Senior Director, Regional CSO Asia Pacific

Get to know Okta

Okta is The World’s Identity Company. We free everyone to safely use any technology—anywhere, on any device or app. Our Workforce and Customer Identity Clouds enable secure yet flexible access, authentication, and automation that transforms how people move through the digital world, putting Identity at the heart 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 - we’re looking for lifelong learners and people who can make us better with their unique experiences.

Join our team! We’re building a world where Identity belongs to you.

We believe in building connections between people and technology. It won't be easy, but we're building the team to make it possible. Will you join us?

The Executive APJ program will work with the SVP APJ and cross functional leadership team on a range of strategic initiatives to drive Okta’s growth across the region, develop our teams and progress our culture. You will have a high level of visibility and will work cross-functionally throughout the company operating with a high degree of confidentiality. You will also play an active role in both leading and facilitating key business and forums and meetings.

Responsibilities Include

• Interfacing and collaborating with key go-to-market functions such as sales, presales, customer first, marketing etc.
• Coordinating cross functional growth initiatives focused on:
• Growing Okta’s install base and introduction of new products (NPI)
• Focused new business acquisition
• Accelerating our partner first strategy
• Accelerating our localisation strategy
• Engaging with Okta’s enablement team to provide real-time inputs of needs of the field
• Lead coordination of APJ all hands, executive visit and sales recognition programs
• Leading APJ cross functional QBRs, SKO programs and team meetings
• Engaging with global teams to represent APJ needs and view in key forums
• Regular engagement with CRO and CCO chiefs of staff and global PMO teams
• Contribute ideas and perspective to annual business planning process
• Be a contributor to our ERGs and APJ culture programs

Your qualifications and experience

• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• 5 years of experience in program management or business operations working with senior-level executives.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong proficiency in Google Workspace (Gmail, Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Slides) and Zoom
• Experience with Asana preferable
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Ability travel 20% of the time
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and discretion.

What you’ll need to be successful :

• Adaptable – has demonstrated flexibility in the face of change.
• Organized - has good time, space and task management skills.
• Proactive - has the ability to foresee problems and prevent them by taking action.

• 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 you can look forward to as a Full-Time Okta employee!

• Amazing Benefits
• Making Social Impact
• Developing Talent and Fostering Connection Community at Okta

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. Each organization is unique in the degree of flexibility and mobility in which they work so that all employees are enabled to be their most creative and successful versions of themselves, regardless of where they live. Find your place at Okta today! https://www.okta.com/company/careers/.

Some roles may require travel to one of our office locations for in-person onboarding.

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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