Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this recent era. This is an opportunity to do career-defining work. Your primary focus will be leading end-to-end program lifecycles, managing cross-functional delivery, and optimizing performance across the entire enterprise portfolio.
In this role, you will actively lead cross-functional program management initiatives, define core project requirements, and drive complex strategic programs to timely completion. End-to-End Program and Project Leadership: Lead complex, multi-stream programs and projects from initiation through execution and delivery, ensuring clear scope alignment, timeline tracking, and milestone achievements.
Portfolio Management & Alignment: Oversee the overall project portfolio, maintaining roadmap visibility, aligning resources, and balancing business priorities across cross-functional teams.
Define and track core program performance metrics, key health indicators, and business ROI, presenting executive dashboards and status updates to leadership.
Risk & Issue Management: Proactively identify program bottlenecks, dependencies, and risks, implementing mitigation strategies to ensure predictable program delivery.
Change Management & Operational Enablement: Drive change management, communication plans, and training programs for newly rolled-out enterprise initiatives to maximize user adoption and operational success.
Secondary Operations & Resource Planning: Support partner functions including Procurement, Finance, and Security with contract reviews, resource optimization, and operational compliance as necessary.




Program Leadership Expertise: 5+ years of experience leading complex strategic programs or PMO portfolios in enterprise IT, SaaS, or high-growth technology environments.
Strategic Execution & Planning: Proven track record of managing end-to-end program delivery, risk mitigation, resource allocation, and multi-stream project roadmaps.
Data-Driven Insights: High proficiency in tracking program KPIs, performance dashboards, and executive reporting tools (e.g., Jira, Tableau, Power BI, Excel/Sheets) to support decision-making.
Program Governance & Methodology: Deep experience with project and program management frameworks (Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid) and PPM/ITSM tooling (Jira, ServiceNow, Asana).
Proven experience working autonomously and effectively in a fast-paced environment supporting a distributed, global company across time zones (particularly US hubs).
License Management, Renewals & Automation
Oversee enterprise SaaS applications, monitoring seat utilization, provisioning metrics, and deployment health to optimize software spend.
Contract Renewals & Vendor Strategy: Partner with Procurement and IT leadership to manage renewal timelines, evaluate vendor commitments, and align contract terms with operational needs.
Cutting-Edge Stack:



Work with the latest from Google's AI suite (Gemini) as well as other AI tools, functionality, and workflow automation.
Join a collaborative, high-caliber global team that values operational excellence, strategic innovation, and continuous personal and professional development.

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📌 Senior Programme Manager/Senior Programme Director - Full Time (Bengaluru)
🏢 Okta
📍 Bengaluru