This role pays more than
84%
of similar roles. Most pay
$208,800–$282,750
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$298k
versus about
$246k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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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.
The Director, UX Research leads the strategy, quality, and impact of user research across the Design & UX Research organization. This leader manages a team of researchers and managers while overseeing Research Operations as a distinct function covering infrastructure, recruiting, tooling, and methodology standards. The role involves building a multi-quarter roadmap to inform product decisions early, managing the insight pipeline from discovery to implementation, and integrating AI-native workflows like automated synthesis and rapid validation into the research lifecycle. Candidates must possess deep fluency in qualitative and quantitative methods, experience in enterprise B2B SaaS, and the ability to partner with Product and Engineering leadership. The work focuses on solving complex identity challenges for large enterprises by ensuring research evidence shapes product specifications and improves usability and trust within an AI-powered infrastructure environment.
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