Vice President and Head of Product Design, Cloudflare
$337-430k
Salary range for candidates based in Bay Area and New York only. Compensation may be adjusted depending on work location. Plus equity plan and Employee Stock Participation Plan
Web performance and security platform
Be an early applicant
Web performance and security platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$337-430k
Salary range for candidates based in Bay Area and New York only. Compensation may be adjusted depending on work location. Plus equity plan and Employee Stock Participation Plan
1001+ employees
Company mission
Cloudflare's mission is to help build a better Internet that is bold and ambitious.
Role
Who you are
- If you are an exceptional design leader that wants to help build a better Internet and work in a dynamic environment that respects diversity and inclusion then we’d love to hear from you
- Previous experience leading world class sizable product design teams at technology companies (B2B a plus)
- Proven track record building and developing diverse design teams
- Experience leading design engineering teams across multiple product lines as well as design systems
- Deep empathy with, and understanding of users’ needs
- Experience leading product research teams
- Excellent written, visual and verbal communication skills
- 15+ years product/UX design experience
- Technical expertise, curiosity and a good understanding of network services
What the job involves
- As Vice President and Head of Product Design at Cloudflare, you will be responsible for leading design teams for our entire product portfolio
- Whether it is guiding the feel of the debug interface that will help developers deploy Serverless Applications or streamlining a simple rule builder that allows non-technical users to secure their web app, your job is to help make complicated things simple and powerful things achievable for users of all types
- At varying times this involves creating a vision, establishing a roadmap, and ensuring a high level of product quality and delivery
- The Product Design organization at Cloudflare is made up of Product Designers, User Researchers, Design Operations, Design Engineering, and Design Systems folks that love to learn, collaborate, and solve large-scale problems
- This organization is part of the broader Product organization and this role reports to the President of Product & Engineering
- Your work and the work of your department will impact and influence the experience of products used by millions of people and by thousands of companies daily
- As Vice President of Product Design, you will work closely with the leadership team of the company as well as product and engineering leaders and other cross-functional stakeholders
- Building a talented, diverse and inclusive team will be key to your success and the success of Cloudflare’s products generally
- Lead, mentor and grow the Product Design organization at Cloudflare including product design, design operations, design engineering, and user research
- Build and enhance design principles and practices
- Foster a culture of diversity and inclusiveness
- Work with engineering and product leaders to establish both near-term and long-term product vision
- Refine and enhance the Cloudflare design team culture and export best practices to product teams across the organization
- Utilize quantitative and qualitative data and understand how to translate it into accessible service and interface design
- Own the design, UX and product experience best practices to refine and enhance the Cloudflare design team culture and export best practices to product teams across the organization
Our take
Cloudflare is a multi-service global network that provides web security and infrastructure, DDoS mitigation services, and a content delivery network. Founded in 2009, Cloudflare has risen to become an industry giant, with around 25 million global internet properties on its network.
Cloudflare has been responsible for a number of admirable initiatives, offering free web protection to human rights groups, journalists, artists, and US election websites. This goes some way to counteracting the flak Cloudflare has received in some circles for the controversial groups and users who use its services. This chequered history, however, has not affected its over 80% market share in the content delivery network field.
This is perhaps in part because it has proven sharp at staying abreast of the rapidly morphing tech and digital space and customer demands. For example, Cloudflare is shifting to 100% renewable energy usage to create a zero-emissions internet, and in 2020 released a feature that would help users navigate data privacy regulations by selecting where their data is stored.
The cloud infrastructure market reached $53 billion in 2022. While the Big 3 (Amazon, Microsoft, and Google) own 65% of the market, that still leaves billions of dollars left for companies such as Cloudflare. Its ambitious and successful work is likely to continue being a crucial feature of the web, but in 2023, placed it in the crosshairs of hackers looking to exploit its infrastructure. The beginning of 2024 saw Cloudflare vow to bolster its security and patch vulnerabilities.
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Insights
16% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Minimum 8 weeks of paid parental leave
- Equal opportunity employer
- Unlimited paid time off policy
- Work from home opportunities
- Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance, Disability Insurance
- 401(k) plans
- Family planning and fertility program
- Gym discounts
- Commuter Benefits Program
Company HQ
China Basin, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Lee Holloway
(Lead Engineer)Lee started their career as an Engineer at Homewarehouse for a year before working at Unspam Technologies for 4 years. They co-created Project Honey Pot in 2004 and Cloudflare in March 2009, serving as Lead Engineer of both to present.
Michelle Zatlyn
(President & COO)Having worked for Investor Economics and I Love Rewards for a combined 4 years, Michelle worked at Toshiba for 3 years as a Product Manager. She then co-founded Cloudflare in 2009 as COO, and has served as President since 2020. She is also a Board Member at Atlassian.
Matthew Prince
(CEO)Matthew studied for an MBA at Harvard Business School before co-founding Unspam Technologies in December 2001, and Cloudflare as CEO in March 2009.
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