Senior Director, Field Enablement Operations

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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. 

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The Global Enablement team

Okta’s Global Enablement team is at the heart of our growth strategy. We empower customer-facing teams globally with the tools, training, and skills needed to drive business value at every touchpoint. Working closely with cross-functional teams including Sales, Technical Solutions, and Operations, we deliver innovative solutions that maximize business impact and scale globally.

The Enablement Operations team within Global Enablement plays a critical role in optimizing and scaling Okta’s enablement processes, systems, and tools globally. The Senior Director of Enablement Operations will lead this team, drive enablement operational excellence, and ensure the long-term success of Okta’s enablement programs.

The Senior Director, Enablement Operations opportunity

As the Senior Director of Enablement Operations, you will lead the strategy, execution, and optimization of Okta’s global enablement operations, systems, communication and learning design teams. Reporting to the SVP of Global Enablement, you will collaborate with your peer set and senior leaders across Okta to align enablement programs with business goals and drive operational efficiencies that scale across the organization.

This is a senior leadership role where you will shape the vision and direction for enablement operations globally, lead a high-performing team, and build scalable, data-driven systems and processes that enable Okta’s continued growth.

What you’ll be doing 

• Recruit, mentor, and inspire a talented team of enablement operations professionals. Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement to ensure success and drive global impact
• Define and execute a strategic roadmap for enablement operations, ensuring alignment with Okta’s global business objectives and GTM initiatives while partnering with senior leadership to ensure OKRs and priorities are met
• Shape the global strategy for enablement operations, building scalable systems, processes, and tools that enhance efficiency and performance across Okta’s teams
• Own Okta’s enablement tools stack (LMS, CMS, analytics tools, etc.), ensuring integration with other systems and optimizing the overall tech stack for efficiency and user adoption
• Identify and remove operational bottlenecks through designing and implementing automated workflows to increase efficiency and scalability, therefore ensuring that Okta’s enablement efforts are as impactful as possible
• Collaborate with your enablement leadership peer group to ensure that enablement initiatives align with business needs and drive measurable results
• Lead change management efforts for the rollout of new tools, systems, and processes to Okta’s global GTM teams while also designing and delivering comprehensive training & adoption programs to ensure successful deployment and engagement
• Establish KPIs to measure the effectiveness of enablement programs, and develop interactive dashboards to track performance; use data-driven insights to refine processes, ensuring continuous program improvement
• Lead the creation of interactive, user-friendly dashboards and reports to provide stakeholders with actionable insights while ensuring transparency in reporting and aligning reporting structures with business objectives
• Oversee the global scalability of enablement programs, ensuring that regional needs are accounted for while maintaining alignment with global standards and strategies
• Oversee the creation of an enablement communications strategy that gives employees what they need, when they need it and establishes the Global Enablement team as the single source to keep the field in the know
• Own relationships with vendors providing enablement technologies inclusive of overseeing the selection, implementation, and performance evaluation of new tools and ensuring Okta maximizes value from its investments
• Manage the evaluation process for new enablement technologies, from assessment through contract negotiation, implementation, and ongoing monitoring to ensure tools evolve in li