policy creation flows, user interactions, and management solutions
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Product, Engineering, Marketing) to align on product strategy and execution
- Mentor, build, and develop a team of strong product designers
- Plan design team performance, workload, and career development; support team's growth and success
- Establish relationships with cross-functional partners, understand priorities and the XAM roadmap (Month 1)
- Gain familiarity with 1Password’s product suite, design system, and customer pain points around secure access and control (Month 1)
- Drive delivery of impactful design solutions, show measurable improvements in usability and security (Month 3)
- Guide design work and mentor team members through feedback and development conversations (Month 3)
- Contribute to design leadership to shape product cohesion, team culture and drive experience goals (Month 3)
- Support the team in defining a design vision for the XAM product area and champion design within the broader org (Month 6)
- Partner with recruiting to identify and onboard new design talent and foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement
- Participate in occasional travel for in-person engagement, offsites, and customer/industry events
Requirements
- 6-8+ years in product design, with experience in UX, systems design, UI, and information architecture at scale in a B2B SaaS company
- Experience designing for cybersecurity products with a strong understanding of how to create secure yet user-friendly experiences (ideal)
- 5+ years of managing design teams and projects with measurable impact on organizational success
- Proven track record of coaching and developing design teams
- Strategic & hands-on leadership balancing long-term strategy with short-term goals
- Strong communication skills to clearly articulate design value and lead the design process
- Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams, including product, engineering, and marketing
- Growth mindset and passion for continuous learning
- Project management skills to align team processes and deliver solutions in a fast-paced environment
- Experience helping recruit and onboard top design talent
- Familiarity and curiosity with using AI to support and enhance design work, and leveraging AI within the product
- Willingness to travel for in-person engagement (annual offsites, team meetings, customer/industry events)
- Willingness to complete a background check as permitted by local law
- Legal authorization to work in the US or Canada (role is remote within Canada and the US)
