Manager, Global Partner Sales Desk

At Okta, partners are central to our success. The Global Partner Program team equips partners with the tools, resources, and operational support needed to build successful and profitable Okta practices.

Okta is seeking a Manager, Global Partner Sales Desk to support the transactional sales cycle and manage critical deal flow operations. This role ensures a seamless and efficient sales process by executing deal registration validation, maintaining CRM data quality, and handling quoting and purchase order (PO) processes.

The ideal candidate is highly organised, detail-oriented, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment while supporting both partners and internal teams.

Key Responsibilities

Team Leadership and Development

• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of Global Partner Sales Desk Specialists and Cloud Desk Specialists, including performance management, coaching, and career development.
• Define team priorities, allocate resources effectively, and establish Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to ensure operational excellence and team efficiency.

• Manage global team capacity and coverage to ensure all transactional service level agreements (SLAs) are consistently met.
• Recruit, onboard, and train new team members as the organization scales.

Program Operational Strategy & Optimization

• Define and optimize the end-to-end operational processes for the Global Partner Sales Desk, focusing on scalability, compliance, and efficiency and leverage AI wherever possible.
• Oversee the seamless execution of high-volume, day-to-day partner sales desk operations, including Deal Registration and validation, CRM hygiene, Quoting and PO issuance and troubleshooting issues.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive, up-to-date documentation and training materials for all Partner Sales Desk processes for the internal team and key cross-functional stakeholders.