IBM · 13 hours ago
Senior Product Design Manager - HashiCorp Secure
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
5+ years expIBM is a leader in software solutions, and they are seeking a Senior Manager, Product Design for the HashiCorp Security portfolio. This role involves guiding a design team to create intuitive user experiences for complex security workflows, while fostering a high-performing team culture.
Business DevelopmentBusiness Information SystemsCRMData ManagementFoundational AISoftware
Responsibilities
Build and Guide High-Performing Teams: Recruit, hire, and mentor top-tier design talent with a passion for developer tools and security. Foster a culture of psychological safety where designers feel empowered to challenge complexity
Simplify Security Complexity: Guide your team in transforming intricate technical requirements (e.g., encryption, rotation, access control) into clear, usable, and safe user experiences. Champion the "secure by design" philosophy
Drive Winning Results: Align design strategy with product roadmaps for industry standards like Vault and Boundary. Ensure your team delivers work that drives adoption and reduces friction for DevOps and Platform Engineering teams
Strategic Collaboration: Partner deeply with Engineering, Product Management, and Security experts. Bridge the gap between technical feasibility and user-centric design to define the future of identity-based security
Operational Excellence: Establish design patterns and workflows that accommodate the rigor required for security products while maintaining agile delivery speeds
Community & Ecosystem: Understand the open-source roots of HashiCorp. Guide your team to design with the developer community in mind, balancing open-source flexibility with enterprise-grade features
Qualification
Required
Design Leadership: 5+ years of experience managing design teams, specifically within B2B, Enterprise Software, or Developer Tools
Complex Domain Expertise: Proven track record of leading teams to simplify highly technical domains (e.g., Security, Cloud Infrastructure, FinTech, or DevOps)
Team Building: Demonstrated ability to build diverse teams and mentor designers through career growth, specifically helping them navigate technical ambiguity
Product Strategy: Experience collaborating with product leadership to define vision and strategy for technical products, moving beyond just execution to influence the roadmap
Portfolio of Impact: A portfolio showcasing leadership in delivering complex software solutions that achieved measurable business success
Preferred
Master's Degree
Security & Identity Knowledge: Familiarity with concepts such as Zero Trust, Secrets Management (Vault), IAM, or network security
DevOps/Cloud Fluency: Understanding of the modern infrastructure landscape (Kubernetes, AWS/Azure/GCP, CI/CD pipelines) and the personas that operate them
Systems Thinking: Experience leading the creation or scaling of design systems for enterprise-grade applications
Company
IBM
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Funding
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Leadership Team
Alain Bénichou
Chief Executive Officer, IBM Greater China Group
Alex Yang
CTO and Chief Architect
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