Vice President, Engineering - Authentication
OktaSecure Every Identity, from AI to Human
Identity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI. Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era. This work requires a relentless drive to solve complex challenges with real-world stakes. We are looking for builders and owners who operate with speed and urgency and execute with excellence.
This is an opportunity to do career-defining work. We're all in on this mission. If you are too, let's talk.
We are seeking a Vice President, Engineering - Authentication for the Auth0 Product Unit to lead a large, globally distributed engineering organization. You will report to the Auth0 Product Unit SVP of Engineering.
This technical leadership role is responsible for delivering on Authentication's mission: seamless, secure, and scalable login experiences with robust extensibility for both B2B and B2C customers. Your teams own the core engine that authenticates billions of requests, the developer tools that make integration seamless, the extensibility capabilities that allow customers to tailor Auth0 to meet the demands of any use case, and the pioneering frameworks that allow AI Agents to operate securely in a zero-trust world.
What You Will Do:
- Work closely with our Engineering managers, Directors, and SVP of Engineering to help scale our Engineering Organization to meet our customer and product needs.
- Lead, mentor and coach a mix of new and seasoned engineering managers running widely distributed teams.
- Work closely with Product & Design to build the next generation of Identity products.
- Provide operational excellence and implement processes and policies that create efficiencies during a time of massive growth.
- Maintain our high security, performance and availability SLAs as we rapidly scale for enterprise customers handling billions of authentications.
- Lead teams that continuously ship new features with aggressive deadlines, measure the results, and iterate.
- Redefine "Developer Experience" for the AI era by build
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