Okta is The World’s Identity Company, focused on providing secure access and authentication solutions. They are seeking a Vice President of Product Management for Access Management to lead the product management team, make strategic decisions based on customer needs and market trends, and collaborate across various teams to enhance product offerings.
Responsibilities:
- Creating effective product requirements for iterative customer value release
- Publishing and communicating product vision and roadmap
- Work very closely with Access Management engineering leadership
- Support the product management team on engaging with developers at all stages, from hobbyists to large enterprises, to continuously deliver value and assess priorities
- Work collaboratively with product designers and researchers to increase market awareness
- Roadmap sourcing strategy: Build x Buy x Partner
- Monitoring business impact: ROI, Pricing, Margins
- Partnering with go-to-market on Product Launches
- Continuously monitor team structure and investment levels, providing recommendations for optimizations
- Partner in a leading role with Program Management and Engineering leadership in quarterly and yearly planning
Requirements:
- 10+ years of technology leadership (directly managing people) focused on SaaS/IaaS/PaaS primarily in a space where developers are an important buyer of the product and at least 8 years of product management experience
- Deep expertise and understanding of access management products and technologies
- Experience with agile software development, balanced with enterprise software customer needs
- Experience in building and maintaining a long-term roadmap in an environment of constant change
- Experience with developer acceleration frameworks such as SDKs, Quickstarts, and Reference implementations
- Solid business foundation, having built business cases and defined pricing models
- Experience partnering with go-to-market teams in launching software products
- Proven ability to lead a diverse team of product managers at various levels of seniority
- Previous experience leading documentation and/or developer experience teams
- Strong ability to influence and work cross-functionally
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Some travel will be required (US and International)
- Prior experience in a fast-paced and high-growth company is strongly preferred