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 Global AI Engineering Team

At Okta, weʼre building the future of secure, enterprise-grade AI. Weʼre looking for a Senior Manager of AI Engineering to join our global team and lead our US-based group of AI engineers, working in close partnership with peers in India. The team is dedicated to building high-impact, user-facing AI features. Together, weʼre delivering applied AI solutions that transform employee and customer experiences, while building the agentic AI solutions that make innovation scalable and secure.

The Senior Manager, AI Engineering Opportunity

At Okta, youʼll be part of a global AI engineering team at the forefront of AI innovation. Youʼll work on both applied solutions that create immediate business impact, and platform products that define the long-term AI foundation for thousands of employees and customers. If youʼre passionate about building AI that is smarter, faster, and always secure, weʼd love to meet you.

What you'll be doing

• Lead and grow an AI engineering team in US as part of a unified global AI team.

• Partner with Product Managers and peers to define priorities, share roadmaps, and deliver projects that matter.

• Build and scale the Agentic AI solutions — enabling reusable AI agents, orchestration, and enterprise-grade guardrails.

• Deliver Applied AI solutions that improve productivity, decision-making, and customer/employee experiences.

• Ensure engineering excellence through secure design, scalable architectures, and reliable delivery.

• Collaborate across functions — Security, Infrastructure, Data, and Business stakeholders — to accelerate AI adoption at scale.

What you'll bring to the role

• For 12+ years in software engineering, with 5+ years in applied AI/ML or intelligent automation.

• Proven success leading engineering teams in US while collaborating daily with India-based counterparts.

• Hands-on knowledge of LLMs, AI agent frameworks, orchestration platforms, RAG pipelines, and vector search.

• Experience with cloud-native platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure), APIs, and microservices at scale.

• A people leader who can coach, mentor, and build high-performing teams.

• Strong communicator with the ability to align across time zones, cultures, and functions.

What you can look forward to as an Okta employee!

• Amazing Benefits

• Making Social Impact

• Fostering Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging at Okta

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/Affirmative Action 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 or interview process, 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/.

ir 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/Affirmative Action 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 or interview process, 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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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.

The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in the San Francisco Bay area is between: $232,000—$290,000 USD

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.

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