Staff Technical Program Manager

Okta Okta · Enterprise · Bangalore, India · Eng Program Mgmt-615

Okta is seeking a Staff Technical Program Manager to partner with Product and Engineering teams to implement, maintain, and optimize complex operational processes for their AI initiatives. The role involves driving execution and alignment across multiple teams, overseeing the delivery of critical features, and ensuring predictability, risk mitigation, and outcome alignment at scale. The ideal candidate thrives in complex technical environments and can orchestrate cross-team work with clarity and agility.

What you'd actually do

  1. Drive large-scale, complex, cross-functional programs from design through delivery.
  2. Partner with Product and Engineering to define scope, value, and technical requirements, securing commitments across organizations.
  3. Orchestrate planning, prioritization, and execution, managing the integrated program plan and timelines across disparate functions.
  4. Proactively identify and resolve risks, dependencies, and impediments, clearly communicating trade-offs and solutions to stakeholders.
  5. Build and maintain strong relationships, serving as the central point of contact and providing consistent transparency into program goals, progress, and quality.

Skills

Required

  • 7 - 10 years of Technical Program Management experience in a software, SaaS, or systems development environment.
  • Track record of collaboration in order to manage and successfully deliver large-scale technology programs.
  • Excellence in identifying and managing risks across multiple technical projects
  • Expert in leveraging Jira to manage complex project workflows, track deliverables, and report on progress
  • Experience collaborating with globally distributed teams
  • Ability to clearly communicate and establish credibility with technical and non-technical stakeholders, including executive audiences.
  • Ability to influence and work through others within a matrix organization.
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills, especially in a remote environment.
  • Passion for understanding ambiguous, complex problems and driving high-quality, innovative, and robust solutions.
  • Experience with agile and other program management methodologies.
  • Strong attention to detail and focus on execution in a data-informed environment.
  • A passion for enabling teams to adopt, manage, and optimize processes and tooling.

Nice to have

  • Strong knowledge of Agile Scrum principles and practices. Certification in Agile methodologies, like Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or Professional Scrum Master (PSM) preferred.
  • Ability to analyze and interpret delivery metrics to guide teams toward more predictable and mature execution.
  • Delivery of high-priority, customer-facing programs on schedule and with clear stakeholder alignment.
  • Preferred degree in Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field
  • PMP, PRINCE2 or equivalent
  • CSM, PSM or equivalent

What the JD emphasized

  • own delivery execution
  • predictability, risk mitigation, and outcome alignment
  • improved predictability and reduced risk
  • Increased visibility into value flow
  • prevents bottlenecks
  • timely escalations and decision-making