Senior Program Manager, Engineering
Drive complex, cross-functional technical initiatives as a Senior Program Manager at Okta, focusing on security solutions.
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Requirements
- Experience
- 5+ years
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In the role of Senior Program Manager at Okta, the individual will oversee the planning and execution of complex technical initiatives across multiple teams, ensuring alignment with strategic goals. Key skills include strong program management experience, risk assessment, and the ability to foster collaboration among diverse groups. This position is ideal for seasoned professionals with a background in technical program management who can navigate ambiguity and influence without direct authority. Okta's focus on security solutions and a customer-first mindset underscores the importance of innovation and operational excellence in this role.
Joblaze insights
- Listed 7 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).
- 234 active security roles on Joblaze right now.
- 34 active IAM roles on Joblaze right now.
- Salary band is below the typical range for Management roles (median ~$181,016).
- Pays more than 1% of the 117 salaried security roles we track (median $176,035).
Quick facts
- Is the Senior Program Manager, Engineering role remote?
- It's hybrid — Okta expects some on-site time in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- What's the salary range?
- Okta lists CAD 108,000–CAD 148,500 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 5 years of relevant experience for this Senior Program Manager, Engineering role.
- Where is the role based?
- Okta is hiring for this position in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: IAM, security.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Okta targets senior candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Senior Program Manager, Engineering 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.
The Technical Program Management Team
The TPM group partners with leaders from Engineering, Product Management, and Design to bring our next generation of security solutions to market. Our teams work with a customer-first mindset, emphasizing rapid iteration, a high degree of ownership, and data-driven decision-making in a fast-paced SaaS environment.
The Senior Technical Program Manager Opportunity
As a Senior Technical Program Manager, you will be driving the planning and delivery of complex, multi-team, cross-functional technical initiatives. You will align team execution with strategic objectives and foster a culture of continuous improvement, operational excellence, and technical innovation across the organization.
What you’ll be doing
Program Strategy & Execution
- Structure and drive large-scale, continuous, or time-bound initiatives by clarifying priorities, enabling execution of deliverables, and defining program process flows.
- Lead the execution of multi-team technical programs, ensuring alignment across cross-functional groups and delivering results against shared multi-quarter objectives.
- Extensively navigate interdependencies affecting complex programs, including product/engineering alignment and change management.
- Take a hands-on, proactive approach to manage dependencies, unblock progress, define timelines, and provide workflow solutions.
Risk Management & Transparency
- Anticipate and mitigate risks by maintaining close involvement with team goals and challenges, applying past experience to the "big picture."
- Provide structured communication and updates to senior leadership on status, risks, and delivery progress.
- Drive effective teamwork and commitment across disparate groups with competing priorities and high ambiguity.
Process Innovation & Leadership
- Build and maintain alignment across multiple teams to keep a focus on execution and operational excellence.
- Coach and mentor others inside and outside of your project teams, guiding them on methods and procedures for complex assignments.
- Collaborate with and influence senior leadership in situations without direct authority.
What you’ll bring to the role
- Experience & Scale (5+ years TPM): Has successfully led cross-organizational programs of moderate-to-high complexity across multiple teams and product/technical areas. Key dimensions:
- Lifecycle Leadership: Proven track record driving programs through full planning and execution cycles. Actively manages scope changes, replans, and business pivots while maintaining team progress and stakeholder alignment.
- Program Strategy & Execution: Structures and drives cross-functional programs by incorporating organizational priorities into planning and delivery. Proactively manages dependencies, defines timelines, identifies risks, and implements process improvements to optimize efficiency and velocity.
- Risk Management & Transparency: Regularly assesses risk and scope change to highlight potential issues early. Engages management and leadership to mitigate or plan contingencies. Escalates with recommendations and communicates program status clearly to management layers.
- Leadership via Influence: Effectively leads via influence to drive results, remove blockers, and build commitment across teams without direct authority. Coaches and mentors junior TPMs and team members. Advocates for their team and adjacent teams.
- Technical Aptitude / Depth: Broad systemic understanding of organizational and technical disciplines. Can articulate how programs align with broader organizational strategy. Leverages domain knowledge to facilitate discussions and drive resolution of technical obstacles.
- Communication: Strong written and verbal communication. Regularly presents to team and management; beginning to present to executive leadership. Proactively drives clarity, bridges gaps, and escalates with recommendations when needed.
- Cross-functional Partnership: Has partnered with cross-discipline counterparts (engineers, PMs, designers, QA, architects) across multiple teams to deliver programs. Building relationships with senior leaders (directors, VPs) in Engineering, Product, and adjacent functions.
And extra credit if you have experience in any of the following!
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- Experience working on programs involving security-based applications and/or features.
- Familiarity with basic IAM concepts (authentication, authorization, SSO, MFA, etc.).
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Below is the annual salary range for candidates located in Canada. Your actual salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable), bonus, and benefits, including health, dental, and vision insurance, RRSP with a match, healthcare spending, telemedicine, 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/can.
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