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Director of Engineering, AI Takeoff Team

Okta · Bellevue, Washington; Chicago, Illinois; San Francisco, California; Toronto, Ontario, Canada · On-site

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About Okta

The Okta and Auth0 Platforms enable secure access, authentication, and automation — putting identity at the heart of business security and growth. Backed by Greylock, Khosla and Sequoia.

About the role

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

What they're looking for

  • 8+ years building and shipping identity, security, infrastructure or developer-focused products in a high-growth organization
  • Proven engineering leadership and team management experience, including hiring, developing and motivating high-performing teams
  • Strong executive communication and influencing skills, with a track record of driving outcomes across organizational boundaries and bringing cross-functional teams together
  • Proven experience working directly with enterprise customers and translating customer problems into technical solutions
  • Deep identity domain expertise — you know, or can quickly get up to speed on, the latest identity protocols, standards, architectures and patterns
  • Experience operating in high-ambiguity, high-velocity environments where priorities evolve quickly and execution matters
More about this role

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.

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.

The AI Takeoff Team at Okta is the tip of the spear, creating a rapid, high-bandwidth feedback loop from our customers to product and engineering. We are customer-first by design: working directly with...

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