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APJ XDR Strategy & Operations Manager

Okta

Okta

Operations
Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Posted on Tuesday, September 12, 2023

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Okta is The World’s Identity Company. We free everyone to safely use any technology—anywhere, on any device or app. Our Workforce and Customer Identity Clouds enable secure yet flexible access, authentication, and automation that transforms how people move through the digital world, putting Identity at the heart of business security and growth.

At Okta, we celebrate a variety of perspectives and experiences. We are not looking for someone who checks every single box - we’re looking for lifelong learners and people who can make us better with their unique experiences.

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The Sales xDR Operations Team (Sales Development Operations- SDR/BDR) strives to be the brain and the spine of the xDR team at Okta. As part of the Business Operations group, you will be responsible for the APJ xDR team’s success by ensuring they have the insight, tools, processes & strategies needed to run effectively and efficiently.

The Opportunity
You’ll partner closely with xDR managers to put structures in place that help the organization achieve their qualified lead (sales meetings set), stage 2 opportunity and pipeline quotas. You’ll collaborate with other Okta colleagues to design and implement your operational solutions, including Marketing Operations, Business Technology and Sales Enablement.

What you’ll be doing

Business Partnership:

  • Serve as a trusted advisor to APJ xDR leadership & managers. Provide recommendations on operational improvements and ways to drive effectiveness and efficiency across Global teams.
  • Manage xDR quotas and PipeGen attainment, including the coverage and generation needs for each team. Work with Finance & Marketing Operations teams to identify and address areas of opportunity or concern.
  • Enable xDR teams by building assets such as: reports, dashboards, models, frameworks, etc.
  • Regularly inform stakeholders across xDR, Sales, Marketing, GTM Strategy & Planning of deeply analytical insights on xDR performance to ensure cross functional alignment and drive a data-driven decision strategy. Analyze and interrogate insights to proactively identify opportunities and prioritize initiatives to drive the business forward.

Annual Planning:

  • Support the development of the annual and quarterly APJ xDR planning processes including capacity and coverage models, quota setting etc.
  • Apply functional expertise and insights to support the strategy formation and validate alignment to the company objectives with optimal return on investment.

Business Reviews:

  • Supervise the weekly Territory Review, MBR, and QBR procedures, providing insights and identifying gaps to subsequently define a Call to Action strategy aimed at promoting growth.

Day to Day:

  • Work closely with your AMER/EMEA xDR Operations counterparts and the APJ Marketing Operations team to drive alignment on Global KPIs and processes, proactively identify areas of opportunity and execute on key strategies.
  • Implement APJ xDR reporting packages to increase rep effectiveness and productivity.
  • Conduct weekly metrics reviews with xDR management.
  • Review the pipeline generation needs and variances for each team. Work with xDR managers to identify areas of opportunity or concern.
  • Document essential processes and engagement rules; help enforce processes such as activity metrics & SLA attainment.
  • Make recommendations to optimize the xDR User Experience in Salesforce by identifying areas of process simplification and automation.
  • Collaborate with Marketing Operations to provide feedback and insights into areas such as Lead Scoring, Propensity models, monthly Call Blitz planning etc.

What you’ll bring to the role

  • Experience in a Sales Development Operations (or similar) role
  • Expertise in Lead management best practices & processes for both inbound (BDR) and outbound (SDR)
  • Expertise in quota setting exercises & strategies
  • Strong understanding of the Demand Funnel
  • Salesforce mastery: create complex dashboards & reports, custom report types
  • Intermediate experience in Tableau dashboard creation desirable
  • Working knowledge of Anaplan desirable
  • Exceptional quantitative and Google Sheets/MS Excel skills (sumifs, index/match and vlookup, table formulas)
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills. You can hold a meeting with directors and VPs

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What you can look forward to as an Okta employee!

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