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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.

Within the Product Security team, our Security Reviews team delivers robust security assurance for Okta's products. We conduct comprehensive reviews encompassing 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 manager to lead our EMEA 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 collaboration with local stakeholders and elevating our products' security posture through strategic engagement and proactive measures.

• Lead the scheduling and  management of programs and projects, concentrating on refining processes, metrics, and frameworks related to product security
• Take on the role of a technical lead within the team, providing expert guidance on the planning, preparing, and executing security reviews. Your responsibilities include offering strategic technical advice, ensuring thorough preparation, and overseeing the seamless execution of security assessments.
• Collaborate closely with Engineering, Product, and Design teams to comprehend their security requirements and pinpoint opportunities for program enhancements.
• Oversee key performance indicator (KPI) metrics, regularly tracking and reporting program performance to senior management
• Effectively communicate vulnerability mitigation strategies
• 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, demonstrating 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
• Exceptional ability to articulate vulnerability risks and present remediation options clearly to stakeholders

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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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