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Director, Global GTM Recruiting

Lead and scale a global recruiting organization for Okta's Go-To-Market teams, driving a modern hiring experience.

Location
San Francisco, California
Compensation
$224k–$308k/yr
Level
director
Type
full time · Hybrid

Posted by employer 3 days ago

First seen on Joblaze 3 days ago

Last verified on the company career page 8 hours ago

What you'll build

  • Lead a multi-regional recruiting organization
  • Serve as a strategic talent advisor to senior GTM leaders
  • Architect global headcount capacity models
  • Establish executive dashboards and talent intelligence reporting
  • Drive a seamless experience for candidates and hiring panels

Must have

  • Demonstrated track record of leading global recruiting teams
  • Proven success driving talent acquisition in high-growth environments
  • Deep expertise in recruiting analytics and capacity planning

Nice to have

  • Experience in enterprise SaaS environments
  • Hands-on experience with AI tools in recruiting

Practical constraints

  • Hybrid role requiring 2 days per week in the San Francisco office

AI in the day-to-day

Strong forward-thinking mindset with hands-on experience integrating AI tools, automation, and modern talent acquisition technology.

Not disclosed in this posting: years of experience, visa sponsorship.

Benefits

401k Match Equity/Stock Options Health Insurance Parental Leave

Joblaze summary

The Director of Global GTM Recruiting at Okta is responsible for shaping and executing the talent acquisition strategy for the company's Go-To-Market teams, which includes Sales and Customer Solutions. This role requires expertise in leveraging AI and data analytics to optimize hiring processes and improve candidate experiences while managing a global recruiting team. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in high-growth SaaS environments and proven leadership skills to drive operational efficiency and strategic alignment across various stakeholders.

Joblaze insights

  • Listed 3 days ago — first seen on Joblaze September 17, 2026. Last confirmed on Okta's careers page September 20, 2026.
  • Salary band is above the typical range for Management roles (median ~$175,000).
  • Starts above 66% of 275 comparable director management roles in United States we track (median $200,000 across 120 companies).

Quick facts

Is the Director, Global GTM Recruiting role remote?
It's hybrid — Okta expects some on-site time in San Francisco, California.
What's the salary range?
Okta lists $224,000–$308,000 for this role.
Where is the role based?
Okta is hiring for this position in San Francisco, California.
What seniority level is this role?
Okta targets director candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?
Full-time for this Director, Global GTM Recruiting role at Okta.

From the original posting

Secure Every Identity, from AI to Human

We are seeking a Director, Global GTM Recruiting to define, drive, and own the talent acquisition strategy across our entire Global Go-To-Market (GTM) organization including Sales, Customer Solutions, Customer First, Enablement, and Alliances & Partners. In this leadership role, you will lead, scale, and inspire a high performing global recruiting organization to deliver a modern, technology and AI-driven hiring experience for candidates, executives, and hiring teams worldwide.

The Director of Global GTM Recruiting will lead a multi-tiered global recruiting team responsible for aggressive scaling across the Americas, EMEA, and APJ. As a talent partner to the Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) and GTM global senior leadership team, you will be responsible for fostering a culture of operational rigor, modern AI enablement, and proactive talent pipelining, while holding the global team accountable to critical velocity metrics, quality of hire benchmarks. You will play an instrumental role in shaping our global employer brand and orchestrating a best in class hiring journey that secures industry leading talent at scale.

This is a hybrid role based in the San Francisco Bay Area, requiring 2 days per week in our San Francisco office.

Role

  • Global Leadership & Team Development: Lead, mentor, and scale a multi-regional organization; cultivate a high-performance culture rooted in consultative excellence, accountability, and continuous development.
  • Executive Business Partnership: Serve as the strategic talent advisor to senior level GTM leaders (CRO, SVPs/VPs), collaborating closely with FP&A, Revenue Operations, Total Rewards, and People Partners to align global workforce planning with long-term company growth priorities.
  • Capacity Modeling & Target Delivery: Architect and govern global headcount capacity models and annual/quarterly hiring targets, driving agile resource allocation to ensure predictable, on-target delivery across all global regions.
  • Process Optimization & Candidate Experience: Continuously enable effective operational rigor, eliminate bottlenecks, hold accountability for SLAs and drive a seamless experience for both candidates and hiring panels.
  • Talent Analytics & Insights: Establish and refine executive dashboards, pipeline forecasting models, and comprehensive talent intelligence reporting to provide actionable insights to senior leadership and demonstrate measurable hiring efficacy and ROI.

Results

  • Proven Executive Leadership: Demonstrated track record of leading, scaling, and managing global, multi-tiered GTM recruiting teams (including managing people leaders) within high-growth, enterprise SaaS environments.
  • Scale & Agility: Proven success driving talent acquisition across both hyper-growth scale-ups and established multi-billion-dollar global enterprises.
  • Advanced Data & Operational Fluency: Deep expertise in leveraging full-funnel recruiting analytics, capacity planning, and predictive forecasting to drive operational efficiency and executive alignment.
  • AI & Technology Innovation: Strong forward-thinking mindset with hands-on experience integrating AI tools, automation, and modern talent acquisition technology into sourcing, workflows, and enablement.
  • Strategic Problem Solving: Proven ability to anticipate macro talent market dynamics, resolve complex hiring bottlenecks, and orchestrate alignment across diverse, global stakeholder groups.

Relationships

  • Ecosystem Integration & Influence: Proven ability to build trusted, highly influential partnerships across the cross-functional ecosystem (Finance/FP&A, Revenue Operations, and People/HR leadership) to drive collective accountability and operational execution.
  • Executive Accountability & Communication: Exceptional communication, storytelling, and negotiation skills, with the gravitas to challenge, advise, and influence C-level and senior executive stakeholders globally.

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The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in the San Francisco Bay area is between:
$224,000$308,000 USD

Below is the annual base salary range for candidates located in California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, Illinois, New York and Washington. Your actual base salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location. In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable), bonus, 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 base salary range for this position for candidates located in California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, Illinois, New York, and Washington is between:
$200,000$275,000 USD

The Okta Experience

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