UX Design Manager - IT SecOps & Cloud Security (Remote)

Company: CrowdStrike
Location: Sunnyvale
Posted on: November 20, 2020

Job Description:

Job DescriptionAt CrowdStrike we're on a mission - to stop breaches. Our groundbreaking technology, services delivery, and intelligence gathering together with our innovations in machine learning and behavioral-based detection, allow our customers to not only defend themselves, but do so in a future-proof manner. We've earned numerous honors and top rankings for our technology, organization and people - clearly confirming our industry leadership and our special culture driving it. We also offer flexible work arrangements to help our people manage their personal and professional lives in a way that works for them. So if you're ready to work on unrivaled technology where your desire to be part of a collaborative team is met with a laser-focused mission to stop breaches and protect people globally, let's talk. About the Role This role will oversee the design management of our IT SecOps and Cloud Security product groups and manage a team of approximately 4 designers (and growing). Our IT SecOps product group includes Falcon Spotlight, Falcon Discover, Falcon Forensic, and File Integrity Management (FIM). Cloud Security includes our Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) and Cloud Workload Protection Platform (CWPP) products, both of which are new products. As a UX Design Manager, you'll be responsible for the workload management, recruitment, wellbeing, and professional growth of your team members. You'll help foster an open and collaborative environment and support systems to help your team succeed in their roles. This role reports to our Sr. UX Design Manager, with whom you'll collaborate closely to champion and grow the design practice at CrowdStrike. You'll also interface with research and writing managers to ensure cross-discipline collaboration. Design Management * Coordinate with other UX managers, engineering managers, and program managers to prioritize, track, triage, and organize workload for the designers in your product group. * Maintain visibility into the product roadmap for IT SecOps and Cloud Security teams, and sharing information back to other managers and team members. * Participate in team activities, such as quarterly roadmap planning, to prioritize projects on the roadmap based on availability of humans to do the work and business objectives that need to be met. * Influence the product roadmap direction via tactical planning and negotiating what's possible based on available humans and time. * Be the "voice of design" in planning activities.. * Manage team workload, project resourcing, and coordination. * Work with our Sr. UX Design Manager to support strategic hiring and team growth initiatives, as well as hiring for and growing the IT SecOps design team. * Gather feedback from others, and provide coaching and mentoring of direct reports. Design Leadership * Build product team cohesion and shared vision among the various functional areas, including product managers, designers, writers, researchers, engineers, and QA. * Collaborate with other design leaders to refine UX design team processes and best practices; encourage collaboration, pairing, and workshopping. * Work with designers to help plan and lead design and ideation sessions that help create alignment, gain consensus, and drive projects forward. * Grow the overall design practice at CrowdStrike by encouraging design thinking within the product groups and sharing learnings with the broader team. * Continually improve and evolve the hiring, interviewing, and onboarding process. General * Some travel for project off-sites and team get-togethers, though no company travel is happening during COVID-19. * Develop a general understanding of cybersecurity domain to best support team members. Skills we're looking for * Previous people management experience of 2-5 people. * Experience in project management and work prioritization in a design environment. * Experience tracking and managing people and resourcing for multiple projects. * A background as a UX design individual contributor that led to a deep understanding of the various functional areas of UX and how they collaborate and intertwine. * Knowledge of and experience in cybersecurity and/or endpoint management enterprise SaaS is a bonus. * Remote work experience is also a bonus. #LI-DG1 #LI-Remote Benefits of Working at CrowdStrike: * Market leader in compensation and equity awards * Competitive vacation policy * Comprehensive health benefits + 401k plan * Paid parental leave, including adoption * Flexible work environment * Wellness programs * Stocked fridges, coffee, soda, and lots of treats We are committed to building an inclusive culture of belonging that not only embraces the diversity of our people but also reflects the diversity of the communities in which we work and the customers we serve. We know that the happiest and highest performing teams include people with diverse perspectives and ways of solving problems so we strive to attract and retain talent from all backgrounds and create woSDL2017

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