The opportunity
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.
What you'll do
Work closely with our top customers and AI Forward Deployed Engineering to: rapidly translate customer needs into differentiated AI capabilities and deliver them to production.
Partner closely with broader Okta Engineering, Product and Design to ensure: capabilities are production-ready and meet Okta standards for security, reliability, scalability and quality.
Build, grow and mentor a small, highly focused team of AI Takeoff engineers: operating with high autonomy and urgency.
Serve as a senior technical SME in customer engagements, technical evaluations and complex sales processes.
Lead complex customer escalations with a bias toward rapidly identifying root: causes and delivering durable solutions.
Own the technical strategy, architecture, and execution for the AI Takeoff: engineering roadmap, balancing customer urgency with long-term scalability and production quality.
What they're looking for
- + 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.
