Senior Manager, SEO job at Okta. United States.

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Okta is The World’s Identity Company. We free everyone to safely use any technology—anywhere, on any device or app. Our Workforce and Customer Identity Clouds enable secure yet flexible access, authentication, and automation that transforms how people move through the digital world, putting Identity at the heart of business security and growth.

At Okta, we celebrate a variety of perspectives and experiences. We are not looking for someone who checks every single box - we’re looking for lifelong learners and people who can make us better with their unique experiences.

Join our team! We’re building a world where Identity belongs to you.

We are looking for a Senior Manager, SEO to join a growing Global Digital team within the fast-paced marketing organization at Okta. The ideal candidate will have a firm grasp of technical SEO, web content strategy, and how to leverage these disciplines to drive organic traffic across Okta.com, Auth0.com, subdomains, and microsites. They will also need to be a strong communicator capable of working across diverse teams which include highly technical and non-technical members to reach our marketing goals and accomplish SEO objectives. A mindset of always improving and learning is vital, and experience leading and coaching FTEs and vendors is a must. Does this sound like you?

What you will do

Report directly to the Director of Digital Acquisition within our Digital Team
Create and communicate SEO strategy roadmaps with stakeholders and marketing leadership
Implement SEO strategy across the marketing and other company organizations
Lead SEO projects such as keyword research, content planning, and other internal SEO work
Monitor, report, improve, and test SEO efforts ecosystem-wide
Lead efforts with our vendors to drive and maximize output
Work with content creators to identify gaps in content both business and technical
Mentor and coach full-time team members
Develop best practice documentation to enable internal teams to self-service
Work with our growth team and technical SEO to identify possible impacts on SEO during A/B testing and other experiments
Own SEO technical considerations across the ecosystem, especially as we migrate from Drupal to Adobe Experience Manager
Stay up to date on industry best practices and the changing landscape of SEO in the age of AI

What you will bring

6+ years of experience in SEO principles and strategy, and 3+ years of experience managing a team
Knowledge of multiple SEO platforms such as STAT, SEMRush, Lumar, Looker Studio, Tableau, Google Analytics, Google Search Console, and more.
Experience with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) and Adobe Digital Asset Manager
Passionate about SEO, content strategy, and digital marketing
Ability to communicate complex SEO terms and processes to others not familiar
Deep understanding of analytics and reporting tools
Excellent at working with multiple technical and non-technical teams
Ability to create SEO strategies from data to meet business cases, market insights, and requirements for SEO
Ability to work with other digital channels and functions such as UX, Digital Strategy, SEM, Paid Media, and website analytics.
A desire to have fun, work hard, and drive results for yourself and others

Okta’s Top 5 Core Leadership Competencies are part of the deeply ingrained principles that guide all of our company’s actions. They also align strongly to our cultural cornerstones, our Okta values: love our customers, empower our people, never stop innovating, act with integrity, and maintain transparency. It’s our expectation that our managers and leaders embody these core competencies:

Builds Effective Teams: Building strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals.
Demonstrates Self-Awareness (EQ): Using a combination of feedback and reflection to gain productive insight into personal strengths and weaknesses.
Develops Talent: Developing people to meet both their career goals and the organization’s goals.
Drives Results: Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.
Strategic Mindset: Seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies.

#LI-Remote

Below is the annual base salary range for candidates located in California, Colorado, New York and Washington. Your actual base salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location. In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable), bonus, and benefits, including health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), flexible spending account, 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: .

The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, New York, and Washington is between: $162,000—$242,000 USD

What you can look forward to as a Full-Time Okta employee!

Amazing Benefits
Making Social Impact
Developing Talent and Fostering Connection + Community at Okta

Okta cultivates a dynamic work environment, providing the best tools, technology and benefits to empower our employees to work productively in a setting that best and uniquely suits their needs. Each organization is unique in the degree of flexibility and mobility in which they work so that all employees are enabled to be their most creative and successful versions of themselves, regardless of where they live. Find your place at Okta today! .

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

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Qualifications

They will also need to be a strong communicator capable of working across diverse teams which include highly technical and non-technical members to reach our marketing goals and accomplish SEO objectives
A mindset of always improving and learning is vital, and experience leading and coaching FTEs and vendors is a must
6+ years of experience in SEO principles and strategy, and 3+ years of experience managing a team
Knowledge of multiple SEO platforms such as STAT, SEMRush, Lumar, Looker Studio, Tableau, Google Analytics, Google Search Console, and more
Experience with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) and Adobe Digital Asset Manager
Passionate about SEO, content strategy, and digital marketing
Ability to communicate complex SEO terms and processes to others not familiar
Deep understanding of analytics and reporting tools
Excellent at working with multiple technical and non-technical teams
Ability to create SEO strategies from data to meet business cases, market insights, and requirements for SEO
Ability to work with other digital channels and functions such as UX, Digital Strategy, SEM, Paid Media, and website analytics
A desire to have fun, work hard, and drive results for yourself and others
Strategic Mindset: Seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies

Benefits

Your actual base salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location
In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable), bonus, and benefits, including health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), flexible spending account, 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:
The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, New York, and Washington is between: $162,000—$242,000 USD
Amazing Benefits
Making Social Impact

Responsibilities

The ideal candidate will have a firm grasp of technical SEO, web content strategy, and how to leverage these disciplines to drive organic traffic across Okta.com, Auth0.com, subdomains, and microsites
Report directly to the Director of Digital Acquisition within our Digital Team
Create and communicate SEO strategy roadmaps with stakeholders and marketing leadership
Implement SEO strategy across the marketing and other company organizations
Lead SEO projects such as keyword research, content planning, and other internal SEO work
Monitor, report, improve, and test SEO efforts ecosystem-wide
Lead efforts with our vendors to drive and maximize output
Work with content creators to identify gaps in content both business and technical
Mentor and coach full-time team members
Develop best practice documentation to enable internal teams to self-service
Work with our growth team and technical SEO to identify possible impacts on SEO during A/B testing and other experiments
Own SEO technical considerations across the ecosystem, especially as we migrate from Drupal to Adobe Experience Manager
Stay up to date on industry best practices and the changing landscape of SEO in the age of AI
Builds Effective Teams: Building strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals
Demonstrates Self-Awareness (EQ): Using a combination of feedback and reflection to gain productive insight into personal strengths and weaknesses
Develops Talent: Developing people to meet both their career goals and the organization’s goals
Drives Results: Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances

Senior Manager, SEO at Okta United States

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