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Director, People Analytics

Get to know Okta

Okta is The World’s Identity Company. We free everyone to safely use any technology—anywhere, on any device or app. Our Workforce and Customer Identity Clouds enable secure yet flexible access, authentication, and automation that transforms how people move through the digital world, putting Identity at the heart 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 People & Places Team

Okta’s People & Places Organization is a collaborative team dedicated to enhancing the employee experience and driving innovative, data-driven HR strategies. This organization is focused on delivering exceptional HR experiences across the entire employee experience. This role reports directly to the VP of Global People Operations and Service Delivery and will play a critical part in advancing HR analytics initiatives in support of these objectives.

The Director of People Analytics Opportunity

As the Director of People Analytics, you will lead a team of analytics professionals dedicated to transforming data into actionable insights. Working closely with leaders across Okta, you will drive innovation, enable data-informed decisions, and establish a high-impact analytics function. This strategic role oversees the design, implementation, and management of HR analytics while acting as a thought partner to the People & Places organization.

This is an opportunity for you to combine technical expertise and HR business acumen. We are searching for a Director to lead, develop, and scale the People Analytics function - delivering predictive insights that enhance the employee experience and help drive Okta’s continued growth.

What You’ll Be Doing

Providing Analytics Expertise: Deliver actionable insights and recommendations to inform critical HR decisions, supporting Okta’s leaders and People & Places teams.
Leading and Developing the Team: Lead, inspire, and mentor a team of analytics professionals, fostering a collaborative and innovative environment.
Technical Leadership and Engagement: Act as a hands-on leader by guiding the team on technical challenges, including creating dashboards in Tableau, optimizing data in SQL, and utilizing data science friendly languages such as Python or R. Increase automation, streamline existing workflows, and tackle technical debt to enhance the scalability and efficiency.
Optimizing Data Practices: Advance data management, engineering, and quality practices to establish a solid analytics foundation for Okta.
Delivering High-Impact Insights & Strategic Initiatives: Accelerate the transition from transactional reporting to predictive analytics and provide forward-looking insights on key people-related initiatives. Communicate findings through compelling narratives and visualizations.
Building Strong Partnerships: Collaborate with stakeholders across Okta to ensure alignment on analytics priorities and effectively present insights to C-suite executives. Align the team’s deliverables with organizational objectives and reset stakeholder expectations.

What You’ll Bring to the Role

12+ years of combined experience in People Analytics, Workforce Planning, HR Management Consulting, or related fields.
5+ years managing People Analytics teams, with a proven track record of building and leading high-performing functions.
Expertise in Tableau and SQL, with fluency in a data science language such as Python, R, or VBA.
Strong data storytelling skills, translating complex datasets into actionable insights and engaging narratives.
Experience presenting to the C-suite and preparing board-level materials.
Strategic thinking with the ability to identify opportunities, establish plans, and drive measurable outcomes.
Experience enabling stakeholders to adopt data and insights through training and enablement programs.

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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Below is the annual base salary range for candidates located in California, Colorado, 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, New York, and Washington is between:

$166,000—$276,000 USD

The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in the San Francisco Bay area is between:

$206,000—$310,000 USD

What you can look forward to as an Full-Time Okta employee!

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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! https://www.okta.com/company/careers/.

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 participate in the job application, interview process, or onboarding please use this Form to request an accommodation.

Okta is committed to complying with applicable data privacy and security laws and regulations. For more information, please see our Privacy Policy at https://www.okta.com/privacy-policy/.

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What You Should Know About Director, People Analytics, Okta

At Okta, as the Director of People Analytics, you're stepping into a pivotal role that combines your analytical prowess with your passion for enhancing the employee experience. If you're someone who thrives on transforming data into meaningful insights, you'll love the opportunity to lead a talented team of analytics professionals. Your mission will be to drive innovation, support decision-making across the organization, and elevate the People & Places initiatives through robust analytics. Imagine collaborating closely with other leaders to not only forecast trends but also to craft compelling stories through data visualizations. At Okta, we believe that identity is central to security and growth, and your insights will help shape how we approach HR strategies and initiatives. You’ll be at the forefront of advancing HR analytics, enabling predictive insights, and, most importantly, fostering a culture of data-driven decision-making. Are you ready to mentor a diverse and driven team while optimizing data practices and building essential partnerships across the organization? Joining Okta means being part of a culture that values innovation, community, and personal development. So, if you are passionate about blending tech with human experience and driving impactful results, we encourage you to apply and help us create a world where Identity truly belongs to you.

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What are the main responsibilities of the Director, People Analytics at Okta?

The Director, People Analytics at Okta is responsible for leading a team of analytics professionals in transforming data into actionable insights, driving innovation, enabling data-informed decisions, and advancing HR analytics initiatives in support of the company's objectives.