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.

About our team

The Studio team at Okta is a growing group within Marketing, composed of creatives, strategists, producers and marketing managers alike. Our team’s focus is to lead the brand, tell powerful stories and inspire creative excellence. 

As a partner to cross-functional teams across all of Okta, we tie our goals to our most important company initiatives, driving towards shared KPIs, strategies and processes to unify and push the brand and business forward.

 

About this role

We are seeking a highly motivated and organized individual to join our Brand team as a Brand manager. This role will be pivotal in ensuring seamless execution of our brand strategy across key marketing programs - with a hyper focus on our global brand awareness campaigns and related activations. This person is critical to help drive brand consistency in the strategy alongside our Brand Leads, while helping to manage the internal executive stakeholders, cross-functional teams and external partners in the execution.

This person will be the glue to guarantee that our brand strategy and messaging make their way from the highest level of external awareness activations into our internal ecosystem. 

 

What you will do

• Help to own the strategy and execution of our brand awareness campaigns and related programs, acting as a bridge between internal teams and executive stakeholders to ensure clear communication and alignment on objectives and execution.
• Work closely with our key agency partners to execute on the brand campaign activations, including working with our media agency to develop and execute effective media plans, ensuring maximum exposure and ROI for our brand.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams across Marketing to ensure alignment and integration of brand strategy and messaging within Tier 1 marketing initiatives; help to connect the dots between our media placements and tier 1 events, ensuring consistency and synergy in messaging and branding across both channels.
• Partner with the media agency to conduct site visits globally to assess the placement of advertisements, ensuring strategic positioning in target markets and maximizing visibility
• Partner with the media agency, Brand Leads, and Analytics team to monitor and analyze the performance of key brand marketing initiatives, providing insights and recommendations for optimization and future planning.
• Provide brand governance with Workplace Services/Real Estate and Business Technology to ensure Okta branding is consistent and executed well across all touchpoints,
• Collaborate with the Project Management Office (PMO) to identify areas for improvement and implement processes to enhance efficiency in brand operations.

 

What experience you have

• 4+ working as a Brand Manager (or comparable experience) in B2B tech or tech generally
• Proven experience building and delivering on integrated brand programs, awareness campaigns and managing brand tools, processes, and assets.
• Proven ability to think strategically while delivering against tight deadlines and competing priorities.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and maintain relationships at all levels.
• Exceptional organizational abilities and attention to detail.
• Proven project management skills, with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Analytical mindset with proficiency in data analysis tools and techniques.
• Willingness to travel (up to 25%) globally for site visits and business meetings as required.
• Nice-to-have: Experience in event management or sponsorship coordination; Knowledge of digital marketing channels and platforms; Proficiency in project management software and tools.

 

Why you are excited about this role

• You value relationships and their importance in a brand’s success.
• You love building programs and striving for excellence in execution.
• You love thinking strategically while also getting the work done.
• You are obsessed with details but can also see the big picture.

 

Why we are excited about you

• You have a passion for educating others about brand.
• You love creating processes and rigor while thinking about creative ways to solve problems.
• You know when to take initiative and get things done and when to elevate.
• You are a sharp critical thinker and are driven by making a positive impact.

 

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Below is the annual base salary range for candidates located in California, Colorado, New York and Washington. Your actual base salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location. In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable), bonus, 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.   

The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, New York, and Washington is between:$123,000—$185,000 USD The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in the San Francisco Bay area is between: $138,000—$206,000 USD

What you can look forward to as an 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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