Senior Director of Global Deal Strategy

Okta Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
San Francisco, CA
Salary
$246,000–$338,800 / yr
Posted
39 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

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This role $292k
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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 · Senior Director of Global Deal Strategy

Sr Director of Global Deal Strategy leads a high-impact global function at the center of the commercial engine. This role involves shaping how the organization structures, evaluates, and executes strategic transactions while building the operating model, governance, and team required to scale. The individual will serve as a trusted advisor to Sales leadership on complex deals, establish global guardrails for pricing and discounting, and manage cross-functional alignment with Finance, Legal, and Product teams. Key responsibilities include developing metrics for deal quality, creating playbooks, and implementing AI-enabled workflows to improve seller productivity and approval consistency. The ideal candidate possesses expertise in SaaS deal structuring, quote-to-cash processes, and commercial systems like Salesforce, CPQ, and CLM. This role solves the challenge of balancing growth with risk while ensuring all commercial decisions align with profitability goals.

What you'll do

  • Lead the global deal strategy vision, operating model, and engagement framework across all regions and segments.
  • Serve as a senior escalation point for high-value, high-risk, and business-critical transactions.
  • Establish global guardrails for pricing, discounting, and non-standard commercial structures in alignment with company policy.
  • Develop metrics and dashboards to monitor cycle time, exception trends, and deal quality.
  • Translate market dynamics and field feedback into actionable improvements for pricing, packaging, and processes.
  • Build and lead a high-performing global team of strategic advisors rather than just transaction managers.
  • Create playbooks and training programs to improve seller effectiveness in deal formation.
  • Integrate AI-enabled workflows to automate pricing guidance, risk flagging, and deal summarization.

What we're looking for

  • Must have 12+ years of experience in Deal Strategy, Deal Desk, Commercial Operations, Revenue Operations, Finance, Pricing, or related functions.
  • Experience must be within a global SaaS or enterprise software environment.
  • Proven experience leading and scaling high-performing global teams.
  • Deep expertise in SaaS deal structuring, pricing strategy, discount governance, approval frameworks, and complex commercial negotiations.
  • Strong understanding of quote-to-cash processes and revenue recognition implications.
  • Demonstrated ability to influence senior Sales leaders and cross-functional executives in a matrixed environment.
  • Experience using AI tools and automation to streamline operational processes.
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant experience is required.

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