Senior Product Marketing Specialist, Customer First Lifecycle
Okta, Inc.
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Apply for this jobSecure Every Identity, from AI to HumanIdentity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI. Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era. This work requires a relentless drive to solve complex challenges with real-world stakes. We are looking for builders and owners who operate with speed and urgency and execute with excellence.This is an opportunity to do career-defining work. We're all in on this mission. If you are too, let's talk.
About the RoleCome join the leader in identity, security and trust. You belong at Okta.Okta's rapid growth and product innovation have contributed to our leadership position in the market for identity and access management. Today we sell our broad portfolio of solutions to the largest companies in the world, and to optimize for this market we need product marketers who can identify customer pain points and how Okta solves for those across our product lines.The Sr. Product Marketing Specialist, Customer First Lifecycle plays a pivotal role in shaping how Okta engages, retains, and grows its customer base. This role is responsible for building scalable engagement models, designing customer lifecycle programs, and embedding value storytelling across every touchpoint to help customers realize the full potential of the Okta platform. You'll collaborate closely with Sales, Customer First, Marketing, and Support teams to create seamless, value-driven experiences and programs that strengthen customer relationships, drive adoption, and fuel expansion.The ideal candidate brings a mix of strategic thinking and hands-on execution-someone who is data-driven, customer-obsessed, and skilled at translating complex concepts into clear, outcome-focused narratives. You'll measure success through tangible business impact: increased adoption, higher retention, and meaningful expansion across Okta's customer base.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:• Customer Engagement Strategy: Help develop and manage a scalable engagement model that unifies Customer First teams, telemetry, tools and touchpoints to drive retention, expansion and overall customer lifetime value
• Lifecycle Program Design & Execution: Design and execute end-to-end lifecycle playbooks that guide customers through an accelerated and successful onboarding, adoption, and renewal while empowering Customer First teams to deliver power customer outcomes, and drive customer maturity and platform adoption.
• Customer Value & Storytelling: Identify, leverage and integrate value metrics and storytelling throughout customer touchpoints (eg. Customer Support Managers, Customer Campaigns, in-product experiences, etc.) to highlight ROI, reinforce Okta's differentiation, and support expansion.
• Cross-Functional Alignment & Collaboration: Partner across Sales, Customer Success, Marketing, and Support to deliver consistent, value-driven messaging promoting our Support offerings and services; and coordinate across the GTM to facilitate a seamless customer experience.
• Customer and Field Insights: Gather insights from customers, prospects, market, and sellers to inform product roadmap prioritization, messaging refinement, and go-to-market strategy optimization. Use quantitative and qualitative data to identify customer pain points, preferences, and buying criteria.
• Performance & Impact Metrics: Measure and optimize success through adoption growth, retention gains, expansion pipeline impact, and internal feedback on engagement effectiveness.Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:• 3+ years of experience in product marketing, customer marketing, lifecycle, or growth roles within B2B SaaS, ideally in technology or cybersecurity.
• Proven success driving post-sale engagement, adoption, retention, and expansion programs that deliver measurable customer outcomes.
• Strong ability to translate complex or technical concepts into clear, compelling customer value narratives and business outcomes.
• Exceptional communication, storytelling, and presentation skills, with the ability to influence and align cross-functional teams at all levels.
• Analytical and data-driven mindset, skilled at using insights and metrics to inform strategy, measure impact, and optimize performance.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with agility and precision.
• Passionate about helping customers realize the full value of their investment and advancing a customer-first culture.#LI-Hybrid(P10895_3310545)
Below is the annual base salary range for candidates located in California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, Illinois, New York and Washington. Your actual base salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location. In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable), bonus, and benefits, including health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), flexible spending account, and paid leave (including PTO and parental leave) in accordance with our applicable plans and policies. To learn more about our Total Rewards program please visit: https://rewards.okta.com/us.
The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, Illinois, New York, and Washington is between: $126,000—$188,000 USD
Below is the annual salary range for candidates located in Canada. Your actual salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable), bonus, and benefits, including health, dental, and vision insurance, RRSP with a match, healthcare spending, telemedicine, and paid leave (including PTO and parental leave) in accordance with our applicable plans and policies. To learn more about our Total Rewards program, please visit:https://rewards.okta.com/can.
The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in Canada is between: $99,000—$149,000 CAD
The Okta Experience**• Supporting Your Well-Being
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• Developing Talent and Fostering Connection + CommunityWe are intentional about connection. Our global community, spanning over 20 offices worldwide, is united by a drive to innovate. Your journey begins with an immersive, in-person onboarding experience designed to accelerate your impact and connect you to our mission and team from day one.Okta is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, marital status, age, physical or mental disability, or status as a protected veteran. We also consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and convictions records, consistent with applicable laws.If reasonable accommodation is needed to complete any part of the job application, interview process, or onboarding pleaseuse this Form to request an accommodation.Notice for New York City Applicants & Employees: Okta may use Automated Employment Decision Tools (AEDT), as defined by New York City Local Law 144, that use artificial intelligence, machine learning, or other automated processes to assist in our recruitment and hiring process. In accordance with NYC Local Law 144, if you are an applicant or employee residing in New York City, pleaseclick here to view our full NYC AEDT Notice.Okta is committed to complying with applicable data privacy and security laws and regulations. For more information, please see our Personnel and Job Candidate Privacy Notice athttps://www.okta.com/legal/personnel-policy/.Apply for this jobStats for this jobSalary comparison:This jobNational
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