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Okta · 15 hours ago

Enterprise Business Architect

San Francisco, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$270K/yr - $372K/yr

10+ years exp

Okta is The World’s Identity Company, focused on providing secure access and automation with identity at the core of business security. They are seeking a senior Enterprise Business Architect to drive enterprise transformation initiatives, partnering with business and technology leaders to create AI-driven operating models that deliver measurable outcomes.

CRMEnterprise SoftwareIdentity ManagementIT InfrastructureManagement Information SystemsSoftwareWeb Development

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Define current and target-state, AI-by-design operating models across people, process, technology, and data

Translate business strategy into actionable transformation roadmaps

Anchor major initiatives in clearly defined outcomes and value metrics

Act as a thought partner to senior business leaders

Challenge assumptions and reframe problem statements

Help leaders move from “what system do we want?” to “how should we operate?”

Collaborate with Product Managers, Architects, and PMO to align execution with enterprise intent

Ensure consistency across initiatives without constraining innovation

Provide guardrails, not prescriptions

Develop and maintain business capability maps and value streams

Establish shared language and models that are actively used

Identify cross-domain dependencies and opportunities for simplification

Qualification

Enterprise ArchitectureBusiness Capability ModelingValue Stream MappingOperating Model DesignAI TransformationsAgile/Lean MethodologiesArchitecture FrameworksProblem FramingCommunication SkillsFacilitation Skills

Required

10+ years in business architecture, enterprise architecture, strategy, management consulting, or transformation roles within complex, scaled technology organizations

Demonstrated success shaping future-state business architecture utilizing AI, and leading enterprise or cross-domain transformation initiatives from concept through delivery

Strong expertise in business capability modeling, value stream mapping, operating model design, and linking architecture to portfolio planning and execution

Proven ability to influence without authority, navigate competing priorities, and build alignment among senior leaders and stakeholders

Experience working in modern product/engineering operating models (Agile/Lean, platform teams, product portfolios) and translating architecture into actionable backlogs/roadmaps

Ability to frame problems and recommendations with business case rigor (outcomes, costs, trade-offs, risks, benefits, sequencing)

Strong facilitation and communication skills; able to simplify complexity and produce high-quality executive-ready artifacts

Familiarity with architecture frameworks and tools (e.g., BIZBOK, TOGAF, capability/value stream taxonomies; modeling and visualization tools such as LeanIX, ADO, Jira/Confluence, Lucidchart/Miro)

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Preferred

Experience in SaaS, enterprise software, identity/security, or high-scale cloud platforms, and/or enterprise IT transformation within similar environments

Prior work aligning business architecture to data/analytics/AI operating models, including data products, governance, and decision intelligence

Experience with enterprise portfolio management (investment governance, demand management, OKRs, program increments) and benefits realization

Exposure to process excellence methods (Lean, Six Sigma) and measurable operational improvement delivery

Master's degree (MBA, MS) or relevant certifications (e.g., BIZBOK/Business Architecture, TOGAF)

Experience with M&A integration and/or scaling operating models through rapid growth

Benefits

Health, dental and vision insurance

401(k)

Flexible spending account

Paid leave (including PTO and parental leave)

Company

Okta

Glassdoor3.6

Okta is a management platform that secures critical resources from cloud to ground for workforce and customers.

Founded in 2009

San Francisco, California, USA

5001-10000 employees

http://www.okta.com

H1B Sponsorship

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Funding

Current Stage

Public Company

Total Funding

$1.23B

Key Investors

Andreessen Horowitz,Greylock,Sequoia CapitalSequoia CapitalAndreessen Horowitz

2020-06-08Post Ipo Equity· $1B

2017-04-06IPO

2017-03-30Secondary Market

Leadership Team

Todd McKinnon

CEO & Co-Founder

Frederic Kerrest

Vice-Chairman & Co-Founder