Sr. UX Designer

Okta, Inc.; Toronto; Remote; CAD 86,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in identity management is seeking a passionate Sr. UX Designer to innovate and enhance digital experiences. This role involves collaboration with cross-functional teams and requires a blend of strategic insight and advanced UX design skills. You'll drive impactful design, advocate for user needs, and contribute to measurable business objectives while enjoying comprehensive benefits and a collaborative environment.

Benefits

Health, dental, and vision insurance

RRSP with a match

Telemedicine

Paid leave including PTO and parental leave

Annual salary range based on experience

Qualifications

• Expertise in Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD.
• Ability to interpret user behavior data into optimized designs.
• Strong understanding of A/B testing.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to align designs with brand objectives.
• Present and articulate rationale for design ideas clearly.
• Perform UX research to gather insights and inform design decisions.

Skills

Expertise in modern UX tools

Proficiency in research methods

Strong interpersonal skills

Deep empathy for users

Experience with Agile methodologies

Job description

Get to know Okta

Get to know Okta

Okta is The World’s Identity Company. We free everyone to safely use any technology—anywhere, on any device or app. Our Workforce and Customer Identity Clouds enable secure yet flexible access, authentication, and automation that transforms how people move through the digital world, putting Identity at the heart of business security and growth.

At Okta, we celebrate a variety of perspectives and experiences. We are not looking for someone who checks every single box - we’re looking for lifelong learners and people who can make us better with their unique experiences.

Join our team! We’re building a world where Identity belongs to you.

About our team

The Studio team at Okta functions like an internal agency within the Marketing org. We are composed of creatives, strategists, producers and marketing managers alike. Our team’s focus is to lead the brand, tell powerful stories and inspire creative excellence. As a partner to the Digital team, we strive for shared KPIs, strategies and processes to activate our brand on our digital experiences and push the brand and business forward.

Join our team! We’re building a world where Identity belongs to you. Learn more about our in-house team on “in-house in-focus. ”

About this role

Okta Digital is looking for a passionate Sr. UX Designer to join our team. The ideal candidate drives innovative, product storytelling digital experiences. You love working with brand guidelines, design systems, and collaborate well with cross-functional teams to get projects launched. You have experience in designing large-scale projects that require long-term, end-to-end thinking. You have both a strategic mindset to drive impactful design decisions that align with business goals, and proficiency in research methods to gather insights and inform design decisions. Reporting into the Principal UX Designer, you will help to tell the Okta story on our websites, always advocating for the User and meeting KPIs.

This role will be instrumental in collaborating with the Marketing, Brand, and Analytics to craft digitally innovative and smart user experience solutions that meet requirements while pushing the brand. The right person for this role will have a solid understanding of how users think, behave, and interact with products or services.

What you will do

• You'll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure designs align with brand objectives and deliver measurable results
• Ensure understanding of project briefs and ability to craft thoughtful design solutions
• Present and articulate rationale for ideas in a clear and concise manner
• Keep track of, summarize, and share Success metrics Post-launch
• Perform UX research to gather insights and inform design decisions.

What experience you have

Advanced Technical Skills

• Expertise in modern UX tools (e.g., Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD).
• Expertise with design systems and codebases to maintain consistency across projects.
• At Okta we believe in the motto “Show, don’t tell”. Must be willing to jump into Figma to inspire, brainstorm, explore, and create new and innovative solutions with the team.

Proficiency in research methods

• Ability to interpret user behavior data, analytics (e.g., Google Analytics, Tableau), and raw data into optimized designs.
• Knowledge of A/B testing and how to use data to validate hypotheses.

Strategic Visioning

• Experience in designing large-scale projects or enterprise-level products that require long-term thinking.
• Ability to balance creative freedom with strategic priorities (e.g., aligning user experience with business objectives).

Collaboration and Communication

• Strong interpersonal skills to work closely with cross-functional teams, including product managers, engineers, developers, and content creators.
• Ability to translate complex data or insights into clear, actionable design decisions.

User Empathy and Problem-Solving

• Deep empathy for users, understanding their pain points and needs.
• A mindset focused on solving real problems through innovative design solutions.

Iteration and Feedback

• Strong understanding of how to gather feedback, iterate on designs, and refine solutions based on user testing.
• Experience with Agile methodologies or other iterative design processes.

Why you are excited about this role

• You are highly motivated and a self-starter.
• You are efficient and organized in your work.
• You love working collaboratively.

Why we are excited about you

• You are an inspiring, positive, force of nature.
• You are always bringing new ideas to the table.
• You are passionate for design and keen to grow and take on new challenges to further professional development.
  
  
  

Below is the annual salary range for candidates located in Canada. Your actual salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable), bonus, and benefits, including health, dental, and vision insurance, RRSP with a match, healthcare spending, telemedicine, 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/can .

The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in Canada is between:

Get to know Okta

Okta is The World’s Identity Company. We free everyone to safely use any technology—anywhere, on any device or app. Our Workforce and Customer Identity Clouds enable secure yet flexible access, authentication, and automation that transforms how people move through the digital world, putting Identity at the heart of business security and growth.

At Okta, we celebrate a variety of perspectives and experiences. We are not looking for someone who checks every single box - we’re looking for lifelong learners and people who can make us better with their unique experiences.

Join our team! We’re building a world where Identity belongs to you.

About our team

The Studio team at Okta functions like an internal agency within the Marketing org. We are composed of creatives, strategists, producers and marketing managers alike. Our team’s focus is to lead the brand, tell powerful stories and inspire creative excellence. As a partner to the Digital team, we strive for shared KPIs, strategies and processes to activate our brand on our digital experiences and push the brand and business forward.

Join our team! We’re building a world where Identity belongs to you. Learn more about our in-house team on “in-house in-focus. ”

About this role

Okta Digital is looking for a passionate Sr. UX Designer to join our team. The ideal candidate drives innovative, product storytelling digital experiences. You love working with brand guidelines, design systems, and collaborate well with cross-functional teams to get projects launched. You have experience in designing large-scale projects that require long-term, end-to-end thinking. You have both a strategic mindset to drive impactful design decisions that align with business goals, and proficiency in research methods to gather insights and inform design decisions. Reporting into the Principal UX Designer, you will help to tell the Okta story on our websites, always advocating for the User and meeting KPIs.

This role will be instrumental in collaborating with the Marketing, Brand, and Analytics to craft digitally innovative and smart user experience solutions that meet requirements while pushing the brand. The right person for this role will have a solid understanding of how users think, behave, and interact with products or services.

What you will do

• You'll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure designs align with brand objectives and deliver measurable results
• Ensure understanding of project briefs and ability to craft thoughtful design solutions
• Present and articulate rationale for ideas in a clear and concise manner
• Keep track of, summarize, and share Success metrics Post-launch
• Perform UX research to gather insights and inform design decisions.

What experience you have

Advanced Technical Skills

• Expertise in modern UX tools (e.g., Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD).
• Expertise with design systems and codebases to maintain consistency across projects.
• At Okta we believe in the motto “Show, don’t tell”. Must be willing to jump into Figma to inspire, brainstorm, explore, and create new and innovative solutions with the team.

Proficiency in research methods

• Ability to interpret user behavior data, analytics (e.g., Google Analytics, Tableau), and raw data into optimized designs.
• Knowledge of A/B testing and how to use data to validate hypotheses.

Strategic Visioning

• Experience in designing large-scale projects or enterprise-level products that require long-term thinking.
• Ability to balance creative freedom with strategic priorities (e.g., aligning user experience with business objectives).

Collaboration and Communication

• Strong interpersonal skills to work closely with cross-functional teams, including product managers, engineers, developers, and content creators.
• Ability to translate complex data or insights into clear, actionable design decisions.

User Empathy and Problem-Solving

• Deep empathy for users, understanding their pain points and needs.
• A mindset focused on solving real problems through innovative design solutions.

Iteration and Feedback

• Strong understanding of how to gather feedback, iterate on designs, and refine solutions based on user testing.
• Experience with Agile methodologies or other iterative design processes.

Why you are excited about this role

• You are highly motivated and a self-starter.
• You are efficient and organized in your work.
• You love working collaboratively.

Why we are excited about you

• You are an inspiring, positive, force of nature.
• You are always bringing new ideas to the table.
• You are passionate for design and keen to grow and take on new challenges to further professional development.
  
  
  

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Below is the annual salary range for candidates located in Canada. Your actual salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable), bonus, and benefits, including health, dental, and vision insurance, RRSP with a match, healthcare spending, telemedicine, 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/can .

The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in Canada is between: $86,000 — $130,000 CAD

What you can look forward to as a Full-Time Okta employee!

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Okta cultivates a dynamic work environment, providing the best tools, technology and benefits to empower our employees to work productively in a setting that best and uniquely suits their needs. Each organization is unique in the degree of flexibility and mobility in which they work so that all employees are enabled to be their most creative and successful versions of themselves, regardless of where they live. Find your place at Okta today! https://www.okta.com/company/careers/ .

Some roles may require travel to one of our office locations for in-person onboarding.

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