Manager, Solutions Engineering, Okta (SLED)
$378k+Application analysis
Manager, Solutions Engineering, Okta (SLED) at Okta is a forward deployed identity & security role for engineers who want customer-facing technical work with real deployment ownership.
Reading this role
This Solutions / Sales Engineering role centers on technical discovery, demos, POCs, and helping buyers build internal consensus. Key signals from the listing: Customer on-site travel, Senior scope.
About Okta
Okta deploys identity for workforce and customer use cases with complex enterprise integration requirements. The role is anchored in Bellevue, California; Texas, so expect on-site customer work in that region.
Signals in the listing
Stand out for Manager, Solutions Engineering, Okta (SLED)
- Lead your application with one paragraph tying Manager, Solutions Engineering, Okta (SLED) to a specific customer or deployment you owned — Okta hires for shipped outcomes, not tool lists.
- Bring a tight demo narrative: customer pain, live workflow, and measurable before/after — treat the interview like a compressed POC.
- Show how you qualify opportunities and say no to bad-fit pilots; Okta values technical judgment in customer-facing roles.
- This role is tied to Bellevue, California; Texas — mention willingness to work on-site with customers and any existing ties to that market (clients, partners, or domain knowledge).
- Compensation is in a senior band — emphasize staff-level scope: cross-team influence, architecture decisions, and customer exec communication.
Stand out at Okta
- Demonstrate SSO/SAML/OIDC literacy with a concrete example — Okta will probe for specifics, not buzzwords.
- Demonstrate integration debugging with a concrete example — Okta will probe for specifics, not buzzwords.
- Identity is detail-heavy — show you have untangled messy IdP/HRIS/app integration graphs before.
- Read recent engineering blog posts, product launches, and customer stories on okta.com — reference one explicitly in your outreach to show genuine interest.
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Role description
Secure 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.
The Okta SLED Accounts Solutions Engineering Team
Okta Solutions Engineering team members have the rare combination of technical savviness and business insight and will hone each of these skills through advising a diverse set of customers on what is possible using Okta’s Identity Platform. We believe that Okta’s Solutions Engineers must empathize with customers and quickly discern their true technical needs by asking detailed and clarifying questions and presenting solutions that target those needs.
The Okta Solution Engineering Manager Opportunity
Reporting to the Director of Solutions Engineering for Public Sector Accounts, this role will lead a team of Solution Engineers, working with Okta’s State, Local, and Higher Education (SLED) accounts in the Central and Western US. Our Solutions Engineering leaders are adept at seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies. They are particularly results focused and partner closely with our Sales leadership to create and execute a plan of action to achieve our growth targets.
What you’ll be doing
Solution Engineering leaders prioritize the success of their team. You are responsible for working with your team on their professional growth through defined development plans and experiences. You own and report on the business impact of your team as they work with prospects who are evaluating the Okta identity platform. Team activities include demonstrations, technical deep dives, trials and proof-of-value evaluations. You will actively work on deals, proposing strategies to help insure the success of opportunities. This includes frequently participating in on-site deal support. You will always promote the sense of “team within a team” by collaborating with the greater presales teams and business units at Okta. Always recruiting! You will attract, recruit, ramp, and mentor a team of great Solutions Engineers from diverse backgrounds and experiences.
What you’ll bring to the role
Demonstrated success selling to US Public Sector (SLED preferred, or FED) Agencies. Ability to influence technical decision makers and executives, and service as an executive sponsor. Experience with and proponent of MEDDPICC and Value/Outcome based selling methodologies. A vision for Okta’s opportunity in the market and how our customers will leverage Okta solutions to drive business outcomes. 12+ years presales experience with supervisory
responsibilities or similar
Bachelors of Science in engineering, science or mathematics or equivalent experience And extra credit if you have experience in any of the following! Expertise in security product market trends and directional awareness of Okta’s roadmap and technology development efforts. Knowledge around the Okta platform and competitor product offerings. Competency with security concepts and solutions; knowledge of customer enterprise security security software (firewalls, proxies, VPN, CASB, databases and applications) preferred. P24807_3379294) Below is the annual On Target Compensation (OTE) range for candidates located in California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, Illinois, New York and Washington. Your actual OTE, which is inclusive of base salary and incentive compensation, will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location. In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable) and benefits, including health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), flexible spending account, and paid leave (including PTO and parental leave) in accordance with our applicable plans and policies. To learn more about our Total Rewards program please visit: https://rewards.okta.com/us.
The annual OTE range for this position for candidates located in California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, Illinois, New York, and Washington is between:
- $252,000—$378,000 USD
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