CEO Communications Director, Okta
$208-312k
+ Equity + Bonus
Management platform securing resources from cloud to ground
Open for applications
Management platform securing resources from cloud to ground
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$208-312k
+ Equity + Bonus
1001+ employees
Company mission
To improve the connections between people and tools to make companies more productive and secure.
Role
Who you are
- 10-15+ years of relevant communications experience; ideally owning a CEO’s thought leadership and executive communications
- Experience writing for and working directly with CEOs, C-level executives, and SVPs; ability to engage with and influence senior executives and leadership teams
- An understanding of Okta’s business and competitors, along with experience working with cloud and/or SaaS companies
- Social media experience and an analytical approach, with the ability to quickly identify trending topics and issues with a defined point of view
- Highly collaborative to enable CEO messaging to pull through across the company
- A strong, clear writing style and voice, with excellent writing and editing skills
- A detail-oriented approach, with the ability to manage multiple, high-profile and confidential projects and deliverables
- This role will be based in Okta’s San Francisco office and will be required to be in office
- BS/BA degree
What the job involves
- We’re seeking a strategic and innovative Director, CEO Communications who will lead all aspects of communications for Okta’s CEO and cofounder, Todd McKinnon
- You will craft and amplify our CEO’s voice - leading Okta’s corporate narrative that aligns with our vision, engaging key stakeholders, and ensuring impactful messaging across all channels
- As the CEO’s trusted communications partner, you’ll manage external and internal communications to drive thought leadership, visibility, and outcome-driven results
- This leader will combine a deep understanding of the current market and Okta’s business priorities with disciplined execution and meticulous attention to detail
- This role reports to the Head of Internal and Executive communications, and will manage one direct report
- Strategic Messaging: Develop and execute a communication strategy that defines and strengthens Okta’s CEO’s voice, aligning with the company's vision and values for different stakeholder audiences
- Thought Leadership: Position Okta’s CEO as an industry leader by crafting high-impact, forward-thinking content, including keynotes/speeches, blogs, social, board presentations, and other public-facing content
- Stakeholder Engagement: Oversee messaging for key audiences (employees, customers, investors, and media) to drive Okta’s brand, foster transparency, and ensure alignment with business priorities
- Content Development: Effectively communicate Okta’s CEO’s perspectives and strategies by creating compelling, insightful content for high-impact internal and external events, earnings, All Hands/Town Hall meetings, online presence, and press engagements
- Reputation Management: Proactively identify, mitigate, and advise on communication risks while handling sensitive issues with confidentiality
- Collaboration: Build and maintain relationships with members of the Okta’s executive leadership team to inform CEO communications strategy and content. Partner with teams across Global communications, Marketing, Legal, Investor Relations, agency partners, and many others to ensure cohesive and consistent messaging
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
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
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 values
- Love our customers
- Never stop innovating
- Act with integrity
- Be transparent
- Empower our people
Company HQ
The East Cut, San Francisco, CA
Articles
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.
People progressing
Joined as Senior Manager, Recruiting EMEA and promoted to Director, Recruiting EMEA after 3 years. Promoted again to Senior Director, Recruiting EMEA after another 3 years.
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Okta
- Workforce: We believe in recruiting diverse talent to create balanced teams
- Workplace: We support and empower employees to be authentic and grow through open conversations and education
- Marketplace: We go to market and sell to diverse audiences
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