Area Vice President, Strategic Sales

Okta Inc

Confirmed live 2 days ago High trust
Remote

Quick summary

Work type
Remote
Location
ConnecticutMassachusettsNew York, NYPennsylvaniaWashington, DC
Salary
$408,000–$605,000 / yr
Posted
36 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $506k
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This role pays more than 99% of similar roles. Most pay $145,500–$227,250 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $506k versus about $186k for comparable roles.

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About Okta Inc

Okta, Inc. is an American identity and access management company based in San Francisco. It provides cloud software that helps companies manage and secure user authentication into applications, and for developers to build identity controls into applications, websites, web services, and devices.[

Okta Inc currently has 137 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $174,000–$239,000 across 137 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Area Vice President, Strategic Sales

Area Vice President, Strategic Sales will lead a cross-functional team of experienced sales leaders and account executives to drive growth across the complex Eastern territory. This role involves recruiting, mentoring, and managing front-line leaders while overseeing pipeline generation, forecasting, and the execution of comprehensive business plans to achieve annual revenue targets. The successful candidate will manage high-performing teams to navigate the internal selling ecosystem and build partnerships with various stakeholders. Key requirements include over ten years of experience in SaaS environments, a proven track record leading at least a $20M ARR organization, and technical aptitude in cloud enterprise or infrastructure management, security, and business applications. The role requires expertise in sales frameworks such as MEDDPICC to solve complex identity challenges by providing secure, enterprise-grade platform access for large customers within the identity and access management space.

What you'll do

  • Recruit, hire, and mentor a high-performing team of strategic sales leaders and account executives.
  • Define market tactics and execute business plans to achieve annual revenue growth targets.
  • Manage the end-to-end sales pipeline including prospecting, qualification, and accurate forecasting for assigned regions.
  • Establish and monitor key performance metrics such as pipeline coverage and average selling price.
  • Develop and implement sales structures and resource plans to capture opportunities in target markets.
  • Build a results-driven culture through active coaching, mentorship, and team accountability.
  • Maintain market intelligence to ensure the company maintains its leadership position in the industry.
  • Cultivate and manage high-level relationships with key customers and prospects across the territory.

What we're looking for

  • Must have experience building and running sales teams in a SaaS environment.
  • Must have at least 3 years of experience as a second line sales leader.
  • Must have previously led a minimum $20M ARR sales organization with 40%+ growth.
  • Must possess a deep understanding of and technical aptitude toward SaaS/Cloud Go-To-Market selling motions.
  • Must have proven success selling into the C-suite and building buy-in with multiple stakeholders.
  • Must have relevant experience in IT systems, cloud enterprise, security, or related software industries.
  • Must be proficient in sales frameworks such as MEDDICC, Challenger, or Sandler.
  • Must demonstrate a track record of hiring and retaining high-performing sales teams.

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