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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 Sales Director is responsible for the development and business results of a team of quota-carrying Account Executives. 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.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage the day-to-day operations of the Account Executive team.
• Hire, motivate, mentor and provide training to increase efficiency, productivity and skillsets of employees
• 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 
• Quote, negotiate, and assist sales reps in closing highly complex transactions through the development of executive-level relationships with key prospects
• Actively engage in territory planning and opportunity development
• Work closely with extended team of pre-sales, services, training, legal, renewals business partners

Desired Skills:

• 10+ years of experience selling B2B SaaS solutions
• 5+ years of SaaS Sales management experience 
• Strong communication skills both in Japanese and English
• ISV and SI Partner experience 
• Previous experience selling to and working with developers 
• Familiarity with Dev/Sec Ops and digital transformation technology stacks
• Familiarity with FORCE Management, MEDDPICCC or related Sales Methodologies

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.

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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

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.

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