Staff Technical Program Manager, Okta
Security Infrastructure Operations
$158-238k
+ Equity for eligible roles + Bonus
Management platform securing resources from cloud to ground
Be an early applicant
Management platform securing resources from cloud to ground
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$158-238k
+ Equity for eligible roles + Bonus
1001+ employees
Company mission
To improve the connections between people and tools to make companies more productive and secure.
Role
Who you are
- 7–10+ years of Technical Program Management experience in security, infrastructure, or large-scale engineering environments
- Proven success leading multi-team cross-functional programs in fast-paced or high-growth companies
- Deep understanding of vulnerability management, secure SDLC, secrets management, access control models, and cloud infrastructure architecture
- Ability to lead high-impact programs across multiple engineering domains
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple large-scale programs concurrently
- Demonstrated success in implementing program governance, operational frameworks, and long-term planning structures
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; ability to present to executives and influence senior stakeholders
- Skilled at navigating ambiguity and driving teams toward clear, aligned outcomes
- Proven ability to build trust across engineering, security, product, and compliance teams
- Comfortable with challenging assumptions, identifying gaps, and driving alignment
- Ability to connect execution with business and security outcomes
- A proactive, structured approach to risk management and decision-making
What the job involves
- We are seeking a highly experienced and strategic Staff Technical Program Manager to lead critical cross-functional initiatives within TDI Security
- This role drives execution across vulnerability management, secure SDLC (PDLC), application allow-listing, secrets management, IPSIE controls, and foundational work supporting our Federal and FY27 Top Threat initiatives
- This is a Staff-level leadership role where you will anchor large, multi-team programs, establish delivery frameworks, and partner closely with engineering and product leaders to uplift Okta’s security posture
- You will bring clarity to ambiguity, create structure for complex efforts, and ensure successful execution across infrastructure, cloud, and application security programs
- You will collaborate closely with Engineering, Product, Enterprise Security, Internal Audit, and Federal workstreams to accelerate secure delivery and reduce risk across Okta’s corporate and production environments
- Lead end-to-end delivery of major Security Infrastructure programs, including Vulnerability Management uplift, PDLC implementation, and operational security frameworks
- Own the program roadmap for App Allow Listing program to implement strict application controls
- Facilitate the weekly sync, drive dependency management, and ensure milestones remain on track
- Drive Enablement & Change Management for the key programs
- Own and unify delivery across all Secrets-related programs, including:
- Host biweekly syncs with application owners and manage exceptions
- Track application readiness for secrets rotation and oversee approved exceptions (e.g., Workday, Cornerstone, Greenhouse)
- Drive adoption plans for apps requiring additional remediation or timeline extensions
- Define and deliver the strategy, requirements, and roadmap for an enterprise-wide secrets repository
- Partner with engineering leaders to define MVP and evaluate tooling options
- Lead requirement reviews and solution alignment sessions
- Partner with Internal Audit on findings from the Secrets Management walkthrough
- Drive remediation planning and ensure documentation and controls meet auditability and compliance expectations
- Partner for planning session for the Federal program, scope definition, and staffing needs
- Maintain the Federal Classified workstream Confluence page and structure cross-team planning and alignment
- Lead implementation of IP restrictions for user and service accounts across TDI targeted applications
- Maintain weekly-updated status tracking and proactively remove blockers
- Lead delivery across prioritized FY27 security initiatives:
- Enforced Strict Application Control
- Always-On VPN
- Coordinate cross-team planning, risk management, and alignment with engineering stakeholders
- Lead delivery across prioritized FY27 Federal initiatives
- Support platform build and proof of concept (POC)
- Drive and coordinate cross-functional requirements
- Partner with TDI to provide tools and technologies required to build Okta Federal and support its legal separation from Okta, Inc
- Structure and organize work into clear workstreams to enable execution and tracking
- Establish operating rhythms, dashboards, reporting mechanisms, and RAID logs
- Coordinate dependencies and blockers across Product, Engineering, Security, and Audit
- Provide executive-ready updates, planning inputs, and roadmap communications
Our take
Okta started off as an identity company where organisations, large and small, could tap into the company to have a single sign-on interface to access all cloud applications now centralised. Okta has since expanded to provide identity management at the device as well as the server level.
The new approach towards network security is increasingly based on identification and authentication, and Okta is on track to become the go-to vendor in the space. It aims to do so by developing products that enable people to access applications and other tools more smoothly and securely than ever before.
Okta has taken strides towards expansion through significant employee growth and shuffling executive leadership. The company has also made lateral moves such as tackling governance concerns, opening up new paths for revenue.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
19% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Sep 2015
$75m
SERIES F
Jun 2014
$75m
SERIES E
Total funding: $229.3m
Company benefits
- Work from home opportunities
- Health + Wellness
- Financial Benefits
- Pay + Incentives
- Time Off
- Everyday Living
- Resources
Company HQ
The East Cut, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Todd McKinnon
(Co-Founder & CEO)VP of Development at Salesforce.com and has nearly a decade of experience in various engineering and leadership roles at PeopleSoft.
Frederic Kerrest
(Co-Founder & Vice Chairman)Worked in Sales and Business Development at Salesforce.com, and previously co-founded high-tech consulting firm Meridian Global Solutions.
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