Senior Manager

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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.

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About the Team

Okta's Business Technology organization powers the internal systems that drive how we operate, scale, and innovate. At the heart of this transformation is the Business Technology Shared Services team — building secure, enterprise-grade capabilities that embed GenAI and automation into the fabric of our business. From virtual agents and document intelligence to smart workflow platforms and AI-enabled service delivery, we're creating foundational systems that support the next generation of productivity, self-service, and secure operations across Okta.

As the Senior Manager of AI Engineering, you will lead an engineering team of Full Stack and AI/ML Engineers focused on building and operationalizing Applied AI and Agentic platforms that serve internal users across Okta. You'll be responsible for the delivery of complex, cross-functional projects and will work closely with engineering and product leadership to implement the long-term technical direction. You will play a key role in shaping how AI and automation are responsibly adopted across the enterprise.

This is a leadership role for a technical manager who can coach and mentor a team, manage project delivery, and ensure the execution of secure, intelligent platforms with broad business impact.

What You'll Do:

• Manage and lead a high-performing engineering team responsible for delivering AI/automation platforms, services, and internal tools
• Partner with product, architecture, data science, and security leaders to translate vision and direction into actionable plans for the scalable, responsible adoption of GenAI technologies.
• Oversee end-to-end delivery of cross-functional projects, including intelligent agents, AI-assisted workflows, and self-service automation frameworks.
• Help implement and contribute to the evolution of Okta's internal GenAI platform strategy, including governance, experimentation frameworks, architecture patterns, and infrastructure.
• Uphold and champion engineering excellence standards across architecture, code quality, testing, CI/CD, observability, and platform reliability.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across Business Technology and the enterprise (IT, HR, Finance, Customer Support, etc.) to ensure technical execution aligns with business outcomes.
• Coach and mentor team members, fostering an inclusive, collaborative, and purpose-driven team culture.
• Help develop and enforce technical standards for responsible AI use, security, and privacy within internal AI systems.

What You'll Bring

• 10+ years of software engineering experience with at least 3+ years of engineering leadership (including people management).
• Proven success leading high-impact teams and projects involving platform development, distributed systems, and cloud-native services.
• Hands-on experience with AI/ML or GenAI technologies, including integration of LLMs, NLP systems, orchestration frameworks, and vector-based search.
• Strong foundation in system architecture, secure development practices, and enterprise platform engineering.
• Ability to influence stakeholders and drive alignment across engineering, product, data, and security organizations.
• Track record of building and scaling teams and developing engineering talent.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with comfort navigating technical and non-technical conversations.
• A strategic mindset, customer orientation, and a bias for impact and innovation.

Why Join Okta:

• Implement the AI Platform Vision: Play a defining role in how GenAI and automation shape the future of work at Okta.
• Lead with Impact: Build platforms used by thousands of employees and trusted across critical business functions.
• Grow a Great Team: Mentor a passionate, mission-driven team committed to excellence, learning, and purpose.

Okta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and values diversity at all levels of the organization.

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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

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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The foundation for secure connections between people and technology

Okta is the leading independent provider of identity for the enterprise. The Okta Identity Cloud enables organizations to securely connect the right people to the right technologies at the right time. With over 7,000 pre-built integrations to applications and infrastructure providers, Okta customers can easily and securely use the best technologies for their business. More than 19,300 organizations, including JetBlue, Nordstrom, Slack, T-Mobile, Takeda, Teach for America, and Twilio, trust Okta to help protect the identities of their workforces and customers.