Senior Specialist, Executive Programs

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At Okta, our Executive Engagement Team designs and executes best in class executive programs that establish Okta as a trusted advisor to CXOs from the world’s largest organizations. We create unique and differentiated experiences that build customer loyalty, accelerate deal conversations, and drive pipeline.
We are looking for an Executive Events Senior Specialist to join our world-class Strategic Events and Programs team. This role will be responsible for supporting all Executive Programs including events like our annual Executive Summit, C-level roundtables, executive dinners, and partnership events. The ideal candidate will have proven experience with creating unique and differentiated high touch Executive-level events.
The ideal candidate will possess strong organizational skills as well as exceptional communication skills. They must be flexible with change and comfortable in a fast paced environment.
Responsibilities

• Manage frequent internal partner interactions with Legal, Finance, Sales, Marketing, and Communications, and Product teams.
• Partner with event agencies and vendors to assist with overall event plans and logistics.
• Lead vendor on-boarding and quarterly support including opening purchase requisitions, processing SOWs, processing NDA forms, and working with the Legal team on agreements.
• Oversee executive events team calendar, maintain team budget sheet, and ensure team Google Drive is up-to-date with team assets.
• Manage additional projects and events as assigned.
• Assist in coordination of team event plans globally including: crafting, designing, and editing event invitations, building and handling presentation templates for meetings with sales and executives, and event reporting.
• Provide pre-planning and onsite support for events globally.
• Support in developing ongoing best practice documents and executive events team playbooks.

Requirements

• Results driven with ability to multitask and handle pressure in a fast-paced environment.
• Bachelor’s degree.
• Ability to travel 25% of the time.
• High level of personal accountability.
• Experience working closely with Executive Level (VP+, C-Suite) customers and internal stakeholders required.
• Proactive and reliable; driven to achieve team goals.
• Strategic and analytical thinker.
• Proficiency with G-Suite, Salesforce.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented self-starter with exceptional prioritization, organization, and project management skills, who can execute with minimal supervision and an “inbox zero” mentality.
• Minimum 2 years relevant experience in event management and marketing.

Okta is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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: https://rewards.okta.com/us.
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:
$106,000—$143,000 USD
The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in the San Francisco Bay area is between:
$117,000—$158,000 USD
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