Product Design Manager, Auth0

📋 Description

• • As a pivotal leader within the business-to-business (B2B) product domain, you will be instrumental in shaping the future of Okta's enterprise identity solutions. This role places you at the nexus of innovation, working in close partnership with leaders in Product Management and Engineering to define and execute the vision and strategy for our core offerings.
• • Your primary responsibility will be to lead and nurture a team of talented product designers. You will guide them in tackling some of the most complex and impactful challenges in the SaaS landscape, including enterprise federations, delegated administration, and multi-tenancy.
• • A key aspect of your role will be translating these intricate technical concepts into intuitive, secure, and seamless user experiences that empower our business customers and drive adoption.
• • Beyond your direct team's output, you will be an integral member of the Auth0 Design Leadership team. This collaborative group is dedicated to building an exceptional design organization, serving as force multipliers and culture builders for the entire design practice.
• • Within this leadership peer group, you will engage in workshopping complex leadership challenges, sharing best practices, and ensuring that as Okta continues to grow, it remains a world-class environment for designers to thrive and develop their careers.
• • You will be responsible for elevating the overall level of design craft within your domain, ensuring that the team consistently delivers intuitive, high-quality, and polished experiences that make complex B2B scenarios feel effortless.
• • Championing design excellence will be a core tenet of your leadership, pushing the boundaries of what's possible in enterprise SaaS design.
• • As a strategic partner, you will significantly influence the product roadmap by injecting a strong, user-centered design perspective into discussions and decision-making processes.
• • You will guide your peers and team to view all initiatives through a business and customer-centric lens, clearly articulating the profound impact that simple, elegant, and user-friendly experiences can have on key business outcomes and customer satisfaction.
• • Leading and facilitating cross-team discussions will be crucial to ensure seamless collaboration. You will foster an environment where designers work effectively with partners across the company to solve complex problems and successfully deliver on our most critical initiatives.
• • Your leadership will be characterized by a deep passion for understanding customer needs. You will be adept at translating complex enterprise requirements into elegant, user-friendly solutions that address real-world business challenges.
• • You will cultivate a culture of innovation, customer-centricity, and continuous improvement within your team, encouraging experimentation and learning.
• • Mentoring and coaching your team members will be paramount, focusing on their skill development, enabling them to do their best work, and supporting their career advancement.
• • Inspiring your team to understand and articulate the real-world impact of their work on our customers' lives and businesses will be a key leadership objective.
• • You will be a strategic and systems-oriented thinker, capable of dissecting large, ambiguous problems, formulating a clear and compelling vision, and guiding your team to make iterative, impactful progress towards that vision.
• • As a culture champion, you will actively contribute to building a collaborative, inclusive, and positive team environment, valuing both high performance and a lighthearted, enjoyable work atmosphere.
• • Excellent communication and collaboration skills are essential, enabling you to build strong relationships with cross-functional partners and effectively influence peers and leadership. You will ensure transparency regarding your team's work and its strategic importance.
• • This role offers the unique opportunity to shape the design strategy for a critical B2B product portfolio at a leading identity company, making a tangible impact on how businesses secure their digital assets and empower their users.