Director of Engineering, Workflows Experiences

The Workflows Team

The Okta Workflows team is on a mission to accelerate automation for everyone. We build the user-facing, "no-code" platform that empowers our customers to solve complex identity and business process challenges without writing a single line of code. Our product is a critical part of Okta's Identity Orchestration strategy, providing a powerful, flexible, and intuitive way for customers to connect identity to any application or system. We are a passionate, collaborative team building with modern technologies like React, Typescript, and Node.js on a large-scale, multi-cloud (AWS and GCP) Kubernetes environment.

The Director, Engineering Opportunity

As the Director of Engineering for Workflows Experiences, you will be a key leader in defining the future of Identity Orchestration at Okta. You will lead, grow, and inspire the engineering teams responsible for building the entire user-facing experience of the Okta Workflows platform. This is a high-impact, high-visibility role where you will be responsible for both strategic product direction and operational excellence, ultimately helping our customers automate everything without code.

What you’ll be doing

• Lead, recruit, and mentor multiple teams of engineers, architects and engineering managers, fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and psychological safety.


• Partner closely with senior leaders in Product Management and Design to define a compelling product vision and execute a multi-year roadmap.


• Drive the technical strategy for the Workflows user experience, ensuring we are building a secure, scalable, reliable, and intuitive platform on modern technologies like React, Node.js, and Kubernetes.


• Own and manage the operational rhythm of your organization, establishing metrics and processes to ensure engineering excellence and predictable delivery.


• Represent your teams and strategy in senior leadership forums and company-wide reviews, translating technical progress into data-driven narratives.


• Partner with finance teams to manage budget cycles and control costs for your groups.


• Build strong relationships with other engineering leaders and stakeholders across the organization to ensure alignment and drive complex, cross-functional projects to completion.


• Driving strategic adoption of AI tooling and automation within engineering processes to unlock velocity improvements

What you’ll bring to the role

• 12+ years of experience in software development, with a proven track record of leading high-performing engineering organizations, including experience managing other managers.


• A strong technical background leading teams that build both complex user interfaces (e.g., React, Typescript) and scalable backend services (e.g., Node.js).


• Experience with public cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP) and container orchestration technologies like Kubernetes is highly desirable.


• Demonstrated success in collaborating with product and design counterparts to build and execute a long-term, customer-focused roadmap.


• Exceptional coaching and mentoring skills, with a passion for developing engineering talent at all levels.


• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to operate effectively in a large, globally distributed organization

Additional requirements:

• U.S. Citizen as defined in 42 U.S. Code § 9102; a natural person who is a lawful permanent resident as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20) or who is a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3). U.S. nationals (i.e. includes citizens and non-citizens born in outlying possessions such as American Samoa and Swains Island), green card holders, refugees, and asylees. Working on a U.S. visa does NOT qualify as a U.S. person.

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