About this role
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 Pricing Strategy & Ops Team
The Pricing Strategy & Ops team owns the end-to-end pricing, packaging, and commercialization of all products across both Okta and Auth0, bringing new innovations to market while continuously optimizing our existing portfolio. We partner closely with Product and GTM teams to design strategic commercial frameworks and own the SKU execution needed to operationalize our business at scale.
The Director, Commercial Strategy & Buying Programs Opportunity
We are seeking a world-class Pricing & Commercialization leader to design, scale, and drive our enterprise monetization and commercial purchasing frameworks. In this role, you will be the chief architect of Okta's Enterprise License Agreements (ELAs), channel partner pricing structures, and competitive initiatives. You will work across Sales, Renewals, Product Management, Product Marketing, Partners and Operations teams to optimize our monetization strategy and capture market value as Okta continues to scale.
This role requires a unique blend of strategic structured thinking, pricing & deal strategy acumen, and cross-functional leadership. You will lead x-functional teams to translate packaging and pricing innovations into high-velocity commercial buying programs that land successfully with customers and the field.
What you’ll be doing
• Define, launch and scale global Enterprise License Agreements (ELAs) and bundling strategies that simplify transactions, incentivize multi-product adoption, and maximize customer lifetime value.
• Define global channel pricing strategies, tiering structures, and discounting frameworks across key partner routes to market (resellers, MSPs, cloud marketplaces, GSIs, and ISVs) to ensure margin health and partner motivation.
• Drive aggressive, program-level competitive pricing strategies and tactical deal programs (e.g., promotions, replacement credits, and deal clinics) to help Field teams win key transactions and systematically displace competitors.
• Drive list-to-net price realization and optimization strategies across products, services, geos, GTM programs, and routes to market.
• Work closely with leaders across product management, product marketing, and GTM to craft new packaging and pricing strategy proposals, and to evaluate and apply new business models and monetization strategies for new and existing product innovations.
• Provide well-reasoned recommendations to leaders across t