#LifeAtOkta

Last week, we celebrated Okta’s 10 Year Anniversary all around the world. We toasted to what we’ve accomplished as a team, reflected on some of our favorite memories, and looked forward to what’s next. Here’s a look at the last ten years, and here’s to the next ten!

Okta has come a long way in ten years. From just a couple desks in a room to offices all over the world, we would not be the company we are today without our amazing team of builders. Their talent, contributions and commitment to our vision are what’s propelled this company forward. We spoke to our people about their stories of joining Okta,…

At Okta, we are “Always On”. The core of “Always On” starts with our Technical Operations team, ensuring that customers never have to worry about the Okta service. When our North America team goes to sleep, Jay Harrison, EMEA Technical Operations Site Reliability Engineering Manager, and team are committed to making sure “Always On” is a reality…

Europe’s Women in Sales Awards create awareness, encourage gender diversity as a way to strengthen organizations, and grow the pipeline of sales talent by celebrating the achievements of women in sales roles. The sales function is critical to a company’s success but when only 39% of salespeople in the tech industry are women, and only 21% are VPs…

The question I’m asked most frequently is, “What is it like to be a women in tech?” When they find out I work in engineering they are even more curious. “Is that challenging for you?” “Is there gender bias?” “Do you find it tiring to be surrounded by men all day?” I always want to answer that I don’t see a difference. That my teammates and…

Women hold 22% of the board seats at S&P 500 companies, but only 11% of board seats in companies with less than $1B in market cap. Last week, we co-hosted an event with the Athena Alliance exploring how we increase those numbers. We discussed the changing roles and focus of the modern boardroom — and the work we can do together to bring more…

Ever received an email from Okta or attended an Okta-hosted event in EMEA? Chances are Myriah Thompson, regional marketing manager at Okta, was behind it. Myriah is responsible for creating demand through strategic programs throughout the EMEA region. Read on to see how she does it and get a peek into #lifeatOkta in our London office! How did you…

Women@Okta (W@Okta) recently launched a new program called W@Okta Talks, where Okta employees have the opportunity to present on the topic of their choice, and have so far included topics such as productivity and career growth. For our August event, we organized a panel focused on women in tech sales (watch the panel here). We invited external…

We all know there is a serious pipeline problem when it comes to diversity in tech. In fact, Black or Latinx employees comprise “just 10% of technical employees in the tech workforce” according to the Kapor Center for Social Impact’s Leaky Tech Pipeline Report. The report outlines six key areas across the pipeline where the larger tech community…

Customer success is one of our core values at Okta -- it's at the heart of everything we do. No one knows that better than our dedicated customer success managers. Being able to work, communicate, and problem solve with our customers all day, everyday, is what drives enterprise customer success manager, Scott Campbell. Early mornings and long…