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Okta is The World's Identity Company. We free everyone to safely use any technology—anywhere, on any device or app. Our Workforce and Customer Identity Clouds enable secure yet flexible access, authentication, and automation that transforms how people move through the digital world, putting Identity at the heart of business security and growth.
At Okta, we celebrate a variety of perspectives and experiences. We are not looking for someone who checks every single box - we're looking for lifelong learners and people who can make us better with their unique experiences.
Join our team! We're building a world where Identity belongs to you.
Okta is The World's Identity Company. We free everyone to safely use any technology—anywhere, on any device or app. Our Workforce and Customer Identity Clouds enable secure yet flexible access, authentication, and automation that transforms how people move through the digital world, putting Identity at the heart of business security and growth.
At Okta, we celebrate a variety of perspectives and experiences. We are not looking for someone who checks every single box - we're looking for lifelong learners and people who can make us better with their unique experiences.
Join our team! We're building a world where Identity belongs to you.
As a Staff Operations Analyst, you will play a key role across Okta's Engineering, Product and Design organization. You'll partner with EPD leaders, Finance and Strategic Sourcing to onboard and maximize software utilization and investigate operational behavior for forecasting exercises. You will support other cross-functional projects as needed and work across the organization to implement and refine process improvements to drive operational excellence.
Responsibilities
- Own internal requirements gathering across Engineering teams; partner with Finance to finalize budgets.
- Represent Engineering throughout the Procurement cycle, collaborating with Sourcing, Legal, and Security on contract reviews.
- Work with the organization to assess fit and rationalize software spend. Manage purchase order amendments and partner with Accounting to resolve invoice discrepancies/processing.
- Audit and report software usage/cost variances to inform Budget and Finance teams.
- Analyze business usage and cost to inform fiscal year forecasting; assess risk and favorability to contractual obligations.
- Special projects may include capacity planning and personnel analyses.
Qualifications
- 4 years of relevant experience in Program/Project management, Operations and Vendor Engagement.
- Basics of Cloud computing and Software as a Service experience
- Strong business requirements gathering skills
- Familiarity with Procurement processes and software
- Strong project management skills
- Possess the ability to handle interpersonal relationships judiciously and professionally
- Operates with a high degree of independence, influence, and accountability
- Operates with discretion and maintains confidentiality
- Ability to operate with careful execution, assertiveness and creative problem-solving practices
- Ability to learn quickly on a fast-paced team supporting highly technical areas
- Ability to be innovative, creative and open minded
- Possesses excellent oral and written communication skills, including comfort communicating with senior leadership and across functional lines
- Expertise with collaboration tools (G-Suite, Zoom, Slack, Confluence, etc.)
- Experience in technical or engineering organizations is a plus
Okta is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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Okta cultivates a dynamic work environment, providing the best tools, technology and benefits to empower our employees to work productively in a setting that best and uniquely suits their needs. Each organization is unique in the degree of flexibility and mobility in which they work so that all employees are enabled to be their most creative and successful versions of themselves, regardless of where they live. Find your place at Okta today! https://www.okta.com/company/careers/.
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 participate in the job application or interview process, please use this Form to request an accommodation.
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