Program Manager, Climate

Okta; Bellevue (IL); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Bonus

Health insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Okta is seeking a Program Manager, Climate to lead our Sustainability & Responsible Tech initiatives. You will manage climate strategy execution, target setting, and cross-functional coordination with finance, engineering, and vendor partners across the value chain.

You will develop emissions forecasts, dashboards, and executive updates, while coordinating with external groups and internal teams to advance renewables and science-based targets. This role is hybrid and based in Illinois, USA.

Qualifications

• Velocity in a fast paced environment; Move fast, simplify, repeat.
• Exceptional cross functional project management; lead by influence and meet deadlines within budget.
• Strong analytical skills including forecasting, data modeling and reporting.
• Familiarity with climate reporting frameworks (CDP, TCFD, GHG Protocol) and SBT development.
• AI literacy is required.
• 5+ years sustainability and/or business experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage the implementation of the climate strategy and emissions reductions across scope 3/value chain.
• Set and re-set science-based targets (SBTs) and track progress toward public commitments.
• Engage vendors and internal teams to support SBT achievement; drive renewable energy procurement (RECs, VPPA) and reduce emissions.
• Develop and maintain emissions forecasting; provide dashboards and executive briefings regularly.
• Lead Sustainability Working Group; coordinate internal and external sustainability initiatives and reporting.
• Represent Okta in external climate-related coalitions and advisory groups; support sustainability communications and annual reporting.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical skills

AI literacy

Executive communication

Team leadership

Job description

**Secure Every Identity, from AI to Human

**Identity is the key to unlocking the potential of AI. the company 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.

Position Description

the company is looking for a Program Manager, Climate to join our Sustainability & Responsible Tech (SRT) team that is part of the the company for Good (O4G) team, reporting to the Sr Director of Sustainability and Responsible Tech. We work closely with our cross-functional partners including Workplace, Accounting and Finance, Engineering, Investor Relations (IR), Legal, Strategic Sourcing and Procurement, Sales, Marketing, Travel, etc.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

This person will be responsible for managing the implementation of our climate strategy. Tasks could include:

Decarbonization/emissions reduction for our scope 3/value chain emissions

• Re-set our science-based targets (SBTs)

• Manage quantitative modeling, tracking and monitoring, reporting on, and development and implementation of emissions reductions strategy towards our public commitments:

• Change behavior to reduce air travel and purchasing sustainable aviation fuel certificates (SAFc)

• Engage with our vendors to support them to set and achieve SBTs

• Purchasing renewable energy certificates (RECs) and exploring VPPAs

• Make good faith effort to achieve our to science-based targets (SBTs) for absolute emissions reductions

• Achieve annually 100% renewables for our remote workforce, third party cloud services, and top AI enterprise tools

• Refine and maintain emissions forecasting with most up-to-date and accurate assumptions and data, and provide dashboards/exec briefings on a regular basis to inform decision making, strategy and plans, etc.

• Manage the Sustainability Working Group - the annual priorities and roles, holding cross-functional partners accountable and acting as an SME to support their work

• Represent the company’s sustainability program within external convening; e.g. Sustainable Aviation Buyers Alliance (SABA), Business Council on Climate Change (BC3), TOPO Finance, etc, and work collaboratively with these groups to reduce our emissions.

• Support as an SME other initiatives as requested, e.g. support the PM (David Anhalt) of our Sustainable Finance program

• Reporting& Comms/Marketing

• Support, by acting as Climate SME and “training,” Finance reporting team (Sustainability Reporting role will be in Dublin) to take on annual sustainability reporting

• Support SRT team to conduct annual *external* third party assessment, EcoVadis

• Maintain (with Finance Sustainability Reporting person) the *internal* dashboards to support emissions reduction program, executive engagement, etc.

• Provide concise written update on climate for quarterly Sustainability update for the company execs and the Board

• Support the company Finance with their travel dashboard and to incorporate sustainability

• External

• Internal

• Thought leadership content including annual climate update blog, sustainable AI blogs, etc., and reporting of metrics to SRT Manager.

Manage implementation of the company’s Sustainable AI strategy in partnership with the company’s Sr Director Sustainability and Responsible Tech, and external advisors

• Achieve 100% renewables for top AI enterprise tools (per decarb above) and required internal reporting to Take the company^AI

• Engage employees to use AI more efficiently

• Engage vendors specifically on AI energy and water consumption

Special Projects on Sustainability

• Support Internal Audit team who manages the company’s enterprise wide risk management (ERM) process with climate risks

• Conduct data and scenario analyses to identify opportunities to reduce GHG emissions

• Collaborate with leaders representing multiple business functions to incorporate new climate metrics into short and long-term planning

• Assist, as needed, with sustainability projects across multiple teams, including Workplace, IR, Legal, Sales, Marketing and Communications, etc

What you can bring:

• Velocity - the company is a fast paced work environment and one of our principles is “Move fast. Simplify. Repeat. We are in a race to lead in the agentic era, and that means speed is not optional. We act with urgency and eliminate friction wherever possible.”

• Exceptional cross functional project management skills; ability to bring people together around a common goal and lead by influence; ability to report on progress and meet deadlines on time and at/under budget with high quality work.

• Analytical skills, including statistics, quantitative modeling, forecasting, designing complex data models, data management, etc.

• Ability to work as a team player in a cooperative environment, as well as effective working independently with minimal supervision, Positive attitude, desire to build, own, collaborate and learn. Flexibility to adapt to changing landscape and priorities.

• Exemplary communication skills; ability to listen actively, receive and incorporate feedback, and communicate directly and respectfully. Strong written and presentation skills for high-visibility storytelling, both internally and externally. Ability to synthesize for an executive audience.

• AI literacy (required)

• [align with job grade, title and description] years sustainability and/or business experience

• Working knowledge of broadly recognized and emerging climate reporting frameworks and standards, such as CDP, TCFD, and the GHG Protocol. Experience with GHG inventory and/or carbon accounting, internal carbon prices, CDP, and science-based targets (SBT) development and/or SBT-related supply chain engagement.

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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, the company 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.the company.com/us.

The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, Il