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Get to know Okta

Okta is the worlds 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 were looking for lifelong learners and people who can make us better with their unique experiences. Were building a world where identity belongs to you.

The Opportunity

The Senior Vice President, Global Product Marketing will define and lead Oktas global gotomarket strategyshaping positioning, messaging, pricing and monetization, and launch strategy to differentiate Okta in a rapidly evolving market. This executive will set the vision for how we communicate the value of our products and inspire crossfunctional teams to execute with excellence.

Operating at the intersection of Product, Sales, Customer Success, and Marketing, this leader pairs deep technical understanding with exceptional storytelling ability. They will translate complex identity and infrastructure concepts into clear, compelling, and differentiated narratives that resonate with customers, analysts, and the broader market.

Key Responsibilities

• Build, scale, and lead a worldclass global product marketing organization in a highgrowth SaaS environment.
• Foster a culture of excellence, development, and career growth; lead through vision, clarity, and accountability.
• Serve as a strategic advisor and thought partner to product and gotomarket leadership.
• Define and evolve Oktas gotomarket plays, including target audiences, personas, value propositions, and messaging frameworks.
• Partner closely with Product, Sales, and Marketing to ensure alignment across the entire customer lifecycle.
• Transform the field organization into a force multiplier by creating compelling training, positioning, and sales tools.
• Collaborate with Sales and Enablement to embed differentiated messaging into qualification, discovery, and close.
• Own the development of innovative, differentiated messaging and value propositions across product lines.
• Deliver highimpact content to support the full buyer journeypresentations, demos, competitive tools, and campaign assets.
• Lead major product launches, working crossfunctionally with Product, Program Management, and GTM teams to drive cohesive, highimpact release motions.
• Represent Okta with industry and financial analysts; shape their understanding of our strategy and differentiation.
• Build strong customer relationships, spending at least 30% of time meeting with customers to gather insights and deepen advocacy.

Experience & Qualifications

• Extensive experience in enterprise SaaS or cloud technology product marketing, ideally selling to CIO, CTO, and CEO audiences.
• Proven success launching new products in hypergrowth markets serving large global enterprises (G2K).
• Demonstrated ability to partner with and elevate global Sales and GTM organizations.
• Experience leading managers of managers (4thline leadership).
• Comfort presenting to and influencing CEOs and Boards of Directors.
• Track record of building and scaling highperforming global teams.

Leadership Competencies

• Builds Effective Teams: Building strongidentity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals.
• Demonstrates SelfAwareness (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 organizations goals.
• Drives Results: Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.
• Strategic Mindset: Seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies.

Salary & Benefits

The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in the SanFrancisco Bay area is between $360,000$540,000 USD. 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). For more information about our Total Rewards program please visit .

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. Find your place at Okta today!

Okta is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, marital status, age, physical or mental disability, or status as a protected veteran. We also consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and convictions records, consistent with applicable laws.

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