Staff Technical Program Manager, Security Engineering

About 1Password

At 1Password, we’re building the foundation for a safe, productive digital future. Our mission is to unleash employee productivity without compromising security by ensuring every identity is authentic, every application sign-in is secure, and every device is trusted. We innovated the market-leading enterprise password manager and pioneered Extended Access Management, a new cybersecurity category built for the way people and AI agents work today. As one of the most loved brands in cybersecurity, we take a human-centric approach in everything from product strategy to user experience. Over 165,000 businesses and millions of people trust us to provide seamless, secure access to their most critical information. If you're excited about the opportunity to contribute to the digital safety of millions, to work alongside a team of curious, driven individuals, and to solve hard problems in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, then we want to hear from you. Come join us and help shape a safer, simpler digital future.

Job Summary

We are looking for a Staff Technical Program Manager (TPM) to join our growing team of TPMs. The Staff TPM will be responsible for leading Security-focused programs that may be complex, somewhat ambiguous and/or high impact initiatives. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of success working in the Security domain, excels at navigating ambiguity, leading by example at scale, and flexing between large and small programs to meet evolving business needs. The Staff TPM influences commitment, leads teams toward impactful outcomes, and balances strategic wins with incremental success.

The TPM team at 1Password acts as a force multiplier for the Tech organization by driving cross-functional and technical initiatives. We align teams both inside and outside of Tech to enable timely decisions, uncover gaps, and guide programs towards well-defined, successful outcomes. We use our communication, technical, and organizational skills to help the entire Tech org solve its highest priority problems. The TPM org supports programs across Product, Engineering, Security, DevOps, Data and IT.

Location Type: Remote Employment Type: FullTime

This is a remote opportunity within Canada and the US.

What we are looking for

• 10+ years of technical program management experience, with a strong track record in security-focused initiatives.
• Accomplished leader with technical depth in the Security domain. Able to tackle loosely defined problems and projects. Capable of analyzing, synthesizing requirements and objectives, exercising judgment, and devising solutions with limited information.
• Deep focus on execution, follow-through and ownership. Effectively keeps programs on course, detects and recommends course-corrections when appropriate, and establishes apt tracking, reporting & escalation processes. Capable of driving commitment and navigating trade-offs.
• Drives simplicity - identifies process breakdowns, designs simple, repeatable and scalable processes, mentors teams on.
• Excellent communicator with experience presenting to senior leaders, representing program parameters to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Accomplished at fostering cross-functional relationships and influencing alignment to drive clarity, ownership and outcomes.
• A profound respect for user privacy and information security.

What you can expect

• Own and lead high-impact, complex and/or ambiguous initiatives.
• Identify systemic challenges and design simple, scalable, and resilient processes and solutions for teams.
• Lead org-wide improvements in how we execute programs, influencing tooling, planning cadences, and cross-team alignment practices.
• Build deep understanding of 1Password’s full technical stack to facilitate technical conversations - dive deep into technical systems while driving cross-cutting strategic impact across teams.
• Define and deliver roadmaps in close partnership with Security and Engineering, facilitating planning, scoping, and sequence.