Senior People Consultant — AI-First Leadership Coach

Okta; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 148,000 - 204,000; Full time

Job summary

Okta is recruiting a Senior People Consultant to lead the team’s most complex advisory cases, delivering advanced coaching on leadership and people-management for managers and senior leaders.

You will elevate team effectiveness, develop reusable guidance, and align cases with AI-enabled support, with escalation to ER&C or regional specialists as needed. This role emphasizes judgment, collaboration, and scalable coaching within a dynamic AI-first environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience in HR, HRBP, employee relations, or related advisory roles.
• Ability to independently lead and resolve highly complex advisory cases requiring judgment and problem-solving.
• Proven experience advising senior leaders on sensitive leadership and organizational challenges.
• Exceptional coaching, communication, influencing, and conflict resolution skills.
• Understanding of leadership effectiveness, organizational dynamics, and escalation practices.
• Experience developing colleagues through peer coaching and knowledge sharing.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced coaching to managers and senior leaders on leadership effectiveness, employee development, team dynamics, organizational change, and complex performance challenges.
• Lead the assessment and resolution of highly ambiguous or sensitive cases by diagnosing root causes and advising on decisions balancing priorities, experience, and risk.
• Guide leaders through entrenched resistance, difficult conversations, and high-impact decisions while reinforcing accountability for outcomes.
• Exercise advanced judgment within established decision rights, ensuring escalation to ER&C or regional specialists when needed.
• Strengthen team capability through peer coaching, complex case reviews, and reusable frameworks.
• Analyze recurring case patterns and AI-supported interactions to identify systemic issues and opportunities to improve AI resources and workflows.

Skills

Leadership coaching

HR Business Partnering

Organizational development

Cross-functional coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Job description

Okta is recruiting a Senior People Consultant to lead the team’s most complex advisory cases, delivering advanced coaching on leadership and people-management for managers and senior leaders.

You will elevate team effectiveness, develop reusable guidance, and align cases with AI-enabled support, with escalation to ER&C or regional specialists as needed. This role emphasizes judgment, collaboration, and scalable coaching within a dynamic AI-first environment.