Senior Director of Corporate Messaging
Lead Okta's corporate messaging strategy to shape market perception and drive growth through thought leadership and content.
AI in the day-to-day
Experiment with emerging tools, technologies, and AI platforms to drive innovation and efficiency within the team's output.
Requirements
- Experience
- 10+ years
Benefits
Joblaze summary
The Senior Director of Corporate Messaging at Okta is responsible for shaping the company's market perception through strategic messaging and content development. This role requires expertise in corporate positioning, content strategy, and analyst relations, with a focus on driving demand and enhancing brand credibility. Ideal candidates will have over a decade of experience in senior marketing roles within enterprise SaaS, demonstrating strong leadership and the ability to navigate complex environments. Okta emphasizes a culture of creativity and collaboration, making this position pivotal in a high-growth setting.
Joblaze insights
- Listed 13 days ago on Joblaze — tracked directly from Okta's career page.
- Okta has 394 other open roles including Staff Site Reliability Engineer, Senior Software Engineer, Software Engineer Manager, Okta Developer Foundation (ODF).
- Salary band is above the typical range for Sales/Marketing roles (median ~$145,000).
Quick facts
- What's the salary range?
- Okta lists $269,000–$370,000 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 10 years of relevant experience for this Senior Director of Corporate Messaging role.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Okta targets director candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Senior Director of Corporate Messaging role at Okta.
From the original posting
Secure Every Identity, from AI to Human
Identity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI. Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era. This work requires a relentless drive to solve complex challenges with real-world stakes. We are looking for builders and owners who operate with speed and urgency and execute with excellence.
This is an opportunity to do career-defining work. We're all in on this mission. If you are too, let's talk.
Sr. Director Corporate Messaging
The Opportunity
The Sr. Director Corporate Messaging will lead Okta's corporate marketing strategy and execution, driving the strategic launches of key innovations while shaping market perception. This leader will own messaging and positioning, content strategy, launch operations, and analyst relations—creating a cohesive brand narrative that resonates with customers, partners, analysts, and the broader industry.
Operating at the intersection of brand strategy and market influence, this leader will craft the messaging and stories that define Okta's market perception, build relationships with key industry influencers, create pipeline-driving content, and oversee strategic product rollouts. Partnering with executive stakeholders, they will ensure corporate narrative, content, and launch operations align to drive demand, credibility, and revenue.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership & Team Development
- Build, scale, and lead a world-class global team in a high-growth SaaS environment
- Foster a culture of creativity, rigor, and cross-functional collaboration; lead through vision, strategic clarity, and accountability
- Serve as a strategic advisor and thought partner to Marketing, Sales, and Product leaders
Corporate Messaging & Positioning
- Own the development of innovative, differentiated messaging and value propositions across product lines and corporate strategy
- Develop, test, and evangelize Okta's messaging and positioning, ensuring it's clear, differentiated, and aligned across every touchpoint
- Define and evolve Okta's corporate narrative, key messaging frameworks, and competitive positioning across all audiences and channels
- Partner with Product, Sales, and executive leadership to translate strategic vision and product innovation into compelling market narratives
Content Strategy & Production
- Own the strategy and oversight of high-impact content across multiple formats, channels, and audience segments (executives, practitioners, partners, analysts)
- Build scalable content frameworks—including editorial calendars, production processes, and quality standards—that fuel demand generation and thought leadership
- Lead the development of strategic content assets (whitepapers, case studies, research reports, executive briefings) that drive pipeline and brand credibility
- Experiment with emerging tools, technologies, and AI platforms to drive innovation and efficiency within the team's output
External Influence & Market Presence
- Represent Okta with industry analysts; shape their understanding of our strategy and differentiation
- Conduct regular customer engagement activities that inform product positioning, messaging evolution
- Leverage customer insights to build powerful case studies, testimonials, and reference programs
- Own the keynote and content strategy for Okta's major global events and conferences, ensuring compelling narrative and thought leadership positioning
Launch Strategy & Operations
- Oversee the rollouts of our most strategic product innovations to maximize market impact and long-term adoption
- Provide innovative ways to streamline and scale how we launch to maximize market awareness, internal readiness, consistent storytelling, and customer engagement with speed
- Provide cross-functional guidance spanning Product, Marketing, Sales and Enablement as we launch Tier1 features and continuous release programs
Experience & Qualifications
- 10+ years in senior marketing leadership roles in enterprise SaaS or cloud technology, with significant experience in corporate messaging, content strategy, and analyst relations
- Proven success building and scaling teams in high-growth, complex environments while maintaining high standards across deliverables and demonstrating strong commitment to content quality and craft
- Deep expertise in corporate positioning, content strategy, and analyst relations programs that drive market influence and business outcomes, with strong understanding of analyst landscape, industry trends, and competitive dynamics
- Thinks in slides and can take a concept or conversation and translate it into compelling visual narratives and talk tracks that land with audiences; skilled at designing presentations from concept to stage-ready (keynotes, first-call decks) with the ability to synthesize feedback from multiple stakeholders and tailor messaging to speakers and audiences
- Strong cross-functional leadership capabilities — skilled at leading through matrix relationships, influencing executives, and managing multiple stakeholders, priorities, and projects in fast-paced environments
- Forward-thinking operator with comfort working with emerging technologies and willingness to experiment with new tools to drive efficiency and innovation
Below is the annual On Target Compensation (OTE) range for candidates located in California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, Illinois, 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 Okta Experience
- Supporting Your Well-Being
- Driving Social Impact
- Developing Talent and Fostering Connection + Community
We are intentional about connection. Our global community, spanning over 20 offices worldwide, is united by a drive to innovate. Your journey begins with an immersive, in-person onboarding experience designed to accelerate your impact and connect you to our mission and team from day one.
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.