Staff Product Designer - UI Platform & Systems

Okta secures identity for the world’s leading organizations, building trusted, neutral infrastructure to safeguard humans and AI workloads alike. The UI Platform team serves as a force multiplier for Okta’s entire product portfolio, crafting components, accessible frameworks, and developer tools that directly power millions of daily administrative and end-user interactions.

As the Staff Product Designer for UI Platform, you will serve as a foundational design lead and strategic thought partner for Okta's global user experience infrastructure. Embedded within the Product Platform group, you will define horizontal design patterns, design architecture, globalization/localization frameworks, and WCAG accessibility standards across every Okta Workforce Identity product. You will bridge the gap between user experience (UX) and developer experience (DevEx), partnering closely with cross-functional engineering leads and the Design Systems team to elevate design craft and hold a high quality bar.

Key Responsibilities

• UI System Leadership & Pattern Governance: Serve as the resident expert for the UI platform and design system—identifying, documenting, and evangelizing scalable, accessible (WCAG), and localized UI patterns across horizontal product scopes.
• Developer Experience (DevEx) & UX Alignment: Partner with cross-functional UI Platform leads to align long-term technical architecture with design strategy, balancing platform features, tech debt, accessibility, and developer adoption.
• Craft Elevation & Mentorship: Establish org-wide design guidelines, mentor designers across feature teams, lead candid feedback loops, and maintain high standards for visual and interaction polish.
• AI Integration & Data-Informed Design: Leverage data insights and modern AI design workflows to streamline governance, evaluate platform adoption, and build adaptive enterprise UI patterns.
• System-to-Feature Bridge: Collaborate directly with the core Design Systems team, serving as a primary liaison helping feature teams successfully integrate and scale platform components.

Requirements

Design Craft & Experience

• 10+ years of professional experience as a Product Designer, with a portfolio showcasing complex, horizontal projects across interaction design, information architecture, and visual design for large-scale enterprise SaaS platforms.
• Deep systems-thinking capabilities with a track record of building, maintaining, or expanding complex design systems and component libraries.
• Strong knowledge of WCAG accessibility standards, internationalization/localization frameworks, and design architecture.
• Hands-on proficiency in modern design and prototyping tools (Figma, Miro, Balsamiq, or equivalent).
• Working knowledge of front-end web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript).

Mindset & Process

• Proficient in AI-assisted design workflows with a clear perspective on where AI tools enhance product design and where human craft remains essential.
• Exceptional communication and storytelling skills, capable of translating intricate technical concepts into clear design narratives for executive stakeholders.

Office Presence & Orientation

• Ability to report to a local Okta office 2 days per week.
• Must attend mandatory in-person onboarding orientation in either Chicago, IL or San Francisco, CA.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing or contributing directly to production codebases and developer-facing UI kits.
• Prior background in identity and access management (IAM), cybersecurity, or developer platform tools.

Total Rewards & Benefits

• Compensation & Equity: Competitive base salary paired with corporate equity grants and annual performance bonus eligibility.
• Health & Wellness: Comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, vision, FSA/HSA options), mental health programs, and well-being initiatives.
• Financial & Retirement: 401(k) program with match (US) or RRSP with match (Canada); healthcare spending accounts.
• Time Off & Parental Leave: Generous paid time off (PTO), paid parental leave, flexible spending accounts, and corporate social impact leave.