Okta is hiring a

Senior Sales Manager, Emerging Markets

Seattle, United States

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 Workforce and Customer Identity Clouds enable secure yet flexible access, authentication, and automation that transforms how people move through the digital world, putting Identity at the heart 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 Emerging Markets Team

Our AE’s strive to understand the specific challenges that both prospects and customers are faced with and map Okta’s solutions accordingly to achieve the desired positive business outcomes. They cultivate positive relationships with customers and key partners while maintaining a solid knowledge of Okta’s evolving technology as well as contending differentiators. It is imperative that you demonstrate leadership qualities, ethical behavior, excellent work ethic and a focus on collaboration with both internal counterparts as well as customers.

We’re incredibly proud of the growth we’ve achieved, and we’re most excited about the growth ahead. We believe we have the opportunity to serve the identity needs of organizations of all sizes, industries, and regions. 

 

The Senior Sales Manager, Emerging Markets Opportunity

Reporting to the AVP, Emerging Markets this role will lead a team of small business Account Executives (AEs). Our AE’s focus on closing new logo opportunities and cultivate relationships and drive growth within our existing customer base. You will join a team of highly motivated, professional, and energetic sales reps that take pride in running consultative sales processes and delivering our vision to a wide base of accounts across various industries.

 

What you’ll be doing 

  • Manage the day-to-day operations of an Account Executive team, 6-8 individual contributors
  • Conduct weekly 1:1's with each team member, provide tactical deal guidance, on the job training, strategic deal coaching, motivation and career development
  • Ensure quarterly revenue targets and monthly goals are achieved 
  • Maintain accurate and up-to-date Salesforce data for your team and provide reliable forecast information to upper management
  • Actively engage in territory planning and opportunity development 
  • Partner with Recruiting, Sales Operations, and Finance to hire and grow your team
  • Manage daily and weekly activities, pipelines, forecasts and closed deals
  • Coordinate and manage weekly and monthly team-wide pipeline reviews, meetings, and training sessions to ensure ongoing improvement and best practice sharing
  • Work closely with extended team of pre-sales, services, training, legal, renewals business partners

 

What you’ll bring to the role

  • Candidate must be located near our San Francisco, CA HQ OR our Bellevue, WA Offices
  • 5+ years of sales experience in a b2b SaaS environment 
  • 2+ years of direct management experience in a b2b SaaS environment
  • Proven record of sales success in a similar enterprise software application environment
  • Successful track record in a high volume transaction sales environment
  • Excellent verbal and written communications
  • Previous experience hiring and training a team of performing Account Executives
  • Successful history of closing business, and over-achieving quota
  • Demonstrated ability to accurately forecast sales results
  • Ability to travel approximately 25% 

 

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:
$247,000$371,000 USD

What you can look forward to as an Okta employee!

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/.

Okta is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action 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 participate in the job application or interview process, please use this Form to request an accommodation.

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