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# Employee Relations & Compliance Manager at Okta

- **Company:** Okta
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA
- **Compensation:** $132k–$204k
- **Posted:** 2026-10-21
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-23
- **Apply:** https://www.okta.com/company/careers/opportunity/8311034?gh_jid=8311034

## 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.

We are currently seeking an Employee Relations & Compliance Manager to become part of our global Employee Relations team.  This role will be responsible for responding to escalated concerns of potential policy violations; leading workplace investigations end-to-end; delivering recommendations around employee corrective action and influencing leaders accordingly; consulting with and advising People Consultants, managers, and senior leaders on other sensitive employment situations, including complex performance management escalations; supporting alternative dispute resolution; guiding organizational restructurings and position eliminations; and managing severance agreements resulting from involuntary terminations.  This role may also support various other People team initiatives and compliance projects in the interest of accelerating Okta’s growth, driving high-performance culture, and simplifying how the People team operates.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

- Conduct prompt and thorough investigations into potential policy violations, including allegations of harassment, discrimination, bullying, retaliation, and other misconduct.  Conduct investigatory interviews, gather other relevant evidence, write investigation reports, collaborate with cross-functional partners as needed, and debrief stakeholders.
- Calibrate and present recommendations for formal disciplinary action and/or other employee corrective action based on investigation findings.  Work with leaders to influence their alignment consistent with Okta’s values and the Code of Conduct. Ensure consistent application of policies and procedures.
- Thoroughly document investigative efforts internally using a case management system.
- Foster effective relationships with key partners and stakeholders, including but not limited to: People Business Partners, People Consultants, Employment Legal, Ethics & Compliance Legal, Learning and Development, and People Operations.
- Coach People Consultants, managers, and senior leaders on how to appropriately manage and resolve moderately complex ER issues and performance management issues.
- Support Okta’s leaders and PBPs with performance management and position elimination matters, in partnership with Employment Legal, providing recommendations and guidance in line with Okta’s established guidelines.
- Partner with team members throughout the People organization to communicate and educate on policies, procedures, and compliance.
- Collaborate with Employee Relations leadership to scale and refine the employee relations  function, including development of reactive and proactive initiatives, production of data analytics, and providing global employee relations support, ensuring an equitable and transparent employee experience across the company.
- Participate in the development and deployment of ER-related training and other team projects as needed.

Knowledge & Requirements:

- Strong interpersonal skills and professional judgment, as demonstrated by strong written and oral communication, and high emotional intelligence.
- Formal writing ability.  Can succinctly capture findings, analysis, and recommendations via written reports and summaries. Able to document investigative findings in a clear and logical manner through organized notes of witness interviews and/or summaries of other key evidence.
- Ability to use independent judgment, reasoning, problem-solving skills, and creativity in helping internal business customers resolve complex personnel matters.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team environment.
- Develop trust and rapport and influence cross-functional partners and business leaders.
- Remain respectful and empathetic when confronted with difficult and uncomfortable situations surrounding an investigation and/or performance management.
- Able to handle confidential information in a mature and professional manner.
- Ability to navigate ambiguity within a fast moving and changing environment.
- Project management experience or experience as a key project contributor.
- Effective at managing time and resources while prioritizing and balancing multiple commitments with some input from the manager.

Minimum Qualifications:

- Bachelor’s degree required.
- Minimum 8+ years of relevant employee relations experience, focused on ER investigations, employment legal, performance management, and/or HRBP experiences.
- Solid understanding of federal, state, and local labor and employment laws.
- Comfortable working with any level of employee or manager; able to read a situation and navigate complexity and ambiguity.
- Demonstrated sound judgment and experience assessing and mitigating risk.
- Ability to Influence: Shapes strategy, decisions, and org behavior through trust and insight.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Advanced degree, law degree, or other specialized training in employment investigations and/or employment law.
- Robust experience leading complex workplace investigations and/or leading cross-functional, multi-jurisdictional initiatives within a People or HR organization.
- Formal project management experience.

P20207_3593590 The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in the San Francisco Bay area is between: $148,000—$203,500 USD

Below is the annual base salary range for candidates located in California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, Illinois, New York and Washington. Your actual base salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location. In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable), bonus, and benefits, including health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), flexible spending account, and paid leave (including PTO and parental leave) in accordance with our applicable plans and policies. To learn more about our Total Rewards program please visit: https://rewards.okta.com/us.

The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, Illinois, New York, and Washington is between: $132,000—$181,500 USD

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. [okta.com/company/careers/job-listing](https://www.okta.com/company/careers/job-listing/)

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