Senior Manager, Product Design, EPM

1Password is growing faster than ever. We’ve surpassed $400M in ARR and we’re continuing to accelerate, earning a spot on the Forbes Cloud 100 for four years in a row and teaming up with iconic partners like Oracle Red Bull Racing and the Utah Mammoth.

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 180,000 businesses, from Fortune 100 leaders to the world’s most innovative AI companies, trust 1Password to help their teams securely adopt the SaaS and AI tools they need to do their best work.

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.

We are looking for a Senior Product Design Manager to lead a talented team of designers within our EPM (Enterprise Password Manager) group, focused on empowering enterprise administrators to secure their workforce day-to-day by delivering reliable, intuitive experiences that meet the real needs of customers operating at scale. EPM is a foundational product area at 1Password and a critical platform for future growth across the business, including our XAM and AI initiatives. This is a unique opportunity to lead design in a complex, high-impact space, evolving a mature product for the future while raising the bar on quality, usability and customer trust.

As a Senior Manager, Product Design, you’ll lead design efforts across key admin and workforce security experiences. You’ll collaborate closely with Product Management, Engineering, GTM and other partners to balance near-term improvements with long-term vision. We’re seeking a strategic, hands-on leader who is deeply customer-centric, thrives in complexity and has the rigour to push quality forward alongside innovation.

With strong communication and collaboration skills, you’ll help align teams around a clear design vision while supporting your designers to grow, iterate and deliver meaningful outcomes for customers. You’re a leader who rolls up their sleeves to help solve problems, knows how to work through technical limitations and establishes the right level of process. You advocate for quality without blocking momentum. With a high bar for craft, a pragmatic mindset and a passion for helping your team grow, you make consistent progress and shape the future of the product.

This is a remote opportunity within Canada and the US.

What you will do:

• Lead the product design team for 1Password’s EPM admin experience, focused on securing enterprise workforces and supporting admins in their day-to-day workflows

• Drive end-to-end design through your team for intuitive admin solutions, improving usability, clarity and consistency while navigating technical constructions

• Raise the quality bar across the EPM experience by addressing UX and design debt and evolving systems thoughtfully over time

• Partner closely with Product and Engineering to balance customer needs, technical constraints and long-term vision

• Support and influence broader product direction by helping EPM serve as a strong foundation for adjacent areas (e.g. XAM, AI, Managed Service Providers)

• Coach and develop a team of strong product and content designers, fostering growth, accountability and design excellence

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

What you bring:

• Design Expertise: 6-8+ years in product design, with experience in UX, systems design, UI, and information architecture at scale in a B2B SaaS environment, with a high bar for quality and strong design judgement. Experience designing for cybersecurity products with a strong understanding of how to create secure yet user-friendly experiences is a plus.

• 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:
Month 1

• Establish relationships with cross-functional partners (Product, Engineering, Marketing) to understand priorities, product strategy, and the EPM 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 improvements for EPM, showing measurable improvement in usability, quality and customer experience.

• 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

• Help define and communicate design vision for EPM that aligns with company strategy and supports future growth across the business.

• 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 $206,000 USD and $299,000 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 $188,000 CAD and $272,000 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.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

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
🩺 Competitive health benefits
🏝 Generous PTO policy

Growth and future
📈 RSU program for most employees
💸 Retirement matching program
🔑 Free 1Password account

Community
🤝 Paid volunteer days
🏆 Peer-to-peer recognition through Bonusly
🌎 Remote-first work environment
*Some roles in our GTM team are currently being hired for in-person hybrid work in Toronto and Austin. These roles will specify on the posting.

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 [email protected] 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.

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