Get to know Okta
Okta is The World’s Identity Company. We free everyone to safely use any technology, anywhere, on any device or app. Our flexible and neutral products, Okta Platform and Auth0 Platform, provide secure access, authentication, and automation, placing identity at the core of business security and growth.
At Okta, we celebrate a variety of perspectives and experiences. We are not looking for someone who checks every single box - we’re looking for lifelong learners and people who can make us better with their unique experiences.
Join our team! We’re building a world where Identity belongs to you.
The Opportunity
Are you a builder who thrives on driving quality hiring outcomes in partnership with your business leaders? Okta is a leader in Identity, and our Dublin office is a core hub for our EMEA growth. In this Senior Recruiter role, you will be a key player in building and growing our EMEA teams from our Dublin location.
This is a unique opportunity to act as both a strategic partner and a recruiting expert. You will have significant ownership in how Okta positions itself in the market for top talent and for creating a world-class internal culture that the best of the best want to be a part of. We are looking for a ground-floor owner and builder of both talent pipelines and business relationships across all functions.
Come join us and be a part of our incredible growth story in EMEA!
Areas of Focus
- Strategic Partnership: Align key talent initiatives and resources with Okta's core business objectives across all functions in Dublin and throughout EMEA.
- Talent Sourcing: Own the full-cycle recruitment process, developing and executing strategic sourcing plans to build robust talent pipelines for technical, G&A, and sales profiles.
- Operational Excellence: Drive efficiencies that scale; focused on metrics, process, and technology. Build and align operating rhythms that ensure the team hits established KPIs.
- Partnership & Influence: Work closely with leaders across Finance, HR, and other key business units to deliver short- and long-term talent solutions that drive growth and efficiency.
- Brand Ambassador: Act as a Brand Ambassador and steward of talent for Okta, leading internal and external events to enhance our employer brand.
What You Will Do
- Build and drive internal and external talent branding programs (e.g., referral drives, tech talks, webinars, LinkedIn campaigns, blog posts, hiring events).
- Partner directly with internal business leadership (up to VP level) and teams across HR, Finance, Operations, Compensation, and Benefits.
- Build and share retroactive and forward-looking analytics with internal stakeholders to drive continuous improvement.
- Work across global locations and time zones, influencing in a matrixed organizational structure.
- Balance short- and long-term goals, delivering on immediate needs while planning for future growth.
- Manage projects and programs within the talent acquisition space.
What You Will Bring
- Demonstrated experience in a high growth SaaS organization, in a business-facing role with experience recruiting across a variety of profiles (GTM, Early Career, Engineering, and G&A) in the Dublin and broader EMEA market.
- Experience in employee relations or as an HR Business Partner.
- A strong foundation in data and analytics, including the ability to share talent market insights and success metrics (hires, run rates, acceptance rates, talent availability, etc.).
- The ability to balance short- and long-term goals.
- Direct experience working across global locations and time zones, influencing without direct ownership.
- A curious, intellectually driven mindset; you never stop looking for ways to improve the business, yourself, or your team.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and collaborative skills.
#LI-MK1
#LI-hybrid
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.
If reasonable accommodation is needed to complete any part of the job application, interview process, or onboarding please use this Form to request an accommodation.
Okta is committed to complying with applicable data privacy and security laws and regulations. For more information, please see our Privacy Policy at https://www.okta.com/privacy-policy/.