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Okta is The World’s 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 - 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.
Staff Product Marketing Manager, Security
Reporting to the Senior Manager, Product Marketing, this role will help accelerate this security journey, we are looking for a Staff Product Marketing Manager who will help tell Okta’s security story in a compelling, cohesive and relevant way. Your mission will be to elevate Okta’s profile as a security company and evangelize the need for identity as security, especially in this new AI era. The ideal candidate will be able to balance diverse inputs from senior stakeholders, market insights, competitive trends and customer needs to formulate a crystal clear POV that everyone can rally around. Beyond strategy and content, the ideal candidate will also be a self-motivated, execution-oriented individual who stays focused on delivering outcomes at all times.
What you’ll be doing
- Build the go-to-market strategy on how to evangelize the need for identity as security, and how to secure the new wave of AI. This includes defining the right investment strategy for industry events, thought leadership content, targeted campaigns, etc.
- Create differentiated security messaging for both sales and customers that conveys our security value proposition.
- Build security thought leadership programs through creating white papers, research studies, reports, etc.
- Represent Okta at security events to raise our profile and establish a unique point of view. This includes defining which security events and meetups to participate in, and helping define the messaging at those events.
- Support security product launches and new content campaigns across the company to generate maximum awareness and impact.
- Work cross-functionally with corporate security, business technology, product management, engineering, sales and enablement.
What you’ll bring to the role
- 6+ years experience as a product marketer in cybersecurity or identity management
- Experience driving large scale, company-impacting launches
- Experience writing (or leading) security-focused thought leadership and customer-facing content
- Ability to manage senior stakeholders with differing priorities
- High sense of urgency
- A background in security software, and an understanding of the security landscape
And extra credit if you have experience in any of the following!
- CS Degree or technical background
- Cloud Security Experience
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Below is the annual On Target Compensation (OTE) range for candidates located in California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, Illinois, New York and Washington. Your actual OTE, which is inclusive of base salary and incentive compensation, will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location. In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable) 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.
Below is the annual salary range for candidates located in Canada. Your actual salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable), bonus, and benefits, including health, dental, and vision insurance, RRSP with a match, healthcare spending, telemedicine, 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/can.
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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Okta is committed to complying with applicable data privacy and security laws and regulations. For more information, please see our Personnel and Job Candidate Privacy Notice at https://www.okta.com/legal/personnel-policy/.
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