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Area Vice President, Strategic Sales

Okta
vision insurance, flexible benefit account, parental leave, 401(k)
United States, New York, New York
Jul 02, 2025
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 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. Join our team! We're building a world where Identity belongs to you. The Okta Sales Team Okta has a vision to free anyone to safely use any technology by providing a secure, highly available, enterprise-grade platform that secures billions of Workforce log-ins every year. As an Okta AE, you will drive territory growth through both net new logos and cultivating relationships to develop and grow existing Okta Platform customers. With the support of your Okta ecosystem, your focus will be on consistent results and an unwavering commitment to our customers. Strategic Sales Team We have a team of highly experienced sellers who are targeting Okta's largest customers. This segment represents one of the biggest opportunities for growth at Okta. Each Strategic Account Executive is responsible for maintaining high activity standards; daily prospecting, pipeline growth, prospect qualification, and delivering assigned monthly sales revenue targets. The Strategic Area Vice President Opportunity The Area Vice President of Strategic Sales will define market tactics to meet annual business goals. They will establish and lead a cross-functional team of experienced sales leaders and account executives in growing a productive and sustainable sales pipeline across the complex Eastern territory. This person will help transform and integrate all GTM functions, evolving an already world-class field operation, while achieving significant revenue growth annually. In addition to requisite passion, skills, and experience, the successful candidate will have a measurable track record in building and managing large, high-performing sales organizations. This individual will play a key role in driving a significant share of revenue for Okta. What you'll be doing Attract, recruit, hire, and mentor the Strategic sales leadership team. Manage a team of Strategic front-line leaders and partner closely with other cross-functional teams (SEs, PS, Channel/Alliances team, Legal, Desk Desk etc.). Build a results driven culture through leading by example, setting expectations, providing coaching and mentorship and holding teams accountable Consistently deliver and overachieve against targets, holding your leadership team accountable for operationally sound delivery and results Accurately forecast monthly, quarterly, and annual targets for assigned regions and hold each team member accountable for doing the same Establish and manage data and supporting metrics (pipeline coverage, forecasting, ASP, etc.) Effectively develop, design, build, and execute all aspects of the (Segment) business plan to predictably and consistently generate quarterly results while holding a long-term perspective of overall results Put into place sales structure, processes, and strategic resource plans that will capture key opportunities in target markets, accounts & prospects, partners or industry verticals throughout the Region Own the pipeline generation strategy and with internal stakeholders to execute against the strategy Maintain market intelligence and develop strategies to maintain Okta's leadership position Exhibit a growth mindset with the ability to outline the long term vision and strategy Travel as necessary to build and cultivate customer and prospect relationships What you'll bring to the role: 10+ years' experience building and running sales teams in a SaaS environment Deep understanding of and technical aptitude towards SaaS / Cloud Go-To-Market selling motion 3+ years' experience as a second line sales leaderPreviously led a $20M+ (minimum) ARR sales organization with 40%+ growth Strong technical aptitude with proven success selling into C-suite and building partnership and buy-in with multiple stakeholders Relevant software industry experience in any of the following: IT systems, cloud enterprise or infrastructure management, application development and management, security, business applications and/or analytics Ability to navigate the internal selling ecosystem in order to nurture, close, grow and retain customers History of consistently meeting/exceeding targets and objectives personally and as a leader Proven ability to hire and retain a high performing sales team with humility and confidence Excellent leadership and influencing skills with the ability to build strong business partnerships at all levels Expertise using a Sales Framework such as MEDDICC, Challenger or Sandler (we use MEDDPICC) #LI-Remote Below is the annual On Target Compensation (OTE) range for candidates located in California, Colorado, New York and Washington. Your actual OTE, which is inclusive of base salary and incentive compensation, will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location. In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable) 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 OTE range for this position for candidates located in California, Colorado, New York, and Washington is between: $408,000 — $612,000 USD 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! https://www.okta.com/company/careers/. 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. 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