Okta

Senior Manager, Solutions Engineering, SLED

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11 hours ago
Chicago, IL, USA +2 moreStaff+
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Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop a team of Solutions Engineers serving State, Local, and Higher Education accounts.
  • Own and report the business impact of team activities, including demonstrations, technical deep dives, trials, and proof-of-value evaluations.
  • Participate in deals and provide strategies and on-site support to help opportunities succeed.
  • Partner with Sales leadership, Pre-Sales teams, and other Okta business units to execute growth plans.
  • Recruit, ramp, mentor, and support the professional growth of Solutions Engineers.

Requirements

  • Demonstrated success selling to US public-sector agencies, preferably SLED or federal accounts.
  • Ability to influence technical decision-makers and executives and serve as an executive sponsor.
  • Experience with MEDDPICC and value- or outcome-based selling methodologies.
  • At least 12 years of pre-sales experience and 4 or more years of managerial or leadership experience.
  • Bachelor of Science in engineering, science, or mathematics, or equivalent experience.
  • Preferred experience includes security product market trends, Okta’s platform and roadmap, competitor offerings, firewalls, proxies, VPN, CASB, databases, and enterprise applications.

Benefits

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k), flexible spending account, paid leave, PTO, parental leave, equity where applicable, and other benefits under applicable plans and policies.
  • Immersive, in-person onboarding experience and connection with a global community spanning more than 20 offices worldwide.

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Solutions Engineering
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About Okta

5,001-10,000 employees

Okta builds cloud-based identity and access management for enterprises and developers, including single sign-on, multi-factor authentication, and lifecycle management. It sells subscription SaaS as the Okta Workforce Identity and Customer Identity Clouds; the latter incorporates Auth0, acquired in 2021. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in San Francisco, Okta is a public company traded on Nasdaq.

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