About the Job
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...
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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...
Required Skills & Abilities
Strategic Leadership & Global Operations
8+ years of progressive experience in physical security operations, global systems integration, and GSOC leadership supporting fast paced global business operations in dynamic environments
Demonstrated experience leading and managing large, diverse security teams from multiple third-party vendors across different global regions
Demonstrated ability to operate with proactive independence, leading global enterprise-wide operational programs with minimal oversight
Strong background in vendor strategy, contract optimization, and managing large-scale service providers
Excellent project management skills with a track record of successfully implementing and scaling physical security operations programs
Technical Expertise & AI Integration
Demonstrated experience identifying, adapting, and developing AI use cases and automated tools (such as generative AI or workflow automation platforms) specifically to optimize GSOC team efficiency
Proven experience evaluating, deploying, and utilizing AI-driven physical security tools and advanced video analytics within a security environment.
Advanced cross-functional communication skills, with the ability to translate complex operational requirements to executive leadership and non-technical stakeholders.
Incident Management, Risk & Compliance
Excellent executive presence with a track record of communicating clearly and briefing C-suite and VP-level executives during high-pressure, rapid-onset global incidents.
Demonstrated experience establishing, monitoring, and reporting on quantitative performance metrics (KPIs) and managing global vendor SLA compliance.
Direct experience aligning global GSOC workflows and physical security auditing with international compliance standards such as ISO 27001 and SOC 2.
Strong analytical experience assessing global geopolitical events, evaluating high-risk travel profiles, and conducting ongoing threat evaluations to safeguard company offices, assets, and employees.
Demonstrated ability to review high-level policy documents, draft comprehensive team-wide Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and coordinate or facilitate internal and external operational training exercises.
Experience with incident alerting and mass notification platforms.
Exceptional analytical problem-solving skills and the ability to make sound, rapid decisions under pressure during critical incidents.
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/.
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