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Sally Richardson

Pioneer · DISC type SDI
Director of Product Management & UX at Mozilla
📍 Seattle, Washington, United States

Sally Richardson is the Senior Director of Product Management at Mozilla, where she leads product and UX for privacy, security, and infrastructure products. Her career began in consumer packaged goods before she transitioned to tech, holding leadership roles at Microsoft and Facebook. She is a passionate advocate for building safer, more secure online experiences for vulnerable populations.

Outside of her tech career, Sally is deeply committed to community causes. She serves on the boards of Pro-Choice Washington and the Northwest African American Museum, aligning her personal values with her professional drive to protect vulnerable groups.

She champions the value of unconventional career paths, believing diverse experiences from fields like consumer goods and journalism create stronger, more insightful product leaders.

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Experience
16 Years
Current Role
Director of Product Management & UX
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States
Personality Overview

How Sally shows up

Dynamic But Sincere
Driven But Considerate
Decisive But Friendly

They have the unique ability to win both love and respect from their team (or outsiders) They combine a unique set of diverse traits where they are fast and friendly but can slow down to be thorough when needed If they are convinced, they can become very strong champions for your product

Priorities

Topics Sally cares about

Digital Privacy & Security
Leads the team responsible for Mozilla's consumer-facing security products like VPN, Relay, and Monitor, with a focus on protecting vulnerable and "extreme user" cases online.
Women in Product
Actively speaks at events like the Women In Product conference, sharing lessons from her career to help shape and support the next generation of female leaders.
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Career

Work history

10-2022
Director of Product Management & UX
Mozilla
7-2021 - 10-2022
Principal Product Manager
Microsoft
10-2019 - 7-2021
People Products
Facebook
9-2017 - 10-2019
Senior Product Manager
Microsoft
5-2016 - 9-2017
Senior Manager, Global Advertising and Brand
Microsoft
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
B.A
Northern Illinois University
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The American University in Cairo
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Steadiness (S)

Steadiness (S) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to focus on cooperation, support and taking everyone along. Those scoring high tend to be consistent and calm.

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