1Password - Senior Director Engineering, Identity Security Platform Infrastructure

• What to expect: • Lead and scale the Identity Security Platform Engineering organization: Set and align vision and strategy with company priorities; build and organize teams; partner cross-functionally to establish roadmaps; and own delivery execution and post-delivery operations for 1Password’s Identity Platform cloud services and APIs. • Deliver secure, scalable, highly resilient API-first services: Drive the technical direction and outcomes for identity, authentication, authorization, provisioning, credential management, and trusted execution enclaves infrastructure. • Enable high-quality decision-making by balancing data, speed, judgment, and risk, while empowering teams to own outcomes. • Operationalize the Identity Platform Infrastructure “as a service” model: Partner deeply with internal builders to deliver highly valued, friction-free services at global scale. Ensure disciplined, anti-entropy operations through strong observability, continuous improvement mechanisms, and thoughtful resource investment. • Technical leadership and excellence: Uphold high standards for architecture, reliability, performance, and security; lead and influence technical design and implementation reviews across the organization. • Cross-functional partnership: Collaborate closely with Product Management, Security, and Product Engineering to prioritize investments and accelerate delivery of end-customer value. • Grow and develop talent: Recruit, mentor, and retain top engineering talent; foster a culture of curiosity, innovation, ownership, and business impact; and develop leadership depth by coaching senior leaders and proactively shaping future workforce capabilities. • Experience: 10+ years of software engineering experience, including 5+ years in senior engineering leadership roles. • Technical expertise: Strong background in building and operating cloud-native, cloud-scale platform and infrastructure services. Experience modernizing monolithic systems into API-first, cohesive, horizontally scalable, and resilient services is preferred. • Security acumen: Solid understanding of modern identity, secrets management, and access control patterns is preferred. • Execution and delivery: Proven ability to lead organizations through platform transformation while delivering reliable infrastructure services to internal customers. • Cross-functional collaboration: Demonstrated success partnering with Product, Security, Engineering, and Customer Success teams. • Communication: Ability to connect technical strategy to business outcomes and inspire teams around both near- and long-term goals. • People leadership: Track record of building, scaling, and operating diverse, high-performing engineering organizations and career ladders. • USA-based roles only: The annual base salary for this role is between $272,000 USD and $408,000 USD, plus immediate participation in 1Password's benefits program (health, dental, 401k and many others), utilization of our generous paid time off, an equity grant and, where applicable, participation in our incentive programs. • Canada-based roles only: The annual base salary for this role is between $254,000 CAD and $381,000 CAD, plus immediate participation in 1Password’s generous benefits program (health, dental, RRSP and many others), utilization of our generous paid time off, an equity grant and, where applicable, participation in our incentive programs. • At 1Password, we approach each individual's compensation with a promise of fair market value and internal equity commensurate with experience and specific skill set. • This posting is for an existing vacancy. • At 1Password, we prioritize collaboration, clear and transparent communication, receptiveness to feedback, and alignment with our core values: keep it simple, lead with honesty, and put people first. • You’ll be part of a team that challenges the status quo, and is excited to experiment and iterate in search of the best solution. That said, 1Password is not for everyone . Our work is demanding, we strive for excellence, and the pace is fast. We need people who are keen to take on challenging problems, who seek feedback to grow, and who are driven to make an impact. If you're looking for a place where you can settle into a comfortable routine, this might not be the right fit for you. We’re looking for individuals who are proven experts in their fields, as well as those who are highly adaptable, can thrive in ambiguity and through change, are curious, and above all deliver results. • How we work with AI • We are committed to leveraging cutting-edge technology—including AI—to achieve our mission. We also understand that thinking critically about AI in its current forms will help us create better solutions for our customers and ourselves with its future forms, which will help us continue to close the gap between security and privacy and achieve our mission. We want team members at all levels to take the approach of actively learning AI best practices, identifying opportunities to apply AI in meaningful ways, and driving innovative solutions in their daily work. Embracing the future of AI isn't just encouraged—it's an essential part of how we will be successful at 1Password. • This approach extends to our hiring process—candidates are welcome to use AI tools responsibly and thoughtfully during the application process. • Our approach to remote work