Sr Manager UX/UI designer (Cortex- XDR & CWP)
Your Career
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Cortex is a leading platform that provides the most complete protection against any threat by combining prevention, cross-data detection, asset posture, investigation and response. Our platform assists SOC (Security Operations Center) analysts in their day-to-day work by offering an out of the box solution that is breaking the silos between endpoint, network, and cloud.
We are creating a market-leading product taking security, from a Cortex point of view, into the next level. Our goal is to provide best in class security and posture products both on prem and in the cloud, but that’s just the beginning. We aim to create the best tools for the SOC analysts - enabling them to collect the most accurate and deep data, analyze and investigate automatically, and eventually provide the tools to act upon it. We live and breathe the endpoint and if you do too- you belong with us.
Senior Design Leader
As a Senior Design leader, you help define and drive the future of Palo Alto Networks products and services. You identify and set product strategy, envision complex UX/UI ecosystems, and inspire teams to push the boundaries of what’s possible. You possess a clear vision of the future of user experience and have the courage to pursue forward-thinking design.
In this role, you will apply your passion for brand, craft, and design fidelity to guide design processes, mentor talented members of your team, and collaborate with leaders of other Design and Engineering teams to create innovative experiences across all of Palo Alto Networks’ products.
You are a great design team leader, manager, systems-level design thinker, and visionary - with strong instincts and outstanding intuition - who will provide leadership and direction for a team of designers. Our ideal candidate has an uncanny sense for clean design, is a fierce advocate for the user, and is committed to creating elegantly simple user experiences from otherwise complex workflows. You also take the time to understand not just the execution side of design, but the business aspects of the products as well.
User experience is at the forefront of how we create intuitive, innovative, and beautiful products that people love. We strive to learn and understand our users’ needs, behaviors, and emotions to gather insights that inform product strategy and design. Our teams include designers who are passionate about quality, usability, and simplicity. We work on collaborative teams to solve complex challenges and craft experiences that highlight our products’ unique capabilities and personalities.
Your Impact
- Provide leadership, direction, and mentorship for a team of Designers - lead creative and holistic thinking across diverse product releases, platforms, and devices
- Build strong relationships and operating rhythms with leaders inside and outside their core product team to efficiently implement user experiences that are cohesive, inclusive, and well-informed
- Build together with the team cutting-edge designs, advancing the product language and look and feel to the next level
- Foster Palo Alto Networks’ culture and principles within the group, while setting new standards in executional and operational excellence
- Be responsible for and effectively advocate for users in a fast-paced, corporate climate, imparting day-to-day design leadership that fosters a shared understanding of the user-centric intersection between design, content, business, and engineering
Your Experience
- 8 years of experience in Design
- 3 years of experience managing or leading design teams
- Portfolio of design work samples
- Experience balancing product, development, and user-centered goals to help shape overall product strategy
- Experience working on a product from inception to shipment
- Effectiveness in working across organizational boundaries to define, manage, and prioritize work
- Excellent communication, presentation, interpersonal, and analytical skills - the ability to communicate complex interaction concepts clearly and persuasively across different audiences and varying levels of the organization
- Experience in working on complex products with elaborate user flows
- Experience in working for a large organization with multiple cross-functional teams - an advantage
The Team
Our UX team is an integrated part of the Cortex Product team. We work closely with the Product Managers, Customer Success, and the Engineering teams to define, design, and build the best in class, Next generation, smart, and powerful Cyber Security. We are the user's advocates, the researchers, and the designers that make Cortex products easier to use and more intuitive. Our team is diverse and inclusive, and we would love you to join us.
More information about Cortex products can be found here.
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Our Commitment
We’re problem solvers that take risks and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together.
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at accommodations@paloaltonetworks.com.
Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship? No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.
