Director, Product Management Cloud Infrastructure

at Okta

San Francisco, United States

Secure Every Identity, from AI to Human

Identity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI. Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era. This work requires a relentless drive to solve complex challenges with real-world stakes. We are looking for builders and owners who operate with speed and urgency and execute with excellence.

This is an opportunity to do career-defining work. We're all in on this mission. If you are too, let's talk.

We are looking for a Director of Product Management who will be responsible for driving strategy related to Okta’s trust motion, including service performance, deployments, resiliency, scale, efficiency, geographic availability, compliance, and more. This leader will own the international and US public sector, including our US Federal business, as well as our cloud service provider posture. Finally, this role also oversees Okta’s Data Platform, which serves internal and external customers by providing analytics, frameworks for in product reporting, machine learning, and messaging capabilities.

If you are passionate about the intersection of infrastructure and large scale enterprise products, we are looking for you.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute a comprehensive cloud infrastructure product strategy that aligns with the company's overall business goals and objectives, as well as broader industry trends and market context
Own Okta’s compliance service offerings, including international and US public sector and our US Federal business
Oversee Okta’ Data Platform and help navigate its strategic role in providing analytics, frameworks for reporting, machine learning, messaging, and more to both internal and external customers.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including engineering, sales, and marketing, to ensure the successful launch and adoption of infrastructure products and services
Develop pricing strategies and models for infrastructure products and services
Conduct market research and analysis to identify trends and customer needs, and use this information to inform innovation, product decisions and prioritization
Built and lead a high-performing product management team, providing coaching, mentorship, and guidance to ensure their success
Define and monitor metrics for cloud infrastructure products and services, including availability, performance, and utilization, and use the data to drive continuous improvement
Stay up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies in cloud infrastructure to identify opportunities for innovation and competitive differentiation.

Qualifications

10+ years of experience in technology product management, preferably with a focus on platform product development or cloud infrastructure products and services.
Strong understanding of cloud computing technologies and platforms, including AWS, GCP, etc.
You can produce solid action plans from often incomplete, conflicting or ambiguous inputs
Track record of owning and delivering on large strategic projects - you can see the big picture, but deliver on the details
Experience working with cross-functional teams, including engineering, sales, and marketing, to deliver high-quality products on time and on budget.
Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
5+ years of people management experience with a strong track record of leading teams and operating effectively as player-coach
Passion for Okta’s huge opportunity and growth potential, and general thirst for learning with an ability to go broad and deep across business and technical contexts.

Preferred

Experience in delivering cloud SaaS to US Federal business
Experience in owning internal and external large scale data systems
Experience in consulting, venture capital, or business strategy and/or MBA
Advanced degree in technical or business field

Okta’s Top 5 Core Leadership Competencies are part of the deeply ingrained principles that guide all of our company’s actions. They also align strongly to our cultural cornerstones, our Okta values: love our customers, empower our people, never stop innovating, act with integrity, and maintain transparency. It’s our expectation that our managers and leaders embody these core competencies:

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.

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The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in the San Francisco Bay area is between:

$258,000—$355,000 USD

Below is the annual base salary range for candidates located in California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, Illinois, New York and Washington. Your actual base salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location. 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) in accordance with our applicable plans and policies. To learn more about our Total Rewards program please visit: https://rewards.okta.com/us.

The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, Illinois, New York, and Washington is between:

$230,000—$317,000 USD

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