Senior Corporate Counsel, Commercial | Okta

Okta Inc

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Bellevue, WA · Chicago, IL · New York, NY · Washington, DC Posted 48 days ago $204,000–$280,500 / year

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As a Senior Corporate Counsel in Commercial at Okta, you will join the legal team to provide critical support to sales and professional services teams by advising on complex deals and drafting SaaS Subscription Agreements for large enterprise customers across North America. Day-to-day responsibilities include negotiating contracts with highly-regulated industries like finance and healthcare, responding promptly to legal requests from internal clients, and collaborating with various departments to ensure compliance with Okta’s policies. You will build strong relationships within the organization to offer strategic advice that aligns with business objectives while managing multiple complex deals efficiently. This role requires 7+ years of experience in transactional law, particularly with SaaS agreements, and a solid understanding of revenue recognition principles and data privacy frameworks. Ideal candidates possess excellent communication skills, sound judgment, and the ability to work independently or collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

SaaS cloud services agreements technology licenses professional services agreements statements of work ordering documents NDAs amendments revenue recognition principles enterprise cloud computing data privacy security frameworks legal templates playbooks policies legal processes CI/CD

What you'll do

Advise on and draft complex SaaS Subscription Agreements for large enterprise clients.
Negotiate ancillary commercial documents like NDAs, amendments, and SOWs with strategic accounts.
Provide daily legal support to sales teams and respond promptly to their requests.
Ensure negotiated agreements align with Okta’s internal policies and processes.
Escalate identified issues as necessary to maintain compliance and risk management.

What we're looking for

7+ years of experience negotiating and drafting enterprise-level technology agreements.
4+ years of in-house legal support for large technology vendors.
Significant commercial legal support to sales teams targeting strategic enterprise accounts.
Proven ability to manage multiple complex deals under tight deadlines.
Strong understanding of SaaS business models, revenue recognition principles, and data privacy.
Excellent drafting skills with sound judgment balancing legal and business objectives.
J.D. from a highly-regarded school and bar admission required.

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $167k

This role $242k

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This role pays more than 85% of similar roles. Most pay $119,821–$214,900 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $242k versus about $167k 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.[

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