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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 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.

QUALIFICATIONS

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• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, International Relations, or a related field; MBA or JD preferred.

• 10+ years of experience in international expansion, global operations, or international compliance within a fast-paced tech or multinational environment.
• Expertise in international entity setup, employment law, compensation design, transfer pricing, and cross-border tax compliance.
• Experience building scalable programs and governance models from the ground up.
• Ability to manage ambiguity, make trade-offs, and drive complex decisions across distributed teams.
• Highly organized and experienced in leveraging Google Suite, AI, Smartsheet, Asana or other project management tools to their fullest.
• Excellent cross-functional leadership, stakeholder management, and written and verbal communication skills.
  

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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.

The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in the San Francisco Bay area is between: $215,000—$323,000 USD
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:$192,000—$288,000 USD

We are looking for an experienced leader to drive our global location expansion operational strategy and execution. As the Director of Global Location Expansion, you will lead cross-functional initiatives to evaluate, launch, and optimize new international locations for go-to-market and operational activities. This strategic role combines operational discipline with regulatory knowledge, requiring a deep understanding of international expansion, governance, and scalable program development.
You will build and lead a centralized expansion team, establishing scalable processes that ensure all global locations meet regulatory compliance, operational, and policy standards across new and existing global locations.
To succeed, you’ll need to think strategically, manage execution effectively, and influence teams across the company to support compliant global expansion