Okta
Director, Global Benefits
$192K–$296K
San Francisco, California +1 · Director · Full-time · Posted Sep 16, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco, California
San Francisco, CA, United States - Experience
- 10+ years of progressive HR/Total Rewards experience, including at least 5+ years leading global benefits strategy.
About the job
Leads the strategy, operations, and team responsible for Okta’s global health, wellness, retirement, and leave benefits.
What you'll do
- Set and execute a multi-year benefits roadmap across North America, EMEA, and APAC; advise HR and executives on trends, costs, and investments.
- Oversee vendors, enrollment, administration, compliance, fiduciary governance, M&A benefits integration, and global expansion.
- Manage benefits budgets and analysis, wellness programs, employee communications, metrics, and the benefits team.
What they ask for
- 10+ years of progressive HR/Total Rewards experience, including at least 5+ years leading global benefits strategy in a high-growth SaaS, tech, or enterprise environment.
- Experience managing global broker partnerships, marketing efforts, RFPs, and plan negotiations.
- Financial analysis, scenario projections with Finance, and management of multi-million-dollar global budgets.
- Expertise in US health and welfare, 401(k) fiduciary governance, self-funded plans, and EMEA/APAC benefits.
Nice to have
- Experience with HRIS tools, Workday, BenAdmin platforms, and AI-driven benefits technologies.
Pay
$215,000 — $295,900 USD (annual base salary, San Francisco Bay Area); $192,000 — $264,000 USD (annual base salary, California excluding San Francisco Bay Area, Colorado, Illinois, New York, and Washington)
Tools
Workday, BenAdmin platforms, ERISA, HIPAA, ACA, COBRA
AI focus
Use AI-driven benefits technologies to automate workflows and improve the employee experience.
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