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About the Role
Okta is seeking a strategic and technical Director of Product Communications to lead product communications efforts and solidify the company’s market leadership in the new era of AI security. This role involves explaining how Okta's products solve complex identity challenges for humans and AI agents, acting as a player-coach to manage a team and lead key initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Develop and lead a unified communications strategy that translates key pillars into clear, compelling stories across multiple channels.
- Direct and scale Okta’s U.S. partnership PR strategy, developing communications plans to amplify priority narratives.
- Create and run comms campaigns to establish Okta as the authority on identity in the AI era and position product executives as thought leaders.
- Work with engineering, partnerships, and other teams to turn product milestones and technical partnerships into news.
- Utilize social listening and media analytics tools to inform strategies and measure campaign impact.
- Build and nurture relationships with reporters at top-tier publications and new media outlets.
- Leverage media relationships to insert Okta’s point of view into breaking AI, identity, and security news cycles.
- Act as a primary PR contact and prepare C-level executives for media interviews and industry events.
- Lead and mentor a team of communications professionals, fostering a culture of innovation.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to senior comms leadership on external trends and strategy.
Requirements
- 15+ years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
- Typically requires 7+ years of managerial/leadership experience.
- Fluent in both traditional and new media.
- Experience managing communications during major corporate milestones (e.g., M&A, IPOs, or high-profile product launches).
- Ability to take complex, technical topics and make them accessible and compelling for a general business audience.
- Comfortable challenging and coaching C-suite executives on their communication style, strategy and execution.
Skills
- Product Communications
- Public Relations
- Media Relations
- Storytelling
- Digital Communications
- Social Listening
- Media Analytics
- Partnership PR
- Executive Communications
- Team Management
Location
- San Francisco Bay Area
- California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area)
- Colorado
- Illinois
- New York
- Washington
Work Type
- Full-time
- Onsite
Experience Level
- Director
- 15+ years of relevant experience
- 7+ years of managerial/leadership experience
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree in Communications, Journalism, or Marketing
- Advanced degree preferred
Salary/Compensations
- $224,000—$308,000 USD (San Francisco Bay Area)
- $200,000—$275,000 USD (California, Colorado, Illinois, New York, Washington)
Benefits
- Equity (where applicable)
- Bonus
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k)
- Flexible spending account
- Paid leave (including PTO and parental leave)
About the Company
- Okta is setting the standard for the secure agentic enterprise, enabling every company to securely implement and manage human and agent identities.
- We are intentional about connection. Our global community, spanning over 20 offices worldwide, is united by a drive to innovate.
- Your journey begins with an immersive, in-person onboarding experience designed to accelerate your impact and connect you to our mission and team from day one.
Equal Opportunity
- 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 complete any part of the job application, interview process, or onboarding please use this Form to request an accommodation.
- Notice for New York City Applicants & Employees: Okta may use Automated Employment Decision Tools (AEDT), as defined by New York City Local Law 144, that use artificial intelligence, machine learning, or other automated processes to assist in our recruitment and hiring process. In accordance with NYC Local Law 144, if you are an applicant or employee residing in New York City, please click here to view our full NYC AEDT Notice.