Vice President, Associate General Counsel, Commercial Legal

Okta Inc

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Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
San Francisco, CA
Salary
$322,000–$443,000 / yr
Posted
8 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $178k
This role $382k
$103k most similar roles pay here $479k

This role pays more than 98% of similar roles. Most pay $139,087–$216,025 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $382k versus about $178k 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 130 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $167,000–$233,000 across 130 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Vice President, Associate General Counsel, Commercial Legal

The Vice President, Associate General Counsel, Commercial Legal will lead and scale the global commercial legal team while serving as a key member of the Legal Department Leadership Team. This role involves partnering with go-to-market organizations to structure complex transactions for customers in financial services, healthcare, and the public sector. Responsibilities include mentoring attorneys, providing executive-level negotiation expertise on SaaS master subscription agreements, AI commercial matters, professional services, and reseller contracts. The successful candidate will implement data-driven strategies, manage legal operations through automation, and develop playbooks to streamline global contracting. Required qualifications include a JD, membership in a state bar, and over 15 years of experience as a practicing attorney with at least seven years of in-house experience managing teams. The role addresses the challenge of navigating complex commercial relationships involving security, privacy, data usage, and AI-related matters.

What you'll do

  • Lead, develop, coach, and mentor a global team of high-performing commercial attorneys and legal professionals.
  • Serve as an escalation point for executive-level negotiations on SaaS master agreements, AI matters, and enterprise contracts.
  • Develop and implement strategies to scale and increase the efficiency of delivering commercial legal support.
  • Partner with Legal Ops to integrate automation and data analytics into the global deal process.
  • Create and implement policies, playbooks, and training materials for the commercial legal team.
  • Manage organizational planning, budgeting, and tracking for the commercial legal department.
  • Provide business feedback on customer needs regarding security, privacy, data usage, and AI-related matters.
  • Build and lead a specialized public sector commercial legal program and team.

What we're looking for

  • JD from an accredited law school and membership in good standing of at least one state Bar (preferably California).
  • 15+ years of experience as a practicing attorney negotiating and drafting enterprise-level SaaS agreements.
  • 7+ years of in-house experience with a proven track record of building and managing legal teams.
  • Experience building and scaling teams at a publicly traded company.
  • Deep experience leading, developing, and scaling teams focused on delivering practical business results and scalable processes.
  • Familiarity with deal structures for selling to regulated entities and in foreign jurisdictions.
  • Strong executive presence with excellent and concise written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to translate complex global legal issues into clear guidance for non-legal internal colleagues.

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