1Password is a rapidly growing company focused on building a safe and productive digital future. They are seeking a Director of Product Management for Identity to lead the strategy and execution of identity integration, platform, and access management, ensuring secure operations across enterprise environments.
Responsibilities:
- Define the long-term strategy for 1Password’s identity motion for humans, agents, and machines
- Own capabilities across: SAML / OIDC authentication flows, provisioning & deprovisioning, just-in-time provisioning, policies and role-based access control, conditional access
- Ensure 1Password supports complex enterprise identity architectures including: agentic workflows, human delegation, multi-tenant organizations, multi-agent mappings, and machine workloads
- Improve resiliency, reliability, and observability of identity integrations
- Define platform standards for authentication, authorization, and identity lifecycle management
- Partner with Engineering & Design to evolve the underlying identity architecture that supports: scalable onboarding, high-volume provisioning (agent swarms), policy orchestration, and enterprise-grade reliability
- Drive architectural decisions that balance: Flexibility for enterprise customization, simplicity in admin configuration, and security-first design principles
- Influence multi-product platform integration across Password Manager and Extended Access Management capabilities
- Ensure onboarding workflows are supported by durable backend systems—not just surface-level UX improvements
- Own the product strategy for: Admin controls and governance frameworks, Role-based access controls (RBAC), Delegated administration, Audit logs and compliance reporting, Ensure enterprise customers can confidently operationalize security policies at scale
- Support highly regulated industries with identity and access architecture that meets compliance expectations
- Work closely with: Platform Engineering (identity infrastructure, authentication services), Security Architecture, Customer Success & Solutions Engineering, Sales Engineering (complex enterprise deployments), and Design (admin and security experiences)
- Influence multi-year roadmap planning for identity and authentication capabilities
- Drive alignment across teams on architectural trade-offs and prioritization
- Build a high-performing team of Product Managers responsible for our identity infrastructure, including integrations, scaling provisioning and policy enforcement, authentication/authorization architectures, and auditability
Requirements:
- 10+ years in Product Management or related field with increasing scope and leadership
- 3+ years leading PM teams in enterprise B2B SaaS
- Deep experience building or owning identity, authentication, or directory-integrated systems
- Proven track record partnering with engineering on platform-level architecture decisions
- Experience supporting enterprise deployments involving complex IdP configurations
- Experience with SAML, OIDC, OAuth
- Systems thinker who understands how identity architecture impacts activation, retention, and expansion
- Comfortable discussing authentication protocols and platform trade-offs with engineers
- Data-driven approach to onboarding and identity health metrics
- Exceptional cross-functional influencer who can align Platform, Product, and GTM
- Ability to translate complex identity infrastructure into intuitive admin experiences
- Executive-level communication skills and strong product intuition
- Identity & Access Management (IAM), Zero Trust, or security platforms
- Experience with SCIM provisioning
- Directory services and group sync
- Conditional access frameworks
- Verifiable credentials and/or other non-federated identity frameworks
- Familiarity with enterprise architecture decision-making processes
- Experience operating in security-conscious or regulated markets