Head of Sales & Partnerships - Korea

Seoul, South Korea

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Due to our growth expectations, we are seeking an exceptional, growth-minded sales leader to join our team as a Head of Sales & Partnerships Korea. Reporting to the Senior Vice President, APAC, the Head of Sales & Partnerships Korea will define Okta’s market strategy and be responsible for all operational aspects of the business in a matrix environment. 

You will work collaboratively to lead (both directly and indirectly) a full go-to-market team covering all functions to support the revenue growth of the Korea plus market. You will help transform and integrate all GTM functions, evolving an already world-class field operation, while achieving significant revenue growth annually. In addition to requisite passion, skills, and experience, you will have a measurable track record in building and managing high-performing sales organizations. 

You will have the ability to develop and implement an effective go-to-market plan aligned with Okta’s overall strategy, act as the Okta spokesperson in the region, and be the executive sponsor for key customer and partner relationships. You are an inspiring leader of people who can recruit and retain exceptional sales talent, support the team in delivering on the agreed metrics, and while leading from the front, work alongside the team to exceed the targets for the region. 

Okta is Partner First in Korea. This means that we drive all our business with and through partners. You must be able drive clear and strategic alignment between Okta and our partners resulting in increased investment in Okta from these partners, pipeline growth, customer success and ultimately increased ARR. 

You will need to work closely with other functional leaders who will be establishing teams in Korea. To establish a local culture aligned with Okta’s values and also aligns with the local culture of Korea. This is a unique career opportunity for an entrepreneurial and driven sales leader to spearhead the expansion of a global market leader leveraging the existing local customer references, partner base, and alliance relationships.

 What We Are Looking For:

  • Strong track record in hiring, leading, and developing high-performing teams
  • Strong track record in, recruiting, leading, and developing high-performing partnerships.
  • Experienced at adapting and growing in fast-growing and changing environments
  • Experience in developing scaled selling motion across enterprise, commercial and digital native market segments 
  • Successful in effectively influencing key stakeholders at our customers, partners, and within Okta

As the Head of Sales & Partnerships Korea you will:

  • Attract, recruit, hire, and mentor the go-to-market team 
  • Lead partner first go-to-market strategy and engagements. This means collaborating with distributors, CSPs (esp AWS), SIs, boutique partners and tech alliances
  • Manage a team of Strategic, Enterprise, Commercial sales teams and Partner resources closely with other functional teams (SEs, PS, Channel/Alliances team, Legal, Desk Desk etc.).
  • Foster an open, inclusive, and positive team-oriented environment, building a results-driven culture of accountability and transparency.
  • Actively support the cultural cadence for the team e.g. All Hands, team building, Okta4Good community engagement, local ERG engagement etc.
  • Lead by example, set expectations, follow through effectively, and provide coaching and mentorship as needed, and ensure that managers do the same for their team.
  • Be accountable for consistently delivering and overachieving against targets – ensuring Okta’s goals, and objectives are achieved consistently and sustainably.
  • Effectively develop, design, build, and execute all aspects of the Regional business plan to predictably and consistently generate short-term results while holding a long-term perspective of overall results.
  • Own the pipeline generation strategy and with internal stakeholders to execute against the strategy.
  • Maintain market intelligence and develop strategies to maintain Okta’s leadership position.
  • Have a growth mindset with the ability to outline the long-term vision and strategy.
  • Provide leadership and oversight to ensure the team leverages and deploys resources efficiently and for the highest impact. Collaborating with sales engineering, channels/alliances, customer success, renewals professional services, product, legal, marketing, and engineering teams to create a seamless customer experience.
  • Ensure the best utilisation of supporting resources jointly with the Sales management team develop and maintain relevant senior-level contacts within the Okta partner eco-system (ISVs, resellers, and GSIs).

You will be a great fit for us if you have:

  • Over 10 years of experience building and running enterprise or commercial sales teams in the software industry
  • Over 3 years of experience as a first line leader
  • Managed a partner ecosystem and enjoy strong relationships with Korean distributors, partners and SIs. Exposure to AWS’ selling motions (Marketplace, CPPO) will be an advantage.
  • Must have previously led a $5M+ (min) ARR sales organisation with 40%+ growth
  • Relevant software industry experience in any of the following: cybersecurity, cloud enterprise or infrastructure management, application development and management, security, business applications and/or analytics. Subscription, SaaS, or Cloud software experience.
  • History of consistently meeting/exceeding targets 
  • Excellent leadership and influencing skills; ability to build strong business partnerships both outside, and within the organisation.
  • Highly professional persona and polished demeanour. Strong verbal and written communication skills; effective at delivering executive-level presentations.
  • Mastery of Consultative/solution selling methodologies such as MEDDPICC, 3 Why’s Challenger, Solution Selling, and Sandler
  • Technically strong and accustomed to selling to CEOs, CFOs, CIOs, CTOs and Line of Business
  • Operationally strong and experienced in bringing structure to their organisation
  • An innovator with the courage to nourish “outside the box” thinking to the surface and pursue new ideas

Okta’s Top 5 Core Leadership Competencies are part of the deeply ingrained principles that guide all of our company’s actions. They also align strongly to our cultural cornerstones, our Okta values: love our customers, empower our people, never stop innovating, act with integrity, and maintain transparency. It’s our expectation that our managers and leaders embody these core competencies

  • Builds Effective Teams: Building strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals.          
  • Demonstrates Self-Awareness (EQ): Using a combination of feedback and reflection to gain productive insight into personal strengths and weaknesses.
  • Develops Talent: Developing people to meet both their career goals and the organization’s goals.
  • Drives Results: Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.
  • Strategic Mindset: Seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies.

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