Product Design Manager, Okta Research & DevelopmentJoin to apply for the Product Design Manager, Okta Research & Development role at Okta.Okta is The World’s Identity Company. We free everyone to safely use any technology, anywhere, on any device or app. Our flexible and neutral products, Okta Platform and Auth0 Platform, provide secure access, authentication, and automation, placing identity at the core 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.OverviewOkta is looking for a Product Design Manager who shares our passion for bringing easy, yet powerful product experiences to Workforce Identity Cloud customers. At Okta, we're building a world where anyone can safely use any technology, and we're specifically focused on protecting the future of work. We bring simple and secure access to people and organizations everywhere, promising to not only protect the identities of our customers’ workforce and users, but to ask, “what more can we make possible?”In this role, you’ll get to…Lead, grow, and motivate a high-performing design teamEstablish and maintain a climate in which your reports can do their best work; cultivating design excellence and a place where designers can collaborate and learn.Increase Okta’s UX maturity by helping shape team-wide practices, processes, career development, and growing the team.Ensure design quality and consistency by reviewing UX deliverables (research, designs, etc.) and provides feedback and direction to ensure high-quality output.Thorough understanding of Okta's business strategy and VMTs, influence the product roadmap in collaboration with cross-functional partners while driving design forward at Okta.Proactively identify strategic UX opportunities within your domain area and the product as a whole. Closely collaborating with EPD (Engineering, Product, Design) in a global team to lead and drive UX strategy for your product area and drive cross-product initiatives.Who We Are Looking ForYou are able to navigate ambiguity and envision complex UX ecosystems,



rallying around a common vision while providing space for team-led innovation.You possess a clear vision of the future of user experience and have the courage to lead and pursue forward-thinking design.You advocate for design and experience quality across your team.You are experienced in understanding user and customer needs and can translate those into experiences that provide meaningful value for customers and the business.You are passionate about upholding design UX principles to help teams deliver cohesive and well-designed user experiences.You have the heart of a teacher and can help coach and train people. You build and share empathy with people in order to deeply understand them and their needs.You are passionate about supporting teams with a wide variety of experience, backgrounds, and interests.You have a clear philosophy about how to successfully manage design teams.You have experience driving organizational change with cross-functional stakeholders.You have a collaborative team spirit with great communication skills.You share our values, and work in accordance with those values.QualificationsDegree in related field or relevant work experience as a UX designer/managerProficient in Figma, Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite, and / or similar design tools.Possesses at least a basic understanding of HTML / CSS / JavaScript.Portfolio will demonstrate work on complex and challenging technical projects across all aspects of the design process (conceptual design, interaction design, information architecture, and visual design) and showcase your values and philosophies with regard to design management, leadership, and UX strategy.Okta’s Top 5 Core Leadership CompetenciesBuilds 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.Must attend in person onboarding in Toronto the first week of work.CompensationBelow is the annual salary range for candidates located in Canada. Your actual salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable), bonus, and benefits, including health, dental, and vision insurance, RRSP with a match, healthcare spending, telemedicine, and paid leave (including PTO and parental leave) in accordance with our applicable plans and policies.Annual base salary range: $130,000—$194,000 CAD.BenefitsAmazing BenefitsMaking Social ImpactDeveloping Talent and Fostering Connection + Community at OktaOkta cultivates a dynamic work environment, providing the best tools, technology and advantages 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.Some roles may require travel to one of our office locations for in-person onboarding.Okta is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, marital status, age, physical or mental disability, or status as a protected veteran. We also consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and convictions records, consistent with applicable laws.If reasonable accommodation is needed to complete any part of the job application, interview process, or onboarding please use this Form to request an accommodation.Okta is committed to complying with applicable data privacy and security laws and regulations. For more information, please see our Personnel and Job Candidate Privacy Notice at https://www.Okta.Com/legal/personnel-policy/.Seniority levelNot ApplicableEmployment typeFull‑timeJob functionProduct ManagementComputer and Network Security, Software Development, and IT Services and IT Consulting#J-18808-Ljbffr

📌 Product Design Manager, Okta Research & Development - C$130,000 - C$194,000 A Year (Toronto)
🏢 Okta
📍 Toronto