Senior Manager - Solution Engineering

Okta

Bangalore, Karnataka
Permanent
Full-time

30 days ago

Get to know OktaOkta 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.This is an exciting opportunity for a seasoned Pre-Sales Leader to join our rapidly expanding Global Innovation Centre for Solutions Engineering. You will help define and grow out a new team of pre-sales professionals which will make a technical hub for all of APJ.As a Senior Manager, Solutions Engineering you will:

Working with leaders from the US and APJ, define the strategy and success metrics for the technical pre-sales innovation center.
Understand the talent landscape and design the appropriate hiring strategy to grow your team from scratch. Partner with Recruitment to source, attract and hire the best talent in Bangalore.
Partner with leaders across Pre-Sales, Sales, Marketing, Product, Demo - Engineering and more across APJ and US to understand the pain points and requirements for your team.
Provide coaching and career development to grow the talent in your team.
Effectively balance the workload and capacity of your team whilst ensuring you're building talent for future demand.
Working with finance to define quarterly budgets and manage headcount plans.
Champion and nurture the Okta culture within the new India office and within your team.
Be able to step in and be hands-on when needed with the team, keeping a certain level of technical knowledge and ability at all times.

We are looking for experience:

Managing pre-sales talent at any level
Managing a recruitment process and scaling a team
Strong Solution Engineering / Sales Engineering / Technical Account Management or Pre-Sales experience
Ability to provide AMER Time Zone support (preference)
Experience supporting SMB / Emerging Businesses
Cybersecurity / SaaS Background
Must have experience developing soft skills in early-career talent
Centre of Excellence / GIC experience advantageous

Technical Skills:

Knowledge of at least some of the following technologies: IAM, CIAM, VPN, MDM, Active Directory, LDAP.
Experience with at least one standard network security protocol. (ex: OAuth, OAuth2, SAML, LDAP)
Proven hands-on experience in one or more of the following areas: web (Javascript, HTML, frontend frameworks) development, mobile (iOS, Android) development, backend (Java, C#, Node.js, Python, PHP, Ruby) development, IP-based real-time communications.
An understanding of core security concerns within a typical application. (ex: password hashing, SSL/TLS, encryption at rest, XSS, XSRF)

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.

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