Senior Manager of Engineering, Okta
Collaboration Services & Productivity
$183-307k
Salary dependent on location + 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
$183-307k
Salary dependent on location + 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
- 10+ years of experience in Information Technology
- 8+ years of experience in technical leadership and people management
- Proven experience leading the deployment and operation of AI-driven solutions or machine learning models to solve enterprise challenges
- Possess in-depth knowledge of collaboration, messaging, and productivity applications
- Experience working on Identity and Access Management software and concepts
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Experience navigating security and compliance certification audits (e.g., FedRAMP, CIS, SOX, SOC2, PCI) is preferred
- B.S. or relevant work experience
- 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
What the job involves
- We are looking for an experienced leader to join our Technology, Data, and Intelligence (TDI) Engineering Services team and lead the Productivity Engineering group
- Productivity Engineers work within TDI to design, develop, and improve enterprise productivity platforms that support how employees collaborate and complete their work at scale
- This highly strategic role drives the execution of enterprise productivity as a first-class citizen
- You will lead the evolution of enterprise productivity and artificial intelligence through the delivery of Okta’s Collaboration and Productivity applications
- You will own and evolve Okta’s core productivity and collaboration platforms, including Google Workspace, Slack, and Gemini, ensuring they remain intuitive, secure, and measurably improve employee productivity
- In this role, you will define roadmaps, measure adoption and outcomes, and position internal productivity tooling as a strategic differentiator
- This work will redefine the TDI function as a value creator for Okta, leveraging internal tools to maximize operational scale and impact
- You will translate TDI productivity strategy into executable engineering plans, lead the delivery and evolution of internal productivity platforms, and ensure solutions measurably improve how Okta operates
- You will partner closely with the team to execute against defined roadmaps, drive adoption through technical excellence, and elevate TDI as a trusted engineering organization that delivers durable, high-impact internal platforms
- Manage the entire lifecycle of AI-powered productivity services—from ideation and deployment to continuous operations—to improve service delivery and automate tasks
- Launch and manage an "Employee Productivity Suite" as a cohesive product, overseeing its entire lifecycle from strategy and roadmap development to execution, adoption tracking, and measurement of productivity gains to demonstrate clear business value
- Drive initiatives to enhance and secure our employee collaboration software, boosting efficiency and ensuring it aligns with current industry standards
- Hire, develop, mentor, and retain extraordinary talent for the distributed team of Productivity Engineers
- Manage service and business expectations and prioritize resource allocation
- Ensure the security and compliance of TDI Engineering productivity and collaboration applications and systems
- Collaborate with leadership and key stakeholders on a regular basis
- Address friction, manual processes, and disparate systems that impact employee quality of life and hinder innovation
- 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
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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