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We are seeking a highly experienced and strategic Staff Technical Program Manager to lead critical cross-functional initiatives within TDI Security. This role drives execution across vulnerability management, secure SDLC (PDLC), application allow-listing, secrets management, IPSIE controls, and foundational work supporting our Federal and FY27 Top Threat initiatives.

This is a Staff-level leadership role where you will anchor large, multi-team programs, establish delivery frameworks, and partner closely with engineering and product leaders to uplift Okta’s security posture. You will bring clarity to ambiguity, create structure for complex efforts, and ensure successful execution across infrastructure, cloud, and application security programs.

You will collaborate closely with Engineering, Product, Enterprise Security, Internal Audit, and Federal workstreams to accelerate secure delivery and reduce risk across Okta’s corporate and production environments.

What You’ll Be Doing

Program Leadership: Security Infrastructure

• Lead end-to-end delivery of major Security Infrastructure programs, including Vulnerability Management uplift, PDLC implementation, and operational security frameworks.

• Own the program roadmap for App Allow Listing program to implement strict application controls
  
  
• Facilitate the weekly sync, drive dependency management, and ensure milestones remain on track.
• Drive Enablement & Change Management for the key programs 

Program Leadership: Secrets Management Programs (Rotation, Repository, Audit)

Own and unify delivery across all Secrets-related programs, including:

Secrets Rotation

• Host biweekly syncs with application owners and manage exceptions.
  
  
• Track application readiness for secrets rotation and oversee approved exceptions (e.g., Workday, Cornerstone, Greenhouse).
  
  
• Drive adoption plans for apps requiring additional remediation or timeline extensions.
  
  

Secrets Repository

• Define and deliver the strategy, requirements, and roadmap for an enterprise-wide secrets repository.
  
  
• Partner with engineering leaders to define MVP and evaluate tooling options
  
  
• Lead requirement reviews and solution alignment sessions.
  
  

Secrets Audit & Governance

• Partner with Internal Audit on findings from the Secrets Management walkthrough.
  
  
• Drive remediation planning and ensure documentation and controls meet auditability and compliance expectations.
• Partner for planning session for the Federal program, scope definition, and staffing needs.

• Maintain the Federal Classified workstream Confluence page and structure cross-team planning and alignment.
  
  

SaaS Security Boundary Controls 

• Lead implementation of IP restrictions for user and service accounts across TDI targeted applications.
  
  
• Maintain weekly-updated status tracking and proactively remove blockers.

Core Delivery for the Top Threat Programs

Lead delivery across prioritized FY27 security initiatives:

• Enforced Strict Application Control
  
  
• Always-On VPN
  
  
• Coordinate cross-team planning, risk management, and alignment with engineering stakeholders.
  
  

Federal & Classified

• Lead delivery across prioritized FY27 Federal initiatives
  
  
• Support platform build and proof of concept (POC)
  
  
• Drive and coordinate cross-functional requirements
  
  
• Partner with TDI to provide tools and technologies required to build Okta Federal and support its legal separation from Okta, Inc.
  
  
• Structure and organize work into clear workstreams to enable execution and tracking
  
  

Cross-Functional Program Execution

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