Director, Marketing AI Strategy

San Francisco, CA (On-site)

$184K/yr – $309K/yrDirector/ExecutiveFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive marketing AI strategy and operations, leading a 5-person team across three portfolios to deliver measurable business value.

  • Must-have: Proven leadership of marketing/ops tech teams and ability to translate strategy into AI initiatives.
  • Standout: Governance liaison with central AI Hub and clear ROI-focused reporting.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Strategy & Leadership: Define and own the overall AI innovation strategy for the marketing organization, aligning all initiatives with core business objectives and a three-year horizon for growth and maturation.
  • Team Management: Lead and mentor a dedicated 5-person Marketing AI Spoke team, fostering a culture of rapid experimentation, iterative development, and operational excellence.
  • Portfolio Management: Oversee the delivery of AI solutions within three key portfolios: Content & Knowledge, Revenue & Growth, Customer Experience.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner directly with marketing strategy and operations leaders to identify high-impact opportunities, translate strategic goals into actionable AI initiatives, and ensure seamless integration of new AI agents and workflows into the existing technology stack.
  • Governance & Enablement: Establish a clear prioritization and governance framework for all AI initiatives. Partner with the Enablement Lead to drive a culture of AI fluency and adoption across the marketing organization.
  • Liaison to the Hub: Act as the primary interface with the central Okta AI Hub, ensuring all initiatives adhere to company-wide AI policies, security, and governance standards.
  • Business Value & Reporting: Define key performance indicators (KPIs) and report on the business value delivered, focusing on productivity, efficiency, revenue impact, and content quality.

Requirements

  • Experience: A proven track record of leading and scaling technology, data, or product-focused teams within a marketing or sales operations context.
  • Strategic Acumen: A thorough understanding of the B2B SaaS demand generation engine, with the ability to identify and prioritize AI applications that directly drive business growth.
  • Technical Fluency: A strong understanding of modern AI concepts, including large language models (LLMs), agentic AI, and intelligent automation. You don’t need to be a developer, but you must be able to understand technical concepts and their business implications.
  • Collaboration: Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and build consensus across diverse teams.
  • A "Human + AI" Philosophy: A belief that AI should augment human creativity and expertise, not replace it, with a commitment to a "human-in-the-loop" approach.

Benefits

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  • Developing Talent and Fostering Connection + Community at Okta
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Founded in 2009
San Francisco, California, USA
6.7K employees (499 in marketing)
65% recommend to a friend
75% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
175.4M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$318.8K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
10%
Direct
60.2%
Referral
27.9%
Social
0.2%
Paid
1.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~6.7K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
370 (6% of company)
Median Career Experience
13 years
Median Tenure
4.2 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
10

Funding

Total Funding
$1.2B
Last Raise
$1B
Post IPO Equity, 6 years ago

Funding History

  • Jun 2020
    Post IPO Equity • $1B
  • Mar 2017
    Secondary Market
  • Sep 2015
    Series F • $75M

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