Strategic AI Initiatives Senior Manager

Okta•Bellevue, WA

67d•$144,000 - $242,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Okta is looking for a Strategic AI Initiatives Senior Manager to join our AI Strategy team. As Okta accelerates its use of generative AI, this role will own the 0-to-1 incubation of transformative GenAI initiatives that cross team boundaries and require centralized ownership to succeed. The Strategic AI Initiatives Senior Manager will identify, scope, validate, and execute a portfolio of high-impact agentic use cases that fundamentally shift how Okta operates. You will act as the driver and business owner for unowned, high-value AI products - from sourcing opportunities to piloting solutions and scaling those that deliver measurable impact. Our ideal candidate has a builder's mentality, thrives in ambiguity, and brings a product-oriented approach to incubation, iteration, and stakeholder alignment. This role reports to the VP of AI Strategy.

Requirements

5-8+ years of experience, ideally in business operations, innovation, strategy and/or product management roles
Proven track record incubating new functions, initiatives, or products from scratch in high-ambiguity environments
Builder's mindset: scrappy, action-oriented, and comfortable iterating quickly without perfect plans
Product management skill set: can define success metrics, scope MVPs, manage pilots, and think like a product manager even if not formally in PM roles
Strong cross-functional leadership skills: experienced in aligning multiple teams with competing priorities, working with executive sponsors to push through blockers, and securing sign-off across functions
Enterprise context awareness: familiarity with navigating large organizations and working across domains like GTM, G&A, Security, and Product
Strategic radar: ability to identify the 2-3 moonshots that truly move the business, not just the 10 interesting experiments

Responsibilities

Act as business owner for cross-functional, high-impact AI products that lack a clear organizational home
Source problems across Okta where GenAI can deliver a 10x unlock, and translate them into scoped opportunities
Lead incubation cycles in partnership with centralized Technology team: pilot, test, fail fast, and scale successful prototypes into enterprise-ready solutions
Codify learnings into frameworks and playbooks that accelerate future initiatives
Run cross-functional steering and alignment processes for select initiatives, securing buy-in from relevant teams
Partner with technical and operational teams to ensure pilots are grounded in enterprise requirements and real user needs