Product Management Director, Okta Identity Security Products

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Define the product strategy and roadmap for Okta Identity Security functionality to ensure Okta's continued leadership in the security space.
• Evangelize your vision to engineering teams, the broader product organization, and customers.
• Develop and execute a comprehensive roadmap, prioritizing features that enhance both customer security posture and administrative ease of use.
• Analyze and leverage data to inform product and roadmap decisions, ensuring data-driven strategic choices.
• Ensure the timely and within-budget delivery of the Okta Identity Security product roadmap.
• Collaborate closely with architecture, engineering, and design to specify experiences that are platform-first and delight customers at scale.
• Work with scrum teams and Technical Program Managers (TPMs) to deliver features on time that address key security use cases.
• Rigorously prioritize across multiple product investment areas within the security domain.
• Partner with the data team to track product usage metrics, specifically tying them to improved security outcomes and business success.
• Work with engineering, other product managers, and customers to capture detailed security requirements and document user stories and use cases.
• Engage with customers to understand their challenges related to identity threats, access control, and network security.
• Ensure beta customer feedback is incorporated into product iterations and maintain close relationships with customers during beta programs.
• Collaborate with technical marketing and sales to understand the competitive landscape and support go-to-market strategies.
• Support the creation of messaging and content, and inform pricing and packaging strategies for security offerings.
• Maintain a customer-success mindset, unblock sales, and assist customers with security issues.
• Drive the development of world-class identity security products and platform capabilities.
• Lead quarterly business reviews and collaborate with go-to-market teams to expand the customer pipeline.
• Identify new product opportunities to expand Okta Identity Security portfolio.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field.
• Proven track record of demonstrating strategic vision and product design for security-focused products.
• Experience creating new product offerings, including GTM strategy, pricing, product naming, legal contracts, and NPI.
• Experience with Threat Protection, Threat Intelligence, SaaS Security, and Network Security as a product suite.
• Experience across the product management lifecycle for enterprise security products or services.
• Thirst for learning: able to go broad and deep across business and technical security contexts.
• Track record of owning and delivering on large strategic projects with the ability to see the big picture and deliver on details.
• Strong technical background influencing security architectures and design decisions.
• Ability to produce action plans from incomplete, conflicting, or ambiguous security inputs.
• Strong influencing skills and ability to operate as a player-coach.
• Excellent communication skills across technical and business audiences.
• Strong leadership skills and executive presence.
• 8+ years of product management experience.
• Experience interviewing and selecting candidates.
• Mentoring early-in-career product managers.

Nice to Have

• Advanced degree in a technical or business field.
• Deep knowledge of enterprise security products and cybersecurity frameworks.
• Extensive knowledge of identity and access management (IAM) and its intersection with security.
• Understanding of authentication, authorization, and threat detection standards.
• Experience developing user flows and customizable security experiences.
• Experience creating and managing multi-tenant SaaS security software products.

Benefits & Perks

• Annual base salary range between $210,000-$316,000 USD depending on location and experience.
• Equity, bonus, and comprehensive benefits including health, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k), flexible spending accounts, paid leave including PTO and parental leave.
• Flexible work environment with options for remote or in-office work.
• Access to advanced technologies and collaborative work environments.
• Opportunities for social impact, talent development, and community building.