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Okta is The World’s Identity Company. We free everyone to safely use any technology, anywhere, on any device or app. Our flexible and neutral products, Okta Platform and Auth0 Platform, provide secure access, authentication, and automation, placing identity at the core of business security and growth.
At Okta, we celebrate a variety of perspectives and experiences. We are not looking for someone who checks every single box - we’re looking for lifelong learners and people who can make us better with their unique experiences.
Join our team! We’re building a world where Identity belongs to you.
Okta is hiring for a Senior Director of AMER Sales Strategy and Operations. This role will set the stage for the future growth of Okta as we aim to double in revenue. This individual will report into the global VP of Field Strategy & Operations and work closely with the SVP/GM of AMER as well as the AMER sales leadership team to develop and execute regional sales strategies, streamline operations, and ensure effective collaboration between global and local teams. This role will focus on delivering measurable results by driving efficiency, providing data-driven insights, and ensuring the successful execution of sales initiatives across AMER.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
Regional Sales Strategy & ExecutionPartner closely with AMER sales leadership to develop and refine the sales strategy for the region, ensuring alignment with global goals.Conduct in-depth analysis of the AMER region to identify growth opportunities, market trends, and competitive positioning to inform sales strategy.Own the annual planning process for the AMER sales teams including organizational structure and headcount planning, territories, and quotas across all AMER sales teams.Sales Operations & Process ImprovementOwn and operationalize all AMER Sales Cadences, ensuring cross functional teams are appropriately represented, including QBRs, Forecasting, Pipeline Generation Reviews, Pipeline Velocity Reviews, and Large Deal Reviews / Win Labs.Oversee and optimize the day-to-day sales operations within AMER, ensuring the implementation of efficient processes and systems across the region.Standardize and streamline sales processes for the AMER region while ensuring alignment with global sales methodologies and best practices.Data-Driven Insights & ReportingLeverage analytics to provide actionable insights on sales performance, pipeline health, and forecasting within the AMER region.Develop and present regular performance reports to AMER leadership, including KPIs, sales pipeline trends, and revenue forecasts, while making recommendations for continuous improvement.Monitor regional sales data and metrics to ensure targets are being met, and proactively identify areas for operational improvements.Cross-Functional CollaborationWork closely with the other cross functional teams such as SDR/BDR, Partner Sales, and marketing to ensure regional alignment on key initiatives, product launches, and campaigns.Partner with the Finance team to drive accurate sales forecasting and assist in budgeting processes for the AMER region.Collaborate with HR and recruiting teams to develop talent strategies, supporting sales team growth, retention, and skills development within AMER.Leadership & Regional Team DevelopmentLead, mentor, and inspire the AMER Sales Strategy & Operations team, fostering a culture of collaboration, performance, and continuous improvement.Develop a high-performing team by providing guidance, coaching, and professional development opportunities to ensure team success.Act as a key advocate for the AMER region within the broader global sales and operations teams, ensuring the unique needs of the region are understood and addressed.Required Skills:
10+ years of experience in sales operations, strategy, or related functions, with significant exposure to the AMER market across all segments and a proven track record in driving regional sales growth.Experience in the technology or SaaS industry, with a deep understanding of the AMER region’s market dynamics, customer needs, and business culture.Strong expertise in sales processes, CRM systems (Salesforce preferred), and sales performance analytics.Experience working with large datasets and making data-backed recommendations. Experience working with Tableau is preferred.Ability to think strategically, while also being hands-on and detail-oriented in operational execution.Proficiency in data analytics and the ability to derive actionable insights from complex data sets.Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence senior leadership and drive cross-functional alignment.Leadership experience in managing teams, with a focus on fostering development and driving results and experience in second-line leadership roles.Willingness to work in our San Francisco office at least three days per week and travel to other locations as needed.Get to know Okta
Okta is The World’s Identity Company. We free everyone to safely use any technology, anywhere, on any device or app. Our flexible and neutral products, Okta Platform and Auth0 Platform, provide secure access, authentication, and automation, placing identity at the core of business security and growth.
At Okta, we celebrate a variety of perspectives and experiences. We are not looking for someone who checks every single box - we’re looking for lifelong learners and people who can make us better with their unique experiences.
Join our team! We’re building a world where Identity belongs to you.
Okta is hiring for a Senior Director of AMER Sales Strategy and Operations. This role will set the stage for the future growth of Okta as we aim to double in revenue. This individual will report into the global VP of Field Strategy & Operations and work closely with the SVP/GM of AMER as well as the AMER sales leadership team to develop and execute regional sales strategies, streamline operations, and ensure effective collaboration between global and local teams. This role will focus on delivering measurable results by driving efficiency, providing data-driven insights, and ensuring the successful execution of sales initiatives across AMER.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
Regional Sales Strategy & ExecutionPartner closely with AMER sales leadership to develop and refine the sales strategy for the region, ensuring alignment with global goals.Conduct in-depth analysis of the AMER region to identify growth opportunities, market trends, and competitive positioning to inform sales strategy.Own the annual planning process for the AMER sales teams including organizational structure and headcount planning, territories, and quotas across all AMER sales teams.Sales Operations & Process ImprovementOwn and operationalize all AMER Sales Cadences, ensuring cross functional teams are appropriately represented, including QBRs, Forecasting, Pipeline Generation Reviews, Pipeline Velocity Reviews, and Large Deal Reviews / Win Labs.Oversee and optimize the day-to-day sales operations within AMER, ensuring the implementation of efficient processes and systems across the region.Standardize and streamline sales processes for the AMER region while ensuring alignment with global sales methodologies and best practices.Data-Driven Insights & ReportingLeverage analytics to provide actionable insights on sales performance, pipeline health, and forecasting within the AMER region.Develop and present regular performance reports to AMER leadership, including KPIs, sales pipeline trends, and revenue forecasts, while making recommendations for continuous improvement.Monitor regional sales data and metrics to ensure targets are being met, and proactively identify areas for operational improvements.Cross-Functional CollaborationWork closely with the other cross functional teams such as SDR/BDR, Partner Sales, and marketing to ensure regional alignment on key initiatives, product launches, and campaigns.Partner with the Finance team to drive accurate sales forecasting and assist in budgeting processes for the AMER region.Collaborate with HR and recruiting teams to develop talent strategies, supporting sales team growth, retention, and skills development within AMER.Leadership & Regional Team DevelopmentLead, mentor, and inspire the AMER Sales Strategy & Operations team, fostering a culture of collaboration, performance, and continuous improvement.Develop a high-performing team by providing guidance, coaching, and professional development opportunities to ensure team success.Act as a key advocate for the AMER region within the broader global sales and operations teams, ensuring the unique needs of the region are understood and addressed.Required Skills:
10+ years of experience in sales operations, strategy, or related functions, with significant exposure to the AMER market across all segments and a proven track record in driving regional sales growth.Experience in the technology or SaaS industry, with a deep understanding of the AMER region’s market dynamics, customer needs, and business culture.Strong expertise in sales processes, CRM systems (Salesforce preferred), and sales performance analytics.Experience working with large datasets and making data-backed recommendations. Experience working with Tableau is preferred.Ability to think strategically, while also being hands-on and detail-oriented in operational execution.Proficiency in data analytics and the ability to derive actionable insights from complex data sets.Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence senior leadership and drive cross-functional alignment.Leadership experience in managing teams, with a focus on fostering development and driving results and experience in second-line leadership roles.Willingness to work in our San Francisco office at least three days per week and travel to other locations as needed.#LI-MK1#LI-hybridOkta’s Top 5 Core Leadership Competencies are part of the deeply ingrained principles that guide all of our company’s actions. They also align strongly to our cultural cornerstones, our Okta values: love our customers, empower our people, never stop innovating, act with integrity, and maintain transparency. It’s our expectation that our managers and leaders embody these core competencies:Builds Effective Teams: Building strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals.Demonstrates Self-Awareness (EQ): Using a combination of feedback and reflection to gain productive insight into personal strengths and weaknesses.Develops Talent: Developing people to meet both their career goals and the organization’s goals.Drives Results: Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.Strategic Mindset: Seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies.The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in the San Francisco Bay area is between: $246,000 — $370,000 USDBelow is the annual base salary range for candidates located in California, Colorado, New York and Washington. Your actual base salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location. In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable), bonus, and benefits, including health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), flexible spending account, and paid leave (including PTO and parental leave) in accordance with our applicable plans and policies. To learn more about our Total Rewards program please visit: https://rewards.okta.com/us .
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Amazing BenefitsMaking Social ImpactDeveloping Talent and Fostering Connection + Community at OktaOkta cultivates a dynamic work environment, providing the best tools, technology and benefits to empower our employees to work productively in a setting that best and uniquely suits their needs. Each organization is unique in the degree of flexibility and mobility in which they work so that all employees are enabled to be their most creative and successful versions of themselves, regardless of where they live. Find your place at Okta today! https://www.okta.com/company/careers/ .
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Okta is the leading independent provider of identity for the enterprise. The Okta Identity Cloud enables organizations to securely connect the right people to the right technologies at the right time. With over 7,000 pre-built integrations to applications and infrastructure providers, Okta customers can easily and securely use the best technologies for their business. More than 19,300 organizations, including JetBlue, Nordstrom, Slack, T-Mobile, Takeda, Teach for America, and Twilio, trust Okta to help protect the identities of their workforces and customers.
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At Okta, we celebrate a variety of perspectives and experiences. We are not looking for someone who checks every single box - we’re looking for lifelong learners and people who can make us better with their unique experiences.
Join our team! We’re building a world where Identity belongs to you.
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Okta Workforce Identity Cloud (WIC) provides easy, secure access for your workforce so you can focus on other strategic priorities—like reducing costs, and doing more for your customers.
If you like to be challenged and have a passion for solving large-scale automation, testing, and tuning problems, we would love to hear from you. The ideal candidate is someone who exemplifies the ethics of, “If you have to do something more than once, automate it” and who can rapidly self-educate on new concepts and tools.
Position Overview:The Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) will play a key role in building and managing Kubernetes platforms that support cloud-native applications and services. This position focuses on architecting and managing reliable, scalable, and secure Kubernetes-based platforms on AWS, ensuring high availability and performance while optimizing costs and automation. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with AWS infrastructure, Kubernetes platform creation, Helm charts, Karpenter scaling, and Istio service mesh.
Key Responsibilities:Kubernetes Platform Creation: Design, implement, and maintain highly available, scalable, and fault-tolerant Kubernetes platforms. Ensure clusters are optimized for production workloads, providing high resilience and operational efficiency.AWS Infrastructure Management: Build, manage, and optimize AWS cloud infrastructure, including EKS,ECS, S3, VPCs, RDS, IAM, and more. Implement best practices for cost management, scaling, and security within AWS.Helm Management: Utilize Helm to automate and streamline the deployment of applications and services to Kubernetes clusters. Create, maintain, and manage Helm charts for production-ready deployments.Karpenter Implementation: Implement and manage Karpenter to dynamically scale Kubernetes clusters in response to workload demands.Istio Service Mesh Management: Configure and manage Istio to provide service-to-service communication, security, and observability within the Kubernetes clusters. Enable fine-grained traffic management, service discovery, and policy enforcement.Platform Automation & Scaling: Automate the deployment, scaling, and management of infrastructure and applications. Work with CI/CD pipelines to ensure a seamless flow from development to production with minimal downtime.Incident Management & Troubleshooting: Respond to incidents, troubleshoot, and resolve system issues related to performance, availability, and security in a timely and effective manner.Security & Compliance: Design and implement secure cloud infrastructure with appropriate access controls, network security, and compliance frameworks.Documentation & Knowledge Sharing: Create and maintain detailed documentation for Kubernetes platform setup, operational procedures, and best practices. Promote knowledge sharing across teams.What you can look forward to as a Full-Time Okta employee!
Okta cultivates a dynamic work environment, providing the best tools, technology and benefits to empower our employees to work productively in a setting that best and uniquely suits their needs. Each organization is unique in the degree of flexibility and mobility in which they work so that all employees are enabled to be their most creative and successful versions of themselves, regardless of where they live. Find your place at Okta today! https://www.okta.com/company/careers/ .
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The foundation for secure connections between people and technology
Okta is the leading independent provider of identity for the enterprise. The Okta Identity Cloud enables organizations to securely connect the right people to the right technologies at the right time. With over 7,000 pre-built integrations to applications and infrastructure providers, Okta customers can easily and securely use the best technologies for their business. More than 19,300 organizations, including JetBlue, Nordstrom, Slack, T-Mobile, Takeda, Teach for America, and Twilio, trust Okta to help protect the identities of their workforces and customers.
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Okta is The World’s Identity Company. We free everyone to safely use any technology—anywhere, on any device or app. Our Workforce and Customer Identity Clouds enable secure yet flexible access, authentication, and automation that transforms how people move through the digital world, putting Identity at the heart of business security and growth.
At Okta, we celebrate a variety of perspectives and experiences. We are not looking for someone who checks every single box - we’re looking for lifelong learners and people who can make us better with their unique experiences.
Join our team! We’re building a world where Identity belongs to you.
As a PrincipalProduct Designer for Okta, you’ll work with a globally distributed design team to build the forward-looking vision for Okta’s entire suite of services. You will shape a culture that deeply appreciates our customers and how to best serve them. Your work will go deep at times, but you’ll also be constantly seeking opportunities to connect journeys and experiences horizontally across the Okta Platform suite. You notice the details and deeply understand how the product works. Ensuring that using our products together creates an experience that is “greater than the sum of its parts” will be critical to Okta’s success in the coming years.
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This role will be focused on the UX strategy for the Access Management Pillar within the Okta Platform. Working alongside Product and Engineering teams, you’ll bring this strategy to life through explorations, prototypes, and other design artifacts that foster clarity across groups and teams. In addition, you’ll be an effective collaborator and communicator – elevating the voice of design across functions and pillars. Finally, you’ll play a key part in elevating the design practice at Okta, both in terms of craft and team culture.
In this role, you’ll get to…
Drive a holistic, human-centered approach and navigate the needs of multiple personas (IT admins, Security teams, end users, and developers) to design products that impact millions of users across every industryCreate new system and mental models at the platform level that align stakeholders and multiple types of users, helping everyone have a seamless day at workAct as an ambassador for Product Design and develop a strong relationships with the broader Engineering and Product Management community that puts customers at the heart of the process (discovery, iterative ways of working, reviews, etc)Challenge teams to think bigger and act smaller, instilling an iterative process and fail forward mentality to design simple and delightful user interfaces for new and existing Okta products.Participate in and lead rituals that advance the craft of the design practice at Okta, including Design Share, Town Halls, mentorship programs, critique, etc.Support our embedded design team and partner closely with designers to ensure that our product components, interactions, and patterns align with our design systemFacilitate cross-functional brainstorming sessions, design sprints, etc., and align the group around solutionsFind creative ways to continuously learn from customers and users; Research and synthesize user needs to help conceive, define, test and evolve solutions for our users across a range of mediums and experiences; Advocate for users and delivering user and customer outcomes in a dynamic work environmentBe a thought leader and an advocate for design quality, accessibility, internationalization to ensure our requirements are met at the team and leadership levelEmpower designers and developers through a culture of continuous learning by helping to field system related questions and share out best practices with the larger design teamKeep abreast of competitor products and industry trendsWho we are looking for
You are passionate about helping customers solve real problemsYou relish effective teamwork – and you are a key contributor to building a healthy teamYou bring a systems-thinking lens to the conversation and can effectively identify elegant, extensible solutionsYou are passionate about upholding design UX principles to help teams deliver cohesive and quality user experiencesYou have excellent craft and enjoy diving into the details to ensure high quality experiences for our customersYou have a learning mindset, able to manage ambiguity with openness and curiosity, helping your team drive toward clarityYou build and collaborate with partners in order to assist in their needsYou are someone who sees design as a partner in shaping strategic and operational product and UX outcomes; comfortable owning all stages of design for multiple teams within a given product areaYou have strong communication skills and can distill complex concepts into simple, easy to understand narrativesYou are passionate about supporting teams with a wide variety of experience, backgrounds, and interestsYour portfolio will show that you've worked on and led complex and challenging projects across all aspects of the design process (conceptual design, interaction design, information architecture, and visual design) across large, horizontal scopes and groupsYou share our values , and work in accordance with those valuesQualifications
Degree in a related field or relevant work experience as a Product DesignerProficient in Figma, Miro, Balsamiq and / or similar design tools.10+ years of experience as Product DesignerYou will be required to attend in person onboarding in either San Francisco or Chicago.Get to know Okta
Okta is The World’s Identity Company. We free everyone to safely use any technology—anywhere, on any device or app. Our Workforce and Customer Identity Clouds enable secure yet flexible access, authentication, and automation that transforms how people move through the digital world, putting Identity at the heart of business security and growth.
At Okta, we celebrate a variety of perspectives and experiences. We are not looking for someone who checks every single box - we’re looking for lifelong learners and people who can make us better with their unique experiences.
Join our team! We’re building a world where Identity belongs to you.
As a PrincipalProduct Designer for Okta, you’ll work with a globally distributed design team to build the forward-looking vision for Okta’s entire suite of services. You will shape a culture that deeply appreciates our customers and how to best serve them. Your work will go deep at times, but you’ll also be constantly seeking opportunities to connect journeys and experiences horizontally across the Okta Platform suite. You notice the details and deeply understand how the product works. Ensuring that using our products together creates an experience that is “greater than the sum of its parts” will be critical to Okta’s success in the coming years.
Finer print
This role will be focused on the UX strategy for the Access Management Pillar within the Okta Platform. Working alongside Product and Engineering teams, you’ll bring this strategy to life through explorations, prototypes, and other design artifacts that foster clarity across groups and teams. In addition, you’ll be an effective collaborator and communicator – elevating the voice of design across functions and pillars. Finally, you’ll play a key part in elevating the design practice at Okta, both in terms of craft and team culture.
In this role, you’ll get to…
Drive a holistic, human-centered approach and navigate the needs of multiple personas (IT admins, Security teams, end users, and developers) to design products that impact millions of users across every industryCreate new system and mental models at the platform level that align stakeholders and multiple types of users, helping everyone have a seamless day at workAct as an ambassador for Product Design and develop a strong relationships with the broader Engineering and Product Management community that puts customers at the heart of the process (discovery, iterative ways of working, reviews, etc)Challenge teams to think bigger and act smaller, instilling an iterative process and fail forward mentality to design simple and delightful user interfaces for new and existing Okta products.Participate in and lead rituals that advance the craft of the design practice at Okta, including Design Share, Town Halls, mentorship programs, critique, etc.Support our embedded design team and partner closely with designers to ensure that our product components, interactions, and patterns align with our design systemFacilitate cross-functional brainstorming sessions, design sprints, etc., and align the group around solutionsFind creative ways to continuously learn from customers and users; Research and synthesize user needs to help conceive, define, test and evolve solutions for our users across a range of mediums and experiences; Advocate for users and delivering user and customer outcomes in a dynamic work environmentBe a thought leader and an advocate for design quality, accessibility, internationalization to ensure our requirements are met at the team and leadership levelEmpower designers and developers through a culture of continuous learning by helping to field system related questions and share out best practices with the larger design teamKeep abreast of competitor products and industry trendsWho we are looking for
You are passionate about helping customers solve real problemsYou relish effective teamwork – and you are a key contributor to building a healthy teamYou bring a systems-thinking lens to the conversation and can effectively identify elegant, extensible solutionsYou are passionate about upholding design UX principles to help teams deliver cohesive and quality user experiencesYou have excellent craft and enjoy diving into the details to ensure high quality experiences for our customersYou have a learning mindset, able to manage ambiguity with openness and curiosity, helping your team drive toward clarityYou build and collaborate with partners in order to assist in their needsYou are someone who sees design as a partner in shaping strategic and operational product and UX outcomes; comfortable owning all stages of design for multiple teams within a given product areaYou have strong communication skills and can distill complex concepts into simple, easy to understand narrativesYou are passionate about supporting teams with a wide variety of experience, backgrounds, and interestsYour portfolio will show that you've worked on and led complex and challenging projects across all aspects of the design process (conceptual design, interaction design, information architecture, and visual design) across large, horizontal scopes and groupsYou share our values , and work in accordance with those valuesQualifications
Degree in a related field or relevant work experience as a Product DesignerProficient in Figma, Miro, Balsamiq and / or similar design tools.Possesses at least a basic knowledge of HTML / CSS / JavaScript (not required)10+ years of experience as Product DesignerYou will be required to attend in person onboarding in either San Francisco or Chicago.#LI-MM
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