Senior Manager UI/UX Designer (Cortex Cloud)

Company Description

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks® everything starts and ends with our mission:

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.
Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we’re looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.

Who We Are

We take our mission of protecting the digital way of life seriously. We are relentless in protecting our customers and we believe that the unique ideas of every member of our team contributes to our collective success. Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are brought to life through each of us everyday - from disruptive innovation and collaboration, to execution. From showing up for each other with integrity to creating an environment where we all feel included.

As a member of our team, you will be shaping the future of cybersecurity. We work fast, value ongoing learning, and we respect each employee as a unique individual. Knowing we all have different needs, our development and personal wellbeing programs are designed to give you choice in how you are supported. This includes our FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees, our mental and financial health resources, and our personalized learning opportunities - just to name a few!

Job Description

Your Career

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We are looking for an experienced product design leader to lead our product design group for Cortex Cloud’s data, identity and AI security products. The position is in our Palo Alto Networks R&D Center in Tel-Aviv.

In this role, you will be leading talented senior product designers to solve complex user experience challenges with creative, streamlined flows and amazing aesthetics. As part of your position, you and your team will be expected to lead the entire design lifecycle to create pixel-perfect designs. We do not believe in silos, so our product designers master both UX and UI to lead design projects end-to-end.

As the subject matter expert for design in the group, you will be responsible for the product design vision, and will need to collaborate cross functionally intensively across product management, engineering and other stakeholders to create clarity and alignment.

This is a management role, but we are not only looking for a manager. Our ideal candidate is also an exceptional designer who will be able to lead the group through example, and has the ability to roll up their sleeves and execute independently when needed.

Your Impact

Own the entire lifecycle of product design for Cortex Data, Identity and AI security products.

Lead and grow a group of talented product designers

Conduct a full design cycle, from collecting inspiration to creating a pixel–perfect UI for all states and scenarios

Create user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and high–fidelity mockups that effectively communicate design concepts

Demonstrate strategic thinking and a comprehensive understanding of the product lifecycle

Collaborate with the product, engineering, data science, and marketing teams to develop a smooth user experience with a high–end look and feel

Stay abreast of competitor experiences, industry trends, cybersecurity technology, and design solutions

Qualifications

Your Experience

At least 2 years in leading highly performing product design teams

At least 6 years of delivering exceptional UX / Product design for complex web applications (please attach a link to your online portfolio)

Experience in designing cybersecurity products

Exceptional attention to detail with strong UI skills, including hierarchy, typography, illustrations, and iconography

Experience working with design systems

You are a designer by heart - you appreciate good design and have a tendency to design everything around you

Passionate about making complex systems simple

Ability to execute in a dynamic, fast-paced and changing environment

Detail-oriented and organized

Self-managing, self-correcting, autodidact

Team player with simple, direct and positive communication

Additional Information

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.

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 [email protected].

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.