Vice President, Communications

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The Vice President, Communications is the senior leader responsible for Okta’s global communications strategy. This role owns the company’s external & internal narrative and positioning across corporate, product, and executive communications, ensuring consistency, credibility, and impact with key audiences.

Reporting to the Chief Marketing Officer, the VP of Communications serves as a trusted advisor to the executive team and a strategic partner across Marketing, Product, People, Legal, and other senior leadership functions. The role balances long-term vision with hands-on execution, anticipating market trends, shaping proactive storytelling, and leading with accountability and influence.

Results (What Success Looks Like)

The VP of Communications will be accountable for delivering the following outcomes:

A clear, compelling, and differentiated external narrative for Okta that strengthens brand reputation and supports business growth

Strong, consistent positioning across corporate, product, and executive communications globally

High-impact executive communications that elevate Okta’s leadership voice and credibility with customers, partners, media, and investors

Effective crisis communications leadership, ensuring the company is prepared for, navigates, and emerges stronger from sensitive or high-impact situations

Data-informed communications programs with clear metrics, insights, and continuous improvement

A high-performing, engaged communications team with strong capabilities, clear priorities, and measurable impact

Increased effectiveness of communications through best practices, standardized processes, and operational rigor

Key Responsibilities

Define and execute Okta’s global external communications strategy across all regions

Oversee corporate, product, and executive communications to ensure alignment and message cohesion

Act as chief editor for high-visibility external communications, including press materials, executive statements, and thought leadership

Owns the internal communication strategy, specifically all hands, employee communications and kick offs.

Partner with senior leaders to shape and communicate Okta’s story in alignment with company strategy and priorities

Lead crisis communications planning and response in close collaboration with executive leadership and Legal

Provide competitive and market intelligence to inform positioning and strategic decision-making

Establish and evolve metrics to measure communications effectiveness and impact

Build, lead, and develop a high-performing global communications team

Relationships (How the Role Operates)

The Vice President, Communications will work closely with:

Executive Leadership Team: Serve as a trusted advisor and influencer on company narrative, positioning, and external messaging

Chief Marketing Officer: Align communications strategy with broader brand, marketing, and go-to-market priorities

Product and Engineering Leaders: Translate complex technology and innovation into clear, compelling external stories

Legal And People Teams: Partner On Crisis Management, Employee-related Communications, And Sensitive Issues

Marketing, Brand, and Demand Teams: Ensure consistent messaging and integration across campaigns and channels

External Partners: Manage and guide agencies, media relationships, and other external stakeholders

Qualifications

15+ years of experience in communications, public relations, or related fields, with a strong mix of agency and in-house experience

Demonstrated success leading enterprise technology communications for a publicly traded company (identity and access management experience is a plus)

Proven ability to partner with and influence executive leadership

Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including experience presenting to senior executives and external audiences

Strong people leadership skills with a track record of building and scaling high-performing teams

Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

Comfort navigating ambiguity and change within a growth-oriented culture

Strategic, forward-thinking mindset with strong execution discipline

Self-motivated, accountable, and resourceful with a low-ego, collaborative leadership style

Leadership Expectations

Okta leaders are expected to embody our values—

love our customers, always secure always on, build and own it, and drive what’s next

—and Demonstrate The Following Core Competencies

Builds Effective Teams

Demonstrates Self-Awareness (EQ)

Develops Talent

Drives Results

Strategic Mindset

PID: (P8409_3331337)

Below is the annual base salary range for candidates located in San Francisco Bay Area. 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

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

$282,000

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$424,000 USD

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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

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Some roles may require travel to one of our office locations for in-person onboarding.

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.

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