Okta

Senior Executive Assistant

Okta$120K — $165K *
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of administrative support experience, including 3+ years supporting C-level or SVP executives in high-growth environments
  • Proficiency in using AI tools for writing and automation (e.g., ChatGPT, Copilot)
  • Demonstrated experience planning and executing executive offsites and large events
  • Ability to work from one of Okta's core regional hubs (SF, Seattle, Chicago, NYC, Toronto)
  • Expertise in managing multi-time-zone schedules and travel logistics
  • Strong command of Google Workspace, Slack, and project management tools (e.g., Jira, Asana)
  • Resourcefulness and proven problem-solving skills under pressure

Responsibilities

  • Manage complex calendar and schedule for the CPO across multiple time zones
  • Evaluate and coordinate all speaking invitations and related logistics
  • Drive preparation for monthly product team meetings and ensure effective communication
  • Lead planning and execution for executive offsite events and regional gatherings
  • Facilitate high-value customer engagements and cross-functional meetings
  • Draft and refine internal communications using AI and streamline administrative tasks
  • Organize domestic and international travel arrangements with discretion

Benefits

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) plan
  • Flexible spending account
  • Paid leave, including PTO and parental leave
  • Equity options (where applicable)
  • Comprehensive onboarding experience to foster connectivity and impact
  • Opportunities for talent development and community connection
Full Job Description
Okta is seeking a strategic, highly proactive, and tech-forward **Senior Executive Assistant** to partner directly with our **Chief Product Officer (CPO)**. As the CPO's operational right hand, you will optimize executive bandwidth, drive team cadence, and handle complex logistics across our global product organization. You are an early adopter of technology who actively leverages modern **AI tools and workflow automation** to draft executive communications, synthesize information, and eliminate routine administrative friction. Based in one of our core regional hubs (**SF, Seattle, Chicago, NYC, or Toronto**), you will oversee company offsite planning, manage high-touch customer engagements, evaluate speaking requests, and ensure monthly product team meetings execute seamlessly. **Key Responsibilities** 1. ** Calendar, Cadence & Speaking Engagement Management** - **Strategic Calendar Architecture:** Proactively manage a multi-time-zone calendar (PST through EST). Protect critical deep-work time for product strategy while balancing internal syncs, customer engagements, and public speaking duties. - **Speaking Requests & Inbound Pipeline:** Triage, evaluate, and track all incoming external and internal speaking invitations (keynotes, industry panels, podcasts, company town halls). Coordinate presentation deck prep, speaker briefs, and travel logistics. - **Operational Triage & Smart Workflows:** Serve as the strategic filter for incoming communications. Leverage automation and smart triage practices to filter requests, automate scheduling follow-ups, and surface urgent product/customer matters. 2. ** Meeting Preparation & Event Production** - **Monthly Product Team Meetings:** Own end-to-end execution for monthly product leadership and team-wide syncs. Drive agenda setting, content/deck consolidation, tech logistics, and post-meeting action item tracking. - **Onsites & Offsites Planning:** Lead the end-to-end planning, budgeting, and execution for company/leadership onsites, regional team gatherings, executive retreats, and product summit events. - **Executive Customer Engagements:** Coordinate high-value customer briefings, Customer Advisory Board sessions, enterprise customer escalations, and cross-functional sales alignment meetings. 3. ** Executive Communications & AI-Driven Efficiency** - **AI-Assisted Writing & Draft Preparation:** Utilize generative AI tools to draft, refine, and edit internal communications, meeting summaries, briefing documents, and initial email responses matching the CPO's tone. - **Task & Process Automation:** Proactively identify repetitive administrative workflows and implement AI-driven tools or automation to increase operational speed and efficiency. - **Complex Travel & Multi-Hub Logistics:** Organize seamless domestic and international/cross-border travel for multi-city hub visits, customer meetings, and offsite events. - **Discretion & Security:** Handle sensitive information regarding unannounced product roadmaps, organizational updates, acquisitions, and executive communications with complete confidentiality. **Qualifications & Key Competencies** - **Experience:****7+ years** of administrative support experience, with **3+ years** directly supporting a C-level or SVP executive in high-growth enterprise SaaS or security. - **AI & Automation Proficiency:** Practical experience leveraging generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot) for writing, research, and content drafting, alongside modern automation tools to streamline recurring administrative tasks. - **Event & Offsite Management:** Proven track record planning and executing high-impact executive offsites, team onsites, and multi-day events. - **Location Flexibility:** Ability to work in a hybrid capacity from an Okta hub in **San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago, New York, or Toronto**. - **Time-Zone & Cross-Border Proficiency:** Skill in managing multi-time-zone schedules (PST to EST and international) and cross-border travel logistics. - **Tech Ecosystem Mastery:** Advanced proficiency in **Google Workspace**, **Slack**, project management tools (Jira, Confluence, Asana, or similar), and modern productivity software. - **Resourcefulness & Calm Under Pressure:** Proven ability to pivot quickly when product priorities, speaking schedules, or customer escalations shift dynamic schedules. - **Communication Style:** Sharp, articulate, and diplomatic-capable of engaging confidently with software engineers, enterprise customers, and event organizers. **Why This Role Matters:** At Okta, product vision drives our mission to secure identity everywhere. By blending AI-driven efficiency, event management, and executive alignment, you directly empower the CPO to focus on strategy, innovation, and product velocity. #LI-MK1 #LI-hybrid The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in the San Francisco Bay area is between: $134,000-$185,000 USD Below is the annual base salary range for candidates located in California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, Illinois, New York and Washington. Your actual base salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location. In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable), bonus, and benefits, including health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), flexible spending account, and paid leave (including PTO and parental leave) in accordance with our applicable plans and policies. To learn more about our Total Rewards program please visit: https://rewards.okta.com/us. The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, Illinois, New York, and Washington is between: $120,000-$165,000 USD **The Okta Experience** - Supporting Your Well-Being - Driving Social Impact - Developing Talent and Fostering Connection + Community We are intentional about connection. Our global community, spanning over 20 offices worldwide, is united by a drive to innovate. Your journey begins with an immersive, in-person onboarding experience designed to accelerate your impact and connect you to our mission and team from day one.

About Okta

Okta is a leading provider of identity and access management solutions for enterprises. The company's cloud-based platform enables organizations to securely connect people and technology, providing secure access to applications and data from any device, anywhere, at any time. Okta's solutions are used by thousands of organizations worldwide, including many Fortune 500 companies. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Okta is committed to providing innovative solutions that help organizations stay secure and productive in today's digital world.
Learn more about Okta
Size
5,342 employees
Market Cap
$10.5 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$266.3 million
Founded
2009
5 Year Trend
+51.9%
Revenue
$835.4 million
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