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Okta is seeking a Product Design Manager to lead the design team for Okta Research & Development (ORD), a division focused on solving every identity use case at work across all types of people (employees, business partners, contractors, frontline workers) and resources (SaaS, servers, privileged resources, machines). You will drive user experience strategy and execution for projects within ORD, helping build a secure, trusted, and unified platform with deep integrations.
In this role, you will lead, grow, and motivate a high-performing design team while establishing a climate where designers can do their best work and collaborate effectively. You'll increase Okta's UX maturity by shaping team-wide practices, processes, and career development. Your responsibilities include reviewing UX deliverables (research, designs, etc.) to ensure high-quality output and consistency, understanding Okta's business strategy and vision, and influencing the product roadmap in collaboration with cross-functional partners. You'll proactively identify strategic UX opportunities within your domain and across the product, working closely with Engineering, Product, and Design teams in a global setting to lead UX strategy and drive cross-product initiatives.
You will navigate ambiguity and envision complex UX ecosystems while rallying teams around a common vision. You possess a clear vision of the future of user experience and have the courage to lead forward-thinking design. You advocate for design quality across your team, understand user and customer needs, and can translate those into meaningful experiences. You have a collaborative team spirit with excellent communication skills, experience driving organizational change with cross-functional stakeholders, and a clear philosophy about managing design teams. You build empathy to deeply understand people and their needs, and you're passionate about supporting teams with diverse experience, backgrounds, and interests.
Requirements:
- Degree in a related field or relevant work experience as a UX designer/manager
- Proficiency in Figma, Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite, or similar design tools
- Basic understanding of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
- Portfolio demonstrating work on complex technical projects across all aspects of the design process (conceptual design, interaction design, information architecture, visual design)
- Portfolio showcasing your values and philosophies regarding design management, leadership, and UX strategy
