Associate Professional Services Enablement Manager

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Position Description:

We are looking for a self-motivated Associate Professional Services Enablement Manager to join Okta’s Customer First Enablement team. In this role, you will become the enablement advocate for our Professional Services organization. The Associate Enablement Manager will interact and collaborate across cross-functional teams including other enablement managers, product teams, and content development. This role will participate in other day-to-day Customer First Enablement activities including prioritization of enablement programs and solutioning field requests from our Professional Services internal customer. As an Associate Enablement Manager you will be responsible for identifying, creating and delivering enablement and training programs and optimization to our Professional Services organization from onboarding and cross-skilling to everboarding. 

Responsibilities: 

• Successfully identify and communicate Professional Services organizational perspective and technical and role readiness.
• Understand the day-to-day of all roles in Professional Services to suggest and execute new and innovative ideas/programs to your leadership team and primary stakeholder - Professional Services leadership.
• Communicate effectively and often to ensure all stakeholders are aligned and view the Professional Services enablement program as a force multiplier. 
• Take a data-driven and analytical approach to deciding on future initiatives, as well as performance management to quantify the impact of existing programs.
• Partner with other enablement staff in designing, creating and delivering enablement programs.
• Continuously engage with Professional Services leads to validate and collaborate on requirements and program results.
• Proactively seeks input and content to aid in the curation of enablement programs.
• Identify and communicate potential efficiencies and enhancements.
• Lead discovery sessions with business leaders to build and refine requirements.

Requirements: 

• The single most important characteristic we are looking for is showing initiative. Be prepared to share previous examples or articulate suggestions for what you might bring to this role.
• Charismatic, great presence, deep empathy, and sharp on the product.
• Ability to understand, work with and present to a technical audience.
• Ability to deliver results in a fast-moving, highly matrixed environment.
• Deep understanding of Professional Services and enablement strategies.
• Demonstrable communication skills, specifically presentation skills and strong executive presence. 

Desired Skills and Experience: 

• 5+ years of enablement experience supporting Professional Services in the software industry. 
• Technical proficiency provides added credibility such as holding a current Okta certification.
• Industry and product knowledge is a plus.
• Strong problem solving, priority setting, facilitation, multi-tasking, analytical, and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work independently, multi-task optimally and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with general direction and guidance
• Strong interpersonal skills and capable of building positive relationships across multiple teams and time zones
• Occasional domestic travel required.

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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:$90,000—$136,000 CAD

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Some roles may require travel to one of our office locations for in-person onboarding.

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