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Staff Technical Program Manager

Okta
Toronto, CAN
Onsite
Discovered 2 weeks ago
Technical program managementLarge-scale SaaS programsCross-organizational program deliveryProgram strategy and planningRisk managementAgile practices

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Role overview

Staff Technical Program Manager on Okta's Toronto team, partnering with Engineering, Product Management, and Design.

Leads large, cross-organizational programs across multiple teams and product or technical areas, delivering business value amid dependencies, ambiguity, and risk.

Role is a senior individual-contributor position requiring high autonomy and accountability.

Responsibilities

  • Own large cross-organizational programs and develop frameworks and methods that support successful outcomes.
  • Lead ongoing or time-bound initiatives, clarify priorities, enable delivery, and keep stakeholders informed.
  • Guide and coach team members; represent programs to leaders and stakeholders and manage replans, scope changes, and business pivots.
  • Identify and mitigate risks, align program strategy with organizational priorities, and mentor less senior TPMs.
  • Champion continuous improvement and agile practices, using data-driven proposals to improve team effectiveness.

Minimum required qualifications

  • At least 8 years of Technical Program Management experience, including Senior or Staff-level work on large-scale, cross-organizational SaaS programs.
  • Experience managing complex program dependencies, end-to-end delivery through General Availability and go-to-market, and leadership alignment.
  • Broad technical understanding of product functionality, fundamental security concepts, and customer value.
  • Experience mentoring less senior TPMs; strong communication, leadership, influence, and conflict-resolution skills.
  • Ability to thrive in ambiguous, fast-paced, changing environments.
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

Preferred training

  • Training in Agile and Scrum is preferred.

About Okta

Okta builds identity infrastructure to help organizations securely adopt AI and other technologies.

The company describes a global community spanning more than 20 offices and an in-person onboarding experience.

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