Senior Director of Marketing Strategy & Operations

Okta · Remote — Chicago, United States

Welcome to the Jungle Posted May 16, 2026 First seen May 18, 2026

Join Okta as the Senior Director of Marketing Strategy & Operations, where you will be the architect of our global growth engine. You will eliminate silos between Marketing, Sales, and Finance, oversee the total marketing lifecycle, and drive operational excellence. This high-impact leadership role requires a blend of strategic vision and high operator execution.

About the role

- The Connector: You possess a unique ability to "connect the dots" across the marketing function, identifying how a change in the tech stack affects analytics, which in turn shifts the strategy. With proven experience in breaking down silos in a matrixed, global organization and a strategic business partner to the C-suite and other GTM leaders - Technical Diplomat: You are as comfortable discussing API integrations and data architecture with Engineering as you are discussing CAC/LTV ratios and ROI with the CFO - Data Driven Storyteller: You don't just report numbers; you provide context. You have a mastery of measurement frameworks, BI tools (Tableau), and advanced attribution modeling - The "High Operator": 12+ years in Marketing or Revenue Operations within a large Enterprise B2B SaaS environment. You have a proven track record of moving an organization from "manual and messy" to "automated and streamlined." - Scale Mindset: Experience leading large teams (30+) through periods of rapid growth and transformation, maintaining high morale and clear prioritization under pressure

Key missions

  • Strategic Architecture & Planning: Partner with the Marketing Leadership Team and Finance to lead annual and quarterly planning, driving budget trade-off discussions.
  • Measurement & Revenue Intelligence: Create the global measurement framework and single source of truth reporting foundation, owning lead to opportunity mapping and pipeline attribution models.
  • Team Leadership: Lead and mentor a multi-layered organization, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, transparency, and high performance.