Senior Manager, Product Design - XAM

About 1Password

At 1Password, we’re building the foundation for a safe, productive digital future. Our mission is to unleash employee productivity without compromising security by ensuring every identity is authentic, every application sign-in is secure, and every device is trusted. We innovated the market-leading enterprise password manager and pioneered Extended Access Management, a new cybersecurity category built for the way people and AI agents work today. As one of the most loved brands in cybersecurity, we take a human-centric approach in everything from product strategy to user experience. Over 165,000 businesses and millions of people trust us to provide seamless, secure access to their most critical information. 

If you're excited about the opportunity to contribute to the digital safety of millions, to work alongside a team of curious, driven individuals, and to solve hard problems in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, then we want to hear from you. Come join us and help shape a safer, simpler digital future.

Our Experience, Design and Research (EDR) team is at the heart of this mission—transforming complex security challenges into elegant, human-centered experiences. We value collaboration, curiosity, and a strong design culture built on customer empathy and innovation.

We are looking for a Senior Product Design Manager to lead a talented team of designers within our XAM (Extended Access Management) group, focusing on designing seamless, secure, and user-friendly experiences that empower organizations to manage access to their systems and data. As part of a growing team, this is a unique opportunity to help define and drive design for a critical area of the business.

As a Senior Manager, Product Design, you’ll lead design efforts across key areas related to user access, control, and security. You’ll collaborate closely with a cross-functional team—including Product Management, Engineering, and Marketing—to align on strategy and execution. We're seeking a strategic, hands-on leader with a passion for designing intuitive, scalable solutions that enable organizations to maintain secure and efficient workflows.

You’re a leader who thrives in a complex, evolving space and excels at driving end-to-end product design. With your strong communication skills, you’ll partner with multiple teams to ensure the product vision is clear and achievable. You will mentor and support your team, driving success and fostering growth.

You’re a leader who doesn’t just identify problems—you jump in with creative, actionable solutions. You excel at managing complex projects, establishing the right level of process to get things done, and taking initiative to keep your team aligned and moving forward. With a strategic mindset, a growth-focused approach, and a passion for mentoring, you guide your team to success—always driving progress without waiting for direction.

This is a remote opportunity within Canada and the US.

What we're looking for:

• Design Expertise: 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 is ideal.

• Proven Product Leadership: 5+ years of managing design teams and projects with measurable impact on organizational success.

• Mentorship & Growth: A proven track record of coaching and developing design teams to reach their full potential.

• Strategic & Hands-on Leadership: Balancing long-term strategy with short-term goals, inspiring your team to take action and drive results.

• Effective Communication: Ability to clearly articulate design value and lead the design process from start to finish.

• Collaborative Partner: Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams, including product, engineering, and marketing.

• Growth Mindset: Passion for continuous learning and leading scalable, high-impact design teams.

• Project Management: Ability to align your team with the right processes to deliver solutions in a fast-paced environment.

• Talent Recruitment: Helping recruit and onboard top talent to build a strong, capable design team.

• AI leadership: Familiarity and curiosity with using AI to support and enhance design work, as well as leveraging AI within the product to creatively solve customer problems.

What you can expect:

• 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 to align on product strategy and execution, ensuring clear goals and priorities for the team.

• Mentor, build, and develop a team of strong product designers.

• Plan design team performance, workload, and career development, supporting your team's growth and success.

Month 1

• Establish strong relationships with cross-functional partners (Product, Engineering, Marketing) to understand priorities, product strategy, and the XAM roadmap.

• Understand current team strengths, areas of opportunity, workflows, and ongoing design initiatives.

• Gain familiarity with 1Password’s product suite, design system, and customer pain points, particularly around secure access and control.

Month 3

• Drive delivery of impactful design solutions for XAM, showing measurable improvement in usability and security.

• Guide design work and mentor team members through feedback and development conversations, beginning to shape career paths and growth opportunities.

• Contribute to the design leadership team helping to shape product cohesion, team culture and drive experience goals

Month 6

• Support the team in defining a design vision for the XAM product area, aligning with company strategy and ensuring the team understands priorities.

• Champion design within the broader org by advocating for user-centered decisions, influencing product direction, and demonstrating design’s business impact.

• Partner with recruiting to identify and onboard new design talent as needed, while fostering a culture of innovation, curiosity, and continuous improvement.

USA-based roles only: The annual base salary for this role is between $204,000 USD and $276,000 USD, plus immediate participation in 1Password's benefits program (health, dental, 401k and many others), utilization of our generous paid time off, an equity grant and, where applicable, participation in our incentive programs.

Canada-based roles only: The annual base salary for this role is between $175,000 CAD and $237,000 CAD, plus immediate participation in 1Password’s generous benefits program (health, dental, RRSP and many others), utilization of our generous paid time off, an equity grant and, where applicable, participation in our incentive programs.

At 1Password, we approach each individual's compensation with a promise of fair market value and internal equity commensurate with experience and specific skill set.

Our culture

At 1Password, we prioritize collaboration, clear and transparent communication, receptiveness to feedback, and alignment with our core values: keep it simple, lead with honesty, and put people first.

You’ll be part of a team that challenges the status quo, and is excited to experiment and iterate in search of the best solution. That said, 1Password is not for everyone. Our work is demanding, we strive for excellence, and the pace is fast. We need people who are keen to take on challenging problems, who seek feedback to grow, and who are driven to make an impact. If you're looking for a place where you can settle into a comfortable routine, this might not be the right fit for you. We’re looking for individuals who are proven experts in their fields, as well as those who are highly adaptable, can thrive in ambiguity and through change, are curious, and above all deliver results.

We are committed to leveraging cutting-edge technology—including AI—to achieve our mission. We also understand that thinking critically about AI in its current forms will help us create better solutions for our customers and ourselves with its future forms, which will help us continue to close the gap between security and privacy and achieve our mission. We want team members at all levels to take the approach of actively learning AI best practices, identifying opportunities to apply AI in meaningful ways, and driving innovative solutions in their daily work. Embracing the future of AI isn't just encouraged at 1Password—it's an essential part of how we will be successful at 1Password.

Our approach to remote work

We believe in the power of remote work, but recognize that in-person connection is important to help us achieve our mission. While we are a remote-first company, travel for in-person engagement is a part of almost all roles, and we require our employees to be ready and willing to take part. Frequency will depend on role and responsibilities, and may include, but is not limited to: annual department-wide offsites, team meetings, and customer/industry events.

What we offer

We believe in working hard, and rewarding that hard work through our benefits. While not an exhaustive list, here is a glance at what we currently offer:

Health and wellbeing

👶 Maternity and parental leave top-up programs

🏝 Generous PTO policy

💖 Four company-wide wellness days

Growth and future

📈 Company equity for all full-time employees

💸 Retirement matching program

🔑 Free 1Password account

Community

🤝 Paid volunteer days

🌎 Employee-led inclusion and belonging programs and ERGs

🏆 Peer-to-peer recognition through Bonusly

You belong here.

1Password is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, diverse and equitable workplace that is built on trust, support and respect. We welcome all individuals and do not discriminate on the basis of gender identity and expression, race, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, colour, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, marital status, pregnancy, sex, citizenship, education, languages spoken or veteran status. Be yourself, find your people and share the things you love.

Accommodation is available upon request at any point during our recruitment process. If you require an accommodation, please speak to your talent acquisition partner or email us at nextbit@agilebits.com and we’ll work to meet your needs.

Remote work is a part of our DNA. Given that our company was founded remotely in 2005, we can safely say we're experts at building remote culture. That said, remote work at 1Password does mean working from your home country. If you've got questions or concerns about this, your talent partner would be happy to address them with you.

Successful applicants will be required to complete a background check that may consist of prior employment verification, reference checks, education confirmation, criminal background, publicly available social media, credit history, or other information, as permitted by local law.

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