Senior Compensation Business Partner

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The Compensation Team
Okta is looking for a dynamic Senior Compensation Partner to join our Total Rewards team who will be responsible for managing Okta’s global compensation programs in the Marketing and Customer First organizations and help drive innovative and strategic solutions as Okta continues to grow.
The Senior Compensation Business Partner Opportunity
Okta is looking for a dynamic Senior Compensation Partner to join our Total Rewards team who will be responsible for managing Okta’s global compensation programs in the Marketing and Customer First organizations and help drive innovative and strategic solutions as Okta continues to grow. Reporting to the Senior Director, Global Compensation,, this role will partner with Recruiting, People Operations, People Business Partners, Finance, Legal, and other organizations as needed on program management, design initiatives, compliance, and process improvement.
What You’ll Be Doing

• Drive compensation modeling, data analytics, and benchmarking
• Develop ongoing compensation training materials, communications, and wiki pages for management and employees
• Develop and maintain subject matter expertise on local external market pay practices and intelligence
• Support leveling and career progression guideline development
• Ensure compensation plans effectively support business goals and strategies
• Participate in cross-functional projects related to compensation program design, implementation, and administration
• Address employee or stakeholder questions including ServiceNow tickets and escalate when appropriate
• Collaborate with senior leaders to provide strategic recommendations and solutions on compensation plan design and structure
• Support Okta's Annual Rewards Cycle including Workday design requirements and program management
• Partner with Recruiting, People Operations, People Business Partners, Finance, Legal, and other teams as needed to align on and be responsible for the development, implementation, and administration of new and existing compensation plans
• Support development, ongoing maintenance, and education around Okta's job architecture and salary structure
• Continuously identify opportunities to improve, automate and streamline processes

What you’ll bring to the role

• Pragmatic, quick-thinking, and action oriented to drive for results, with solid bias for customer service.
• Deep knowledge of competitive market pay practices, with strong networking skills.
• Robust analytical skills and business sense, with an ability to see the implications of actual and planned activities, adding value to management decisions.
• Excellent process management, planning and organizational skills. Resilient and determined to ensure projects and results are achieved.
• Independent, self-starter with the ability to successfully handle multiple priorities and deal with ambiguity in a sophisticated matrix structure.
• Attention to detail and commitment to excellence.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills required.
• Experience working with Workday preferred
• High integrity and ethics in handling confidential information.
• Experience in technology and/or consulting industries preferred.

And extra credit if you have experience in any of the following!

• Possess a wide breadth of analytical tools and practices.
• Experience in a global technology company working across varied types of compensation.

Okta is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Below is the annual On Target Compensation (OTE) range for candidates located in California, Colorado, New York and Washington. Your actual OTE, which is inclusive of base salary and incentive compensation, will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location. In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable) 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: https://rewards.okta.com/us.
The annual OTE range for this position for candidates located in California, Colorado, New York, and Washington is between:
$140,000—$189,000 USD
The OTE range for this position for candidates located in the San Francisco Bay area is between:
$156,000—$211,000 USD
What you can look forward to as an Okta employee!

• Fostering Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging at Okta
• Amazing Benefits
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