Area Vice President, Enterprise Sales

OKTA

Seattle, WA(remote)

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JOB DETAILS

JOB TYPE

Full-time, Employee

SKILLS

Authentication, Automation, Business Growth, Business-to-Business (B2B), C-Level Management, Cadence, Career Development, Communication Skills, Consultative Sales, Cross-Functional, Cross-Selling, Customer Churn, Customer Retention/Renewal, Develop Methodologies, Ecosystems, Employee Retention, Enterprise Sales, Exceeded Sales Goal, Forecasting, Leadership, Marketing Strategy, Onboarding, Performance Management, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Process Management, Product Demonstration, Productivity Management, Revenue Growth, Sales, Sales Cycle, Sales Management, Sales Presentation, Sales Prospecting, Sales Strategy, Software as a Service (SaaS), Solution Sales, Strategic Accounts, Strategic Planning, Talent Management, Team Building, Team Lead/Manager, Team Player, Use Cases, Willing to Travel

LOCATION

Seattle, WA

POSTED

30+ days ago

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. Our Okta AE team drives territory growth through both net new logos and cultivating relationships to develop and grow existing Okta Platform customers. With the support of the Okta ecosystem, your team's focus will be on consistent results and an unwavering commitment to our customers.

The Enterprise Sales Team
Okta's Enterprise Sales Team manages the sales process for medium- to large-sized customers. The team organizes and conducts sales presentations, site visits and product demonstrations to prospects and represents Okta in a consistent, effective and professional manner to best develop and win new clients and current customers.

The Area Vice President, Enterprise Sales Opportunity

Okta's Area Vice President, Enterprise (West), will be responsible for building and leading our Enterprise Business unit in their Region. Our ideal candidate is an energetic, dynamic, and proactive team player who can simultaneously partner with executive leadership and work hands-on alongside our front-line team.

What you'll be doing

Lead a high-performance sales organization of Enterprise Directors and Account Executives
Build a team of top talent and deliver productivity that consistently exceeds standards and objectives
Execute value-based solution selling techniques and further develop a culture of consultative sales
Drive Enterprise revenue growth through a combination of outbound prospecting and AE-sourced pipeline, extreme focus on new logo acquisition, skilled at both velocity-based and strategic sales cycles, strategic account planning, cross-selling new products/use cases to existing customers
Recruit, develop, and retain top talent, providing career development and performance management so that at least 75% exceed quota, and we experience no more than 10% regrettable attrition
Build a strong cross-functional operating cadence with teams around pipeline, forecasting, deal review, execution, deployment and revenue realization
Partner with cross-functional teams (Renewals, Customer Success, BD, and Marketing) on strategy and execution to drive adoption, increase productivity, and reduce/eliminate customer churn

What you'll bring to the role

10+ years of experience in B2B Enterprise Sales, with a track record of over attainment
5+ years of building and leading high-performance SaaS B2B sales teams
2nd line leadership experience
Experience in the security/SaaS industries
Solid technical and commercial skills with an ability to operate independently
Superb communication and presentation skills; able to communicate at the C-level
Willing to travel ~25%
BS/BA degree strongly preferred

Okta's Top 5 Core Leadership Competencies are part of the deeply ingrained principles that guide all of our company's actions. They also align strongly to our cultural cornerstones, our Okta values: love our customers, empower our people, never stop innovating, act with integrity, and maintain transparency. It's our expectation that our managers and leaders embody these core competencies:

Builds Effective Teams: Building strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals.
Demonstrates Self-Awareness (EQ): Using a combination of feedback and reflection to gain productive insight into personal strengths and weaknesses.
Develops Talent: Developing people to meet both their career goals and the organization's goals.
Drives Results: Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.
Strategic Mindset: Seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies.

#LI-REMOTE

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Below is the annual On Target Compensation (OTE) range for candidates located in San Francisco Bay Area. 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 OTE range for this position for candidates located in the San Francisco Bay area is between:
$424,000—$583,000 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. 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.

Okta is committed to complying with applicable data privacy and security laws and regulations. For more information, please see our Personnel and Job Candidate Privacy Notice athttps://www.okta.com/legal/personnel-policy/.

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