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Requirements found

Marketing Compliance (must) Sales Training Team Leadership Budgeting Onboarding (must)

What this posting asks for

Level: Senior — The posting asks for 15+ years of experience.

Main responsibilities

• Set a unified, bold strategy for Global Affairs that directly supports Okta’s commercial growth in large enterprise and public sector markets.
• Serve as an executive champion for trust, responsible AI, and mission-aligned growth.
• Represent Okta with senior external stakeholders, including government officials, regulators, enterprise customers, nonprofit partners, and investors.
• Present vision and operations to employees, executives and board members on an ongoing basis.
• Go-To-Market (GTM) Integration
• Operate a powerful overlay model across GTM to drive revenue via Okta’s compliance readiness, sustainability commitments, and nonprofit product offerings.
• Ensure Okta is positioned as a trusted partner to the public sector and our most highly regulated customers.
• Operational Excellence & Team Leadership
• Manage and develop a high-performing leadership team acting as a leader and champion of leaders.
• Foster a culture of cross-pollination, allowing team members to expand their domain expertise across government affairs, ESG, and social impact.

Competencies an interviewer will look for

• Leadership and mentoring Core
  In the posting: “Lead Okta’s global Government Affairs strategy, navigating and shaping regulatory environments and advancing Okta’s public policy priorities through thought …” · “Help expand Okta’s thought leadership in critical technology domains, helping us fulfill our vision to free everyone to safely use any technology.” · “Operational Excellence & Team Leadership”
  Show it by: Describes setting direction or a standard others followed; Names someone they coached and what changed for them.
• Customer focus Core
  In the posting: “Together, this team ensures Okta meets and promotes rigorous AI governance, sustainability, and compliance requirements of our largest enterprise and public …” · “The ideal candidate is a strategic operator, a compelling storyteller, passionate about technology’s ability to lift communities, and a seasoned leader capab…” · “Oversee Okta’s sustainability strategy, disclosures, and compliance with escalating customer and regulatory requirements (including protecting and accelerati…”
  Show it by: Puts the customer's need in their own words; Shows a result for the customer, not only for the company.
• Planning and organisation Core
  In the posting: “Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era.” · “Okta’s Global Affairs organization is a newly consolidated, highly strategic function designed to drive business growth, navigate and shape regulatory landsc…” · “Lead Okta’s global Government Affairs strategy, navigating and shaping regulatory environments and advancing Okta’s public policy priorities through thought …”
  Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how.
• Attention to detail and quality Core
  In the posting: “Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era.” · “Together, this team ensures Okta meets and promotes rigorous AI governance, sustainability, and compliance requirements of our largest enterprise and public …” · “This leader will report directly to the Chief Legal Officer and serve as a vital bridge between Okta’s legal and compliance frameworks, our responsible stewa…”
  Show it by: Gives an example of an error caught before it caused harm; Names the check or standard they used.
• Stakeholder management Core
  In the posting: “We are seeking a Vice President of Global Affairs: a commercially-minded executive with a strong background in government affairs and public policy, coupled …” · “The ideal candidate is a strategic operator, a compelling storyteller, passionate about technology’s ability to lift communities, and a seasoned leader capab…” · “You will provide executive-level air cover for our durable business growth and success while relying on highly seasoned, domain-expert leaders to run the day…”
  Show it by: Shows how they aligned people with different goals; Explains how they handled a 'no' from someone senior.
• Adaptability and learning Core
  In the posting: “Systems Thinking: Strong systems thinking and the ability to manage ambiguity with confidence, uniting disparate functions into a cohesive strategy.” · “In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable), bonus, and benefits, including health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), flexible spending account, an…”
  Show it by: Describes learning something new quickly and using it; Shows a change of plan and how they adjusted.
• Technical skill Supporting
  In the posting: “This leader will report directly to the Chief Legal Officer and serve as a vital bridge between Okta’s legal and compliance frameworks, our responsible stewa…”
  Show it by: Names the tools, languages or systems used and how; Explains a technical choice and its trade-off.
• Problem solving Supporting
  In the posting: “This work requires a relentless drive to solve complex challenges with real-world stakes.”
  Show it by: Describes a real problem, the options considered and the one chosen; Shows how the cause was found, not just the fix.
• Communication Supporting
  In the posting: “Storytelling & Advocacy: Exceptional communicator and storyteller, with proven external speaking and public advocacy experience in high stakes settings.”
  Show it by: Adapts the message to the listener; Gives an example of explaining something clearly in writing or speech.
• Teamwork and collaboration Supporting
  In the posting: “Strengthen cross-functional relationships with GTM, Sales, Product, Marketing, Security, and the broader Legal organization.”
  Show it by: Says what they did inside a team, not only what 'we' did; Shows how a disagreement was handled.
• Data and analysis Supporting
  In the posting: “Reporting directly to the Chief Legal Officer, this unified Global Affairs team brings together Government Affairs, Sustainability & Responsible Technology, …”
  Show it by: Uses a number to describe the situation or the result; Explains what the data showed and what was done with it.

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