# Senior Manager, Solutions Engineering, Auth0

**Company**: Okta
**Location**: Bellevue, Washington; Chicago, Illinois; New York, New York; San Francisco, California; Washington, DC
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $252,000-$347,000
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

## Job Overview

We are seeking a Senior Manager, Solutions Engineering, Auth0 to lead the technical presales strategy for our most transformative enterprise accounts.

## The Role

As a Senior Manager, Solutions Engineering, Auth0, you will report to the Senior Director, AMER Presales Strategic Accounts, and lead the Auth0 Solutions Engineering team focused on Okta's highest-value and highest-potential enterprise customers.

## Responsibilities

- Lead and Scale a High-Performing Team: Lead and mentor a team of ~10 Senior and Principal Solutions Engineers specialising in Auth0.

- Drive Strategic Engagements: Standardise and execute technical sales playbooks designed for complex Auth0 scenarios.

- Champion Architectural Rigor: Oversee technical validations, proofs of concept (POCs), and architectural reviews for high-concurrency, mission-critical consumer and business applications.

- Serve as an Executive Technical Sponsor: Act as an active executive sponsor on Tier-1 opportunities.

- Influence the Auth0 Roadmap: Serve as a crucial strategic feedback channel between our largest enterprise clients and Auth0 Product and Engineering teams.

- Operationalise Cross-Functional Alliances: Partner closely with Strategic Sales leadership to operationalise enterprise sales methodologies.

## Requirements

- Proven CIAM Domain Expertise: Substantial presales or architectural background specifically within Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM).

- Presales Leadership Experience: 4+ years of directly managing and scaling a high-performing technical presales or solutions engineering team within enterprise SaaS.

- Deep Identity Protocol Knowledge: Strong working comprehension of modern identity protocols and architectures.

- High-Scale Application Architecture Fluency: Proven ability to navigate large-scale architectural challenges.

- Enterprise Sales Acumen: Demonstrated success applying value-based selling methodologies to close complex, multi-stakeholder enterprise deals.

- Executive Presence: Exceptional communication and presentation skills.

## Nice to Have

- 12+ years of total technical presales, solutions architecture, or professional services experience in enterprise security or software development.

- Hands-on background in full-stack web/mobile application development, API design, or modern cloud architectures.

- Direct experience competing in or analysing the broader Identity and Access Management (IAM) and Customer Identity (CIAM) competitive landscape.

- Familiarity with adjacent technologies: Web Application Firewalls (WAF), bot management/fraud detection, Customer Data Platforms (CDP), and CRM ecosystems.

## Location and Work Arrangements

The role will require 2 days a week in the office if you live within 50 miles of an Okta office. Other locations are remote.

## Compensation and Benefits

The annual On Target Compensation (OTE) range for this position is between $252,000-$347,000 USD. Okta offers equity and benefits, including health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), flexible spending account, and paid leave.

## Skills

### Required
- Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM)
- Identity protocols and architectures
- High-scale application architecture
- Enterprise sales
- Executive presence

### Nice to have
- Full-stack web/mobile application development
- API design
- Modern cloud architectures
- Web Application Firewalls (WAF)
- Bot management/fraud detection
- Customer Data Platforms (CDP)
- CRM ecosystems

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