Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. 1Password is a leading cybersecurity company known for its innovative enterprise password manager and Unified Access Management solutions. They are seeking a Senior Director of Engineering for Consumer AI to define and execute the company's AI strategy, focusing on delivering secure and reliable AI-powered products while building the necessary organizational capabilities.
Responsibilities
- Define Consumer AI Strategy
- Partner with Product and Executive Leadership to identify the highest-value AI opportunities across the consumer business
- Build AI Capabilities
- Establish the teams, operating models, and technical foundations required to build and scale AI-powered experiences
- Deliver Trustworthy AI Products
- Ensure AI-powered experiences are secure, reliable, privacy-preserving, explainable, and aligned with customer expectations
- Develop Leaders
- Recruit, coach, and develop engineering leaders capable of operating in a rapidly evolving AI landscape
- Drive Cross-Functional Alignment
- Partner with Security, Privacy, Legal, Design, Product, and GTM teams to align priorities and execution
- Shape Long-Term Strategy
- Help define how AI contributes to 1Password's long-term product and business strategy
Skills
- 12+ years software engineering experience
- 5+ years leading large engineering organizations
- Experience leading AI-powered product initiatives
- Experience operating in high-growth SaaS environments
- Strong understanding of modern AI systems and product development
- Experience balancing experimentation with operational rigor
- Strong systems-thinking mindset
- Ability to guide senior technical leaders
- Demonstrated success leading leaders
- Strong talent judgment
- Organizational design experience
- Ability to build high-performing teams
- Ability to connect technology strategy to customer outcomes
- Strong prioritization judgment
- Experience partnering closely with Product and Design
- Appreciation for security-sensitive environments
- Strong privacy instincts
- Ability to balance innovation with customer trust
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Comfortable operating with executives
- Strong cross-functional influence
Benefits
- Immediate participation in 1Password's benefits program (health, dental, 401k and many others)
- Utilization of our generous paid time off
- An equity grant
- Where applicable, participation in our incentive programs
- Immediate participation in 1Password’s generous benefits program (health, dental, RRSP and many others)
- Utilization of our generous paid time off
- An equity grant
- Where applicable, participation in our incentive programs
- Maternity and parental leave top-up programs
- Competitive health benefits
- Generous PTO policy
- RSU program for most employees
- Retirement matching program
- Free 1Password account
- Paid volunteer days
- Peer-to-peer recognition through Bonusly
- Remote-first work environment
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