Global Recruiting Operations Lead

Okta; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 179,000 - 246,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Well-Being

Social Impact

Talent & Community

Job summary

Okta is seeking a seasoned Recruiting Operations leader to scale a high-impact recruiting engine during a growth phase. You will design programs, processes, and enablement strategies that power consistent, high-quality hiring outcomes across the business.

You will partner with Talent Acquisition, People, Finance, and cross-functional stakeholders to improve hiring efficiency, elevate decision-making, and enhance the candidate and interviewer experience.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Recruiting Operations or Talent Operations.
• Proven track record of improving recruiting processes at scale.
• Strong experience with recruiting metrics, analytics, and performance management.
• Experience building enablement programs and improving hiring manager/interviewer effectiveness.
• Excellent stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Strong program management and change management capabilities.
• Data-driven mindset with focus on execution and outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Design and continuously improve scalable, global recruiting processes that enable high-quality hiring at speed.
• Design and implement a recruiting coordination process that’s scalable and efficient.
• Identify friction points across the hiring lifecycle and drive process improvements.
• Establish clear operating rhythms, SLAs, and performance standards across recruiting teams.
• Lead change management to roll out new processes and ensure adoption across regions and functions.
• Build onboarding and enablement programs for recruiters and hiring managers.
• Develop frameworks for structured interviewing, evaluation quality, and consistent decision-making.
• Create playbooks, training, and best practices for interviewer performance.
• Partner with TA leadership to reinforce high standards for candidate experience and outcomes.
• Define and track recruiting metrics and translate data into actionable insights.
• Collaborate on hiring forecasts, capacity planning, and performance analysis.

Skills

Recruiting Operations

Talent Operations

Stakeholder management

Change management

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytics & metrics

Program management

Execution-focused

Enablement programs

Job description

Okta is seeking a seasoned Recruiting Operations leader to scale a high-impact recruiting engine during a growth phase. You will design programs, processes, and enablement strategies that power consistent, high-quality hiring outcomes across the business.

You will partner with Talent Acquisition, People, Finance, and cross-functional stakeholders to improve hiring efficiency, elevate decision-making, and enhance the candidate and interviewer experience.