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Okta is The World’s Identity Company. We free everyone to safely use any technology—anywhere, on any device or app. Our Workforce and Customer Identity Clouds enable secure yet flexible access, authentication, and automation that transforms how people move through the digital world, putting Identity at the heart of business security and growth.
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This is a contract position through our staffing partner Magnit
In the Contract Recruiter role, you will be responsible, along with your peers, for building and growing the very first site location for Okta in India! The right candidate will be the ground floor owner and builder of both the Recruiting team and business across all functions, with a heavy emphasis on Engineering and Product hiring. This person will help to define how Okta positions itself in the market for tech talent among other verticals and for creating a world-class internal culture that the best of the best want to be a part of. In this unique, first-of-its-kind role, you will be expected to balance work across global geographies while acting as the market expert and owner of our newest growth center. Come join us!
AREAS OF FOCUS
- Hire India business needs in and around the Bengaluru area (Outer Rim)
- Align key talent initiatives and resources with Okta's core business objectives
- Organizational design; building an effective organization designed to deliver at scale in a hyper-growth company
- Strategic Account Management - partner with key product unit leaders and managers to ensure hiring of the right talent at the right time.
- Partnership & Influence - Work closely with Finance & HR leaders to deliver short & long term talent solutions that drive growth & efficiency
- Operational Excellence – drive efficiencies that scale; metrics, process, technology
- Build and align operating rhythms that ensure the team hits established KPI's
- Seen as a Brand Ambassador and steward of talent for Okta
QUALIFICATIONS:
- 7+ years in corporate, internal recruiting business facing role with experience recruiting across Engineering, Product, IT, Sales and G&A profiles in the India market
- Demonstrated experience building and driving internal and external talent branding (referral drives, tech talks, webinars, LinkedIn campaigns, blog posts, hiring events etc) is required
- 5+ years demonstrated building, growing business teams in the India geographical
- market
- 5+ years direct partnership with internal business leadership up to VP and partners (HR, Finance, Ops, compensation, benefits teams) building strategy and hiring execution plans
- Direct experience working across global locations and time zones and influencing without ownership in a dotted-line organizational structure
- Direct experience building and sharing retroactive and forward-looking analytics with internal stakeholders on the talent market and internal success metrics in Recruiting (hires, run rates, acceptance rates, talent availability, and more)
- Demonstrated ability to balance short & long; you understand the need to meet short-term goals while planning for future growth and scale
This role is not eligible for the Okta-sponsored benefits listed below. Benefits will be provided through Magnit.
What you can look forward to as a Full-Time Okta employee!
- Amazing Benefits
- Making Social Impact
- Developing Talent and Fostering Connection + Community at Okta
Okta cultivates a dynamic work environment, providing the best tools, technology and benefits to empower our employees to work productively in a setting that best and uniquely suits their needs. Each organization is unique in the degree of flexibility and mobility in which they work so that all employees are enabled to be their most creative and successful versions of themselves, regardless of where they live. Find your place at Okta today! https://www.okta.com/company/careers/.
Some roles may require travel to one of our office locations for in-person onboarding.
Okta is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, marital status, age, physical or mental disability, or status as a protected veteran. We also consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and convictions records, consistent with applicable laws.
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What We Do
Okta is the leading independent identity provider. The Okta Identity Cloud enables organizations to securely connect the right people to the right technologies at the right time. With more than 7,000 pre-built integrations to applications and infrastructure providers, Okta provides simple and secure access to people and organizations everywhere, giving them the confidence to reach their full potential. More than 10,000 organizations, including JetBlue, Nordstrom, Siemens, Slack, T-Mobile, Takeda, Teach for America, and Twilio, trust Okta to help protect the identities of their workforces and customers.
