Senior Manager, AV Operations & Events

Okta; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 166,000 - 229,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity (where applicable)

Bonus

Health, dental and vision insurance

401(k)

Paid leave

Job summary

Okta Inc. is seeking a leader to manage a globally distributed AV Operations and Events team, balancing operational excellence with long-term planning. You will oversee workplace technologies, partner with executive stakeholders, and drive standardization across regions.

You will lead complex, high-visibility events and collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance hybrid meeting experiences and security-conscious AV practices. This is a senior, impact-driven role in a dynamic company.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in AV operations, workplace technologies, or event production.
• Experience leading global or distributed teams with vendors.
• Strong leadership, talent development, and performance improvement.
• Proven ability to support executive stakeholders and high-visibility events.
• Advanced knowledge of AV systems, UC platforms, and support operations.
• Excellent communication to non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead the global AV Operations and Events team with clear goals and service standards.
• Foster a leadership culture through coaching, feedback, and career development.
• Oversee daily AV support, workplace tech, and hybrid meetings across regions.
• Plan high-visibility events and executive forums with technical/logistical rigor.
• Advise C-level executives as a trusted technical partner.
• Manage production vendors, venues, SOWs, and external partners.
• Drive standardization, incident management, and RCA for AV services.
• Use dashboards to track utilization, SLAs, spend, and event demand.
• Collaborate with Workplace, IT, Security, Comms, and business teams.
• Evaluate trends and scale technology and processes globally.

Skills

Global team leadership

AV operations expert

Communication skills

Project/strategy planning

Vendor management

Decision making

Executive stakeholder support

Bachelor's degree preferred

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Networking/AV/PM or related field

Tools

Zoom

Microsoft Teams

Webex

Dante

Crestron

Shure

Ross Ultrix

Audio consoles

QSC

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.

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.

Role Summary

This leader manages a globally distributed team of employees, contractors, and vendor partners supporting AV systems, hybrid meetings, executive events, and workplace technologies. The role balances operational excellence with long-term planning, process improvement, technology standards, vendor management, and people development.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead the global AV Operations and Events team, setting clear goals, operating standards, and service expectations across regions.
• Build a strong people‑leadership culture through coaching, regular feedback, career development, cross‑training, and succession planning.
• Oversee daily AV support, workplace technology services, and in‑person, virtual, and hybrid meetings across global offices.
• Lead technical and logistical planning for high‑visibility events, executive forums, company meetings, and external‑facing productions.
• Serve as a trusted technical advisor for C‑level executives, senior leaders, and white‑glove events.
• Manage production vendors, venues, SOWs, RFPs, and external partners to ensure quality delivery and cost‑effective outcomes.
• Drive standardization, documentation, maintenance practices, incident management, and Root Cause Analysis for AV and workplace technology services.
• Use metrics and dashboards to track utilization, SLAs, support trends, spend, room performance, and event demand.
• Partner with Workplace, IT, Security, Comms, and business teams to improve collaboration spaces, event experiences, and hybrid work capabilities.
• Evaluate industry trends and recommend technology, process, and service improvements that scale globally.

What You’ll Bring to the Role

• 8+ years of experience in AV operations, workplace technologies, unified collaboration, enterprise support, or event production.
• Experience leading global or distributed teams, including employees, contractors, and vendor partners.
• Strong people‑leadership skills, with a track record of developing talent, building team capability, and improving team performance.
• Proven ability to support executive stakeholders and deliver high‑pressure, high‑visibility events.
• Advanced knowledge of AV systems, workplace technologies, UC platforms, SaaS tools, and support operations.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to explain technical topics to non‑technical audiences.
• Ability to make sound decisions in complex, fast‑moving environments with limited oversight.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred in Computer Science, Networking, Audiovisual, Project Management, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Technical Expertise

• Experience with AV-over-IP, UC platforms, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Webex, QSC, Dante, Crestron, Shure, Ross Ultrix, audio consoles, and related production systems.
• Working knowledge of networking concepts that impact AV performance, including Wi‑Fi, DNS, QoS, VLANs, and enterprise connectivity.
• Understanding of security, collaboration platform governance, service accounts, shared storage, and event services best practices.
• Ability to document standards and train support teams on consistent AV and event support practices.

Preferred Experience

• Dante, CTS, Jamf, Q‑SYS, or related certifications.
• Experience standardizing event formats such as all‑hands, town halls, fireside chats, and executive meetings.
• Strong understanding of audio and video signal flow, production workflows, and IT networking principles.
• Experience building alignment with senior decision‑makers and acting as a proactive thought partner.
• Ability to lead complex initiatives and solve ambiguous problems with creativity, ownership, and minimal oversight.

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Below is the annual base salary range for candidates located in San Francisco Bay Area. 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 the San Francisco Bay area is between: : $166,000 USD - $228,800 USD

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