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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 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.

Director, Product Security, Security Reviews

Within the Product Security team, our Security Reviews team delivers robust security assurance for Okta's products. We conduct comprehensive reviews encompassing threat modeling,  design, architecture, code, and penetration tests for new and existing features. Collaborating seamlessly with other Product Security teams, we establish a unified methodology, fostering consistency when engaging with Okta's engineering teams.

We seek a dynamic director to lead our global team, spearheading day-to-day operations, orchestrating security reviews, and acting as a technical lead to support team members in overcoming challenges. Your role extends to cultivating stakeholder collaboration and elevating our products' security posture through strategic engagement and proactive measures.

• Lead the overall Security Reviews program for all business units at Okta, defining its strategy, direction, and roadmap
• Collaborate closely with Engineering, Product, and Design teams to comprehend their security requirements and pinpoint opportunities for program enhancements.
• Evangelize the Secure Development Lifecycle throughout the company
• Collaborate with Product Management to drive security features and enhancements
• Oversee key performance indicator (KPI) metrics, regularly tracking and reporting program performance to senior management.
• Maintain and strengthen a team culture of growth, openness, trust, rigor, humility, mutual support, and psychological safety
• Lead the process of recruiting great engineers to meet the growth plan for the team in collaboration with our recruiters
• Mentor Product Security engineers in their career progression
• Deliver security presentations, representing Okta with authority in private and public forums.

• Extensive professional background in Product Security in leadership or managerial roles and a commitment to cultivating high-performing, inclusive, and collaborative teams
• Proven track record in managing geographically distributed security teams
• Advanced expertise in modern web application components, architecture, and design principles
• Proficient in identifying prevalent web application vulnerabilities through secure code reviews and conducting manual Web Application Penetration Tests
• Working knowledge of compliance frameworks (SOC2, PCI, FedRamp, et al.)
• Exceptional ability to communicate, influence, and articulate vulnerability risks and present remediation options clearly to stakeholders
• Experience working with cross-functional teams, possessing exceptional stakeholder management skills

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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 an Full-Time Okta employee!

• Amazing Benefits
• Making Social Impact
• Fostering Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging 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/.

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. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please use this Form to request an accommodation.

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