1Password · 10 hours ago
Staff Product Designer - Identity and Access Management
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff
$173K/yr - $233K/yr
8+ years exp1Password is a rapidly growing company focused on building secure digital solutions for businesses. The Staff Product Designer will lead the UX vision and strategy for identity and access management, mentoring other designers while driving innovative design solutions in a collaborative environment.
Cyber SecurityInformation TechnologyNetwork SecurityPrivacySoftwareWeb Apps
Responsibilities
Identify and define design solutions for ambiguous, net-new product spaces, partnering with product and engineering to chart a course from concept to launch
Lead the creation of a UX vision and strategy for XAM, helping define foundational patterns, mental models, and experiences for users managing identity and application access across environments
Act as an entrepreneurial design lead—bringing structure to ambiguity, rapidly iterating on early concepts, and driving forward with urgency while keeping the long-term vision in mind
Collaborate closely with your trifecta and stakeholders to uncover customer problems, validate assumptions, and define a product roadmap that balances short-term delivery with long-term scalability
Champion evidence-based design decisions by identifying gaps in data and research, leading or partnering on discovery, and sharing customer insights to align teams
Mentor and coach other designers, especially in navigating early-stage work, framing new problem spaces, and building toward product-market fit
Work cross-functionally to translate technical complexity into intuitive user experiences, leveraging your ability to design scalable systems and flows
Share work early and often, creating alignment across disciplines and modeling a culture of working out loud
Dive into our team culture, tools, design process, and workflows, gaining a solid understanding of our customers, their needs, and the broader cybersecurity landscape
Meet with your cross-functional partners in Product and Engineering to begin exploring your problem space and understanding key priorities
Connect with peers across the Experience, Design, and Research (EDR) team, building relationships that will set the foundation for collaboration and influence
Start shaping an initial design roadmap for your area of ownership, identifying opportunities to bring clarity and direction
Begin routinely executing design work from talking to customers and conducting discovery to uncovering problems and proposing thoughtful, evidence-based solutions
Work closely with your trifecta to refine and iterate on your roadmap, integrating customer insights, business needs, and market signals
Actively contribute to design team reviews, critiques, and rituals, modeling constructive feedback and helping elevate the work of your peers
Begin to identify strategic opportunities and gaps, influencing direction beyond your immediate projects
Develop and advocate for a strong point of view on design direction for your product area, inspiring alignment among cross-functional leaders
Operate as a key design leader, routinely sharing your work in visible and impactful ways
Offer regular mentorship and feedback to your design and cross-functional peers, helping others grow while setting a high bar for design quality and strategic thinking
Shape and evolve the UX vision for your area of ownership, guiding multiple designers (where applicable) and influencing product strategy at a senior level
Qualification
Required
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
Preferred
Strong experience with inclusive design and accessibility, ensuring that designs are usable by all
Experience scaling design systems or shaping design guidelines for complex, multi-platform products
Contributions to the design community. (e.g., open-source projects, speaking engagements, or published writing)
Familiarity with developer tools or technical domains adjacent to cybersecurity
Benefits
Health and wellbeing
Maternity and parental leave top-up programs
Competitive health benefits
Generous PTO policy
RSU program for most employees
Retirement matching program
Free 1Password account
Paid volunteer days
Peer-to-peer recognition through Bonusly
Remote-first work environment
Company
1Password
1Password operates as a password manager for documents, credit card information, and addresses.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2023 (1)
2022 (2)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.02BKey Investors
ICONIQ GrowthAccel
2025-10-10Secondary Market· $100M
2022-01-19Series C· $620M
2021-07-27Series B· $100.14M
Leadership Team
David Faugno
Chief Executive Officer
Jeannie De Guzman
Chief Operating Officer
Recent News
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