--- title: 'Commercial Account Executive at Okta' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/commercial-account-executive-okta-bengaluru-5ba0f4z2f022' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-23' --- # Commercial Account Executive at Okta - **Company:** Okta - **Location:** Bengaluru, India - **Posted:** 2026-10-21 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-23 - **Apply:** https://www.okta.com/company/careers/opportunity/8288466?gh_jid=8288466 ## Job description Secure Every Identity, from AI to Human Identity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI. Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era. This work requires a relentless drive to solve complex challenges with real-world stakes. We are looking for builders and owners who operate with speed and urgency and execute with excellence. This is an opportunity to do career-defining work. We're all in on this mission. If you are too, let's talk. The Okta Sales Team Okta’s vision is to free everyone to safely use any technology, anywhere. We provide a secure, highly available, enterprise-grade platform that protects billions of workforce logins each year. As an Okta AE, you will drive territory growth across India—acquiring new commercial / mid-market customers while also strengthening and expanding relationships with existing customers through upsell and cross-sell opportunities. With the support of your Okta ecosystem, you’ll deliver consistent results with an unwavering commitment to customer success. The Opportunity We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Commercial / Mid-Market Account Executive who is passionate about security, identity, and building long-term partnerships with customers in India. You will be responsible for both new business acquisition and account expansion, enabling India’s mid-market organizations to modernize their identity strategy with Okta. ## What You’ll Be Doing - Pipeline Generation & New Business: Establish a vision and plan to consistently build new pipeline across commercial / mid-market accounts in India. - Territory Growth: Consistently achieve revenue targets through both net new logos and expansion of existing customers. - Upsell & Cross-sell: Drive growth within existing accounts by identifying opportunities to expand Okta’s footprint across workforce identity, customer identity, and adjacent use cases. - C-Suite Engagement: Position Okta’s value with senior executives, articulating how we secure their workforce, customers, and partners. - Account Strategy: Identify, develop, and execute account strategies that deliver repeatable and predictable bookings. - Partnerships: Leverage GSIs, regional SIs, and the broader partner ecosystem in India to open new opportunities and expand existing engagements. - Collaboration: Work closely with Okta’s ecosystem (SDRs, partners, presales, customer success, etc.) to maximize account coverage and customer value. - Value-Based Selling: Adopt a consultative approach, bringing a compelling point of view to each customer conversation. - Travel: Meet with customers, prospects, and partners across India as required. ## What You’ll Bring to the Role - 5+ years of success selling complex SaaS solutions, ideally in security, identity, or adjacent technologies in the India market. - Demonstrated ability to grow commercial / mid-market accounts through upselling and cross-selling, as well as acquiring new customers. - Strong track record selling into the C-suite and senior decision makers across commercial / mid-market organizations. - Experience working closely with GSIs and regional SIs in India to drive joint opportunities. - Excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills across technical and business audiences. - Proven ability to manage complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles with predictable outcomes. - Familiarity with MEDDPICC, Challenger, or other value-based sales methodologies (Okta uses MEDDPICC). - Self-driven, confident, and adaptable, with the humility to work effectively in teams. #LI-Onsite P26127 The Okta Experience - [Supporting Your Well-Being](http://rewards.okta.com) - [Driving Social Impact](https://www.okta.com/company/okta-for-good/) - [Developing Talent and Fostering Connection + Community](https://www.okta.com/company/talent-connection-community/) We are intentional about connection. Our global community, spanning over 20 offices worldwide, is united by a drive to innovate. Your journey begins with an immersive, in-person onboarding experience designed to accelerate your impact and connect you to our mission and team from day one. 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](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1EfiEYZrIyhA2X4Fijk0R3RKYOzNoS3wtvyM4nhbZnXE/edit) to request an accommodation. Notice for New York City Applicants & Employees: Okta may use Automated Employment Decision Tools (AEDT), as defined by New York City Local Law 144, that use artificial intelligence, machine learning, or other automated processes to assist in our recruitment and hiring process. In accordance with NYC Local Law 144, if you are an applicant or employee residing in New York City, please [click here](https://talent.okta.com/new-york-city-aedt-notice.html) to view our full NYC AEDT Notice. ## About Okta ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Okta is The World’s Identity Company™, providing cloud-based identity and access management (IAM) solutions that securely connect people to technology, now extended to AI agents. - **Entity Type**: Public (NASDAQ: OKTA) - **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, USA - **Founded**: 2009 - **Founders**: Todd McKinnon and Frederic Kerrest ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Cybersecurity – Identity and Access Management (IAM) - **Target customers**: B2B, Enterprise (two-thirds of the Fortune 100, major government agencies), SMBs, and developer teams (via Auth0) - **Mission or purpose**: “Free everyone to safely use any technology.” ## Products & Services - **[Okta Workforce Identity](https://www.okta.com/)**: Cloud-based IAM for employees, contractors, and partners – includes single sign-on (SSO), multi-factor authentication (MFA), lifecycle management, and privileged access controls. (SaaS) - **[Okta Customer Identity (Auth0)](https://www.okta.com/)**: Developer-friendly platform for authenticating and authorizing users in consumer and SaaS applications. (SaaS/API) - **[Okta for AI Agents](https://www.okta.com/)**: A new offering that brings AI agents into the identity security fabric – enables discovery, onboarding, protection, and governance of machine identities. (SaaS) ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available in provided sources (publicly traded; refer to stock exchange data). - **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue – Not publicly available in provided sources. - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not detailed in provided materials; the company highlights that two-thirds of the Fortune 100 and thousands of organizations trust Okta [okta.com/company](https://www.okta.com/company/). - **Growth Signals**: Strong push into AI agent security; “Always secure. Always on.” commitment; global presence in 15 countries. ## Competitive Advantages - Trusted by the largest enterprises and governments – a deeply embedded identity standard. - Comprehensive platform covering both workforce and customer identity under one fabric. - Pioneering the identity framework for AI agents, creating a new moat in the machine-identity space. - **Okta Secure Identity Commitment (OSIC)** – a long-term pledge to lead against identity-based attacks, reinforcing reliability and transparency. ## Strategic Focus - Securing the “agentic enterprise” by extending identity governance to AI agents. - Continuous innovation in IAM to address emerging threats (phishing, AI-powered attacks). - Expanding the Auth0 developer ecosystem and deepening integrations with cloud platforms. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Values-driven (“Love our customers,” “Always secure. Always on.,” “Build and own it,” “Drive what’s next”). Strong emphasis on security, ownership, and customer success [okta.com/company/careers](https://www.okta.com/company/careers/). - **Work model**: Hybrid and remote-friendly – listings show “US Remote,” “UK Remote,” and office locations in 15 countries (e.g., San Francisco, Toronto, London, Tokyo, Bengaluru) [okta.com/company/careers/job-listing](https://www.okta.com/company/careers/job-listing/). - **Perks**: Competitive salary, employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), flexible PTO, professional development resources, and social impact programs (Okta for Good, 1% Pledge) [okta.com/company/careers](https://www.okta.com/company/careers/?gh_src=7j0um41). - **Engineering culture**: Teams build secure, reliable systems at scale; early career programs and a focus on AI identity security offer cutting-edge challenges. ## Sources 1. [okta.com](https://www.okta.com/) 2. [okta.com/company](https://www.okta.com/company/) 3. [okta.com/company/careers](https://www.okta.com/company/careers/) 4. [okta.com/company/careers (benefits)](https://www.okta.com/company/careers/?gh_src=7j0um41) 5. 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