Vice President of Data & Insights, Okta
$309-463k
+ 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
$309-463k
+ Bonus
1001+ employees
Company mission
To improve the connections between people and tools to make companies more productive and secure.
Role
Who you are
- Experience: 12+ years of progressive experience in data analytics, data science, and data engineering, with at least 5+ years in a senior leadership role
- Strategic Leadership: Proven ability to define, communicate, and execute a data vision that drives measurable business outcomes
- AI Acumen: Demonstrated experience in building data foundations and pipelines specifically to support and accelerate AI and machine learning initiatives
- Technical Expertise: Deep knowledge of modern data stacks, including data warehousing, ETL/ELT pipelines, data modeling, and Tableau. Proficiency with Python, SQL, and experience with cloud-based data environments that enable AI use-cases (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Exceptional ability to translate business needs into technical requirements and communicate complex data concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Team Development: A track record of successfully hiring, mentoring, and leading high-performing data teams
- Problem-Solving: A strategic mindset and a passion for solving ambiguous, complex business problems with a rigorous, data-driven approach
- 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
What the job involves
- Okta is seeking a visionary and results-driven Vice President, Data Analytics to lead our global data analytics and engineering teams
- Reporting to the SVP of Technology, Data, and Intelligence, this role is a mission-critical leadership position responsible for defining and executing a data strategy that fuels Okta's growth, customer success, and operational excellence
- You will be a key partner to executive leaders across the organization, including GTM Tech, GTM Ops, Product and Engineering, our Business Applications and AI Engineering teams, and Security, ensuring our data assets are leveraged to their full potential
- This role requires a leader who is as comfortable with a technical deep dive as they are with a strategic business discussion
- You will be a "player-coach" who can build and mentor a world-class team while personally driving strategic initiatives and ensuring the integrity of our data foundation
- A core part of your responsibility will be to champion and enable our AI strategy and technical foundations, ensuring that clean, trusted, and well-governed data is the foundation for all AI initiatives
- You will also be a champion for the data user, focused on building a self-service data platform that empowers all Okta employees to make data-driven decisions with confidence
- Lead and Inspire a High-Performing Team: Build, mentor, and scale a diverse, high-performing team of data analysts, data scientists, and data and analytics engineers, fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and continuous learning
- Define and Execute the Data Strategy: Architect a clear, scalable data strategy that aligns with Okta’s business goals and product roadmap
- Ensure the right data architecture, tools, and processes are in place to deliver trusted, high-quality data at scale
- Champion AI Enablement: Act as a critical partner to the Business Applications and AI Engineering teams
- Ensure our data and data infrastructure and practices are optimized to support and accelerate AI development and deployment
- This includes defining data governance standards, building high-quality training datasets, and developing scalable data pipelines for AI/ML models, and building AI data products for all Okta employees
- Drive Data-Driven Decision-Making: Partner with senior leaders across GTM Tech, GTM Ops, and Security to identify and deliver actionable insights that inform key business decisions, optimize performance, and unlock new opportunities
- Advance the Data Foundation: Own the end-to-end data lifecycle for critical business domains, from data ingestion and ETL/ELT pipelines to data modeling, quality assurance, and governance
- Ensure a single source of truth for key metrics across the organization
- Enhance Data Security and Governance: Partner with Security leaders to define and implement policies and systems to safeguard data privacy, ensure regulatory compliance, and protect sensitive information
- This includes establishing robust data access controls, audit trails, and data retention policies
- Enable Self-Service and User Experience: Drive the development of a self-service data platform that empowers business users with easy-to-use tools and intuitive dashboards
- Focus on the end-to-end user experience, from data discovery to insight generation, to ensure our data is not just available but also accessible and understandable to all
- Partner Cross-Functionally: Collaborate closely with technology and business partners, including Product and Engineering leadership, to embed data and analytics into product development, financial forecasting, go-to-market strategies, and security operations
- Cultivate a Data Culture: Promote data literacy and a culture of curiosity and ownership across the company
- Make data more accessible, trustworthy, and actionable for stakeholders at all levels
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. They aim 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
(CEO)VP of Development at Salesforce.com and has nearly a decade of experience in various engineering and leadership roles at PeopleSoft.
Frederic Kerrest
(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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