Corporate Strategy and Planning Lead

Okta

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. DIRECTOR/SENIOR DIRECTOR, CHIEF OF STAFF – GLOBAL PEOPLE TEAM Reports to: Chief People Officer Location: SF Bay Area (SF HQ a minimum of 2x week)  ROLE OVERVIEW The Director/Senior Director, Chief of Staff is a highly visible, strategic, and highly operational leadership role designed to serve as the critical "glue" that makes everything fit together across Okta's Global People & Places organization. Reporting directly to the Chief People Officer (CPO), you will act as a true strategic thought partner and operational proxy for the CPO, building deep, trust-based relationships across the People Leadership Team (PLT) and the broader business. This role requires a rare and sophisticated dual capability: you must be deeply strategic with a commanding executive presence, yet remain relentlessly operational in execution. Crucially, you possess the business acumen and discernment to ensure we focus on the right priorities. You will bring a vibrant, high-energy presence to the team, serving as the connective tissue that bridges functional silos, coordinates global efforts, and drives high-velocity execution in our fast-paced, AI-driven landscape. WHAT YOU'LL DO EXECUTIVE PROXY AND STRATEGIC THOUGHT PARTNERSHIP * CPO Proxy & Advisor: Serve as a trusted advisor, strategic thought partner, and proxy for the Chief People Officer, representing the Office of the CPO in key leadership forums and decision-making bodies. * The Connective "Glue": Cultivate deep, authentic relationships across the People Leadership Team (PLT)—including PBPs, L&D, Recruiting, People Ops, Total Rewards, and Workplace—ensuring all separate programs align and fit together seamlessly. * Strategic Filtering: Evaluate operational requests and initiatives with critical rigor, acting as a gatekeeper to ensure we do not waste organizational energy over-engineering or operationalizing the wrong processes. * Special & High-Impact Initiatives: Lead high-stakes, cross-group special projects from concept to completion, ensuring precise work-back schedules, clear ownership, and definitive output. HIGH-VELOCITY OPERATIONS AND PROGRAM INTEGRATION * Central Program "Hub": Manage and synchronize all global People & Places program timelines, including product launch dates, program releases, and policy effective dates. * Planning and Resource Optimization: Lead the People organization through annual and quarterly business planning (QBRs), streamlining headcount allocation, and optimizing global resources. * Process Simplification: Identify systemic friction points and redesign complex corporate workflows into elegant, simple, and highly scalable processes. * Operational Risk Management: Monitor global HR operational risks and strategic opportunities, delivering clear recommendations to navigate ambiguity and protect our high talent density. FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP AND BUDGET MANAGEMENT * Budget Oversight: Manage and oversee the global People & Places organization budget in close partnership with the Chief People Officer and Finance. * Resource Prioritization: Work with functional People leaders to build, manage, and audit program-specific budgets, ensuring financial resources are directly mapped to our most critical strategic priorities. WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE * Commanding Partnership: You are recognized as a trusted, seamless proxy for the CPO, highly capable of driving alignment and making high-velocity decisions on their behalf. * Cohesive Alignment ("The Glue"): The People Leadership Team operates with flawless synchronicity; major launches, system releases, and policy rollouts are integrated into a single global roadmap. * Strategic Operational Discipline: The organization avoids low-leverage work; execution cycles are spent only on high-value initiatives, and over-engineered, low-value processes are actively dismantled. * Fiscal Optimization: The global People budget is meticulously managed with zero unexpected variances and clear ROI on talent programs. * Vibrant Team Connection: Your high-energy presence has successfully fostered a highly connected, transparent, and collaborative community across our global workforce. LEADERSHIP EXPECTATIONS * Deeply Strategic with Strong Executive Presence: You command respect at the C-suite and board levels, articulating complex operational and talent concepts with clarity, confidence, and authority. * Highly Operational & Discriminating Operator: You possess a relentless bias toward action, measuring success by concrete outcomes and delivered projects rather than mere activity or busywork. Detail-obsessed yet highly strategic, you possess the critical judgment to balance strategy with execution, serving as a strategic filter to ensure the team moves with high velocity while fiercely preventing them from operationalizing the wrong things. * The Ultimate Connector: You possess outstanding relationship-building skills and a high-energy approach that naturally connects people, breaks down functional walls, and creates a sense of shared purpose. * Continuous Bar-Raiser: You reject incrementalism and mediocrity, continually pushing yourself and the leadership team to elevate performance standards. * Agile Change Champion: You view ambiguity, priority shifts, and platform transitions as opportunities to improve and innovate, helping others navigate uncertainty with confidence and momentum. WHAT YOU’LL BRING * Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business administration, or a related field * 10+ years of experience in HR, operations, strategy, or a related field * Strong leadership skills and ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams * Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex ideas and concepts * Strong analytical skills, with the ability to use data to drive decision-making * Experience in talent management, performance management, and employee engagement * Knowledge of HR laws, regulations, and compliance requirements is preferred * Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment * High level of integrity, with the ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information #P8817_3496079 The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in the San Francisco Bay area is between: $206,000—$284,000 USD 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, 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 California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, Illinois, New York, and Washington is between: $184,000—$253,000 USD The Okta Experience * Supporting Your Well-Being  * Driving Social Impact  * Developing Talent and Fostering Connection + Community We are intentional about connection. Our global community, spanning over 20 offices worldwide, is united by a drive to innovate. Your journey begins with an immersive, in-person onboarding experience designed to accelerate your impact and connect you to our mission and team from day one. Okta is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, marital status, age, physical or mental disability, or status as a protected veteran. We also consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and convictions records, consistent with applicable laws. If reasonable accommodation is needed to complete any part of the job application, interview process, or onboarding please use this Form to request an accommodation. Notice for New York City Applicants & Employees: Okta may use Automated Employment Decision Tools (AEDT), as defined by New York City Local Law 144, that use artificial intelligence, machine learning, or other automated processes to assist in our recruitment and hiring process. In accordance with NYC Local Law 144, if you are an applicant or employee residing in New York City, please click here to view our full NYC AEDT Notice.

Taskrabbit

ABOUT TASKRABBIT: Taskrabbit is a marketplace platform that conveniently connects people with Taskers to handle everyday home to-do’s, such as furniture assembly, handyman work, moving help, and much more. At Taskrabbit, we want to transform lives one task at a time. As a company we celebrate innovation, inclusion and hard work. Our culture is collaborative, pragmatic, and fast-paced. We’re looking for talented, entrepreneurially minded and data-driven people who also have a passion for helping people do what they love. Together with IKEA, we’re creating more opportunities for people to earn a consistent, meaningful income on their own terms by building lasting relationships with clients in communities around the world. Taskrabbit is a hybrid company with employees distributed across the US and EU and a Built In — Best Places to Work (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025) continually ranked across multiple national and regional categories. Join us at Taskrabbit, where your work will be meaningful, your ideas valued, and your potential unleashed! We are not able to provide visa sponsorship (including H-1B, OPT, or other employment-based visas) for this position. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship now or in the future.  ABOUT THE ROLE:  Taskrabbit is looking for a Strategic Finance Lead to join our FP&A team — someone who combines sharp financial instincts with the interpersonal skills to influence a fast-moving organization. In this role, you'll partner with business leaders across the company to understand performance, evaluate investments, and help shape our path to sustainable growth and increased profitability. You'll need to be technically excellent — superb modeling skills and comfort getting deep in the data details are baseline expectations. But what will set you apart is your ability to build genuine partnerships with stakeholders from diverse backgrounds, translate complex analysis into clear decisions, and earn a reputation as a trusted advisor. If you're highly self-motivated, intellectually curious, great at building connections, and bring a strong sense of ownership to everything you touch, this role is for you. WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON: * Conduct ROI analyses to evaluate and prioritize investment opportunities across all functions  * Present analysis to senior and cross-functional audiences — crafting compelling narratives that surface key strategic decisions, not just data * Take a leadership role in internal team meetings; coach and motivate junior team members and drive process improvements across the finance function * Play a critical role in forecasting, budgeting, and monthly reporting cycles * Build and maintain complex financial models and reports in close collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders * Help build finance's reputation as a strategic partner by consistently delivering actionable insights to the business * Contribute to Taskrabbit's internal AI strategy — identifying and executing opportunities to make the finance team, and the broader organization, more effective through AI tools WHO YOU ARE: * Bachelor's or Master's degree in finance, mathematics, analytics, economics, or a related quantitative field * 8+ years of experience in corporate finance, FP&A, investment banking, consulting, or business analytics * Experience in a fast-paced tech environment, ideally a marketplace business * Excellent financial modeling skills with a hands-on approach to data and model construction * A natural communicator who can bridge technical and business audiences — turning complexity into clarity * Someone who identifies critical business problems and solves them with rigorous, creative analysis * A self-starter who takes ownership, operates with high integrity, and brings curiosity to every challenge COMPENSATION & BENEFITS At Taskrabbit, our approach to compensation is designed to be competitive, transparent, and equitable.  total compensation consists of base pay + bonus + benefits + perks. The base pay range for this position is $128,000-$155,000. This range is representative of base pay only and does not include any other total cash compensation amounts, such as company bonus or benefits. Final offer amounts may vary from the amounts listed above and will be determined by factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, qualifications, geography, and level. YOU’LL LOVE WORKING HERE BECAUSE: * Taskrabbit is a Hybrid Company. We value flexibility and choice but also stay committed to regular in-person connection. * The People. You will be surrounded by some of the most talented, supportive, smart, and kind leaders and teams -- people you can be proud to work with! * The Diverse Culture. We believe that we make better decisions when our workforce reflects the diversity of the communities in which we operate. Women make up half of our leadership team and our diversity representation is above that of the tech industry average. * The Perks. Taskrabbit offers our employees with employer-paid health insurance and a 401k match with immediate vesting for our US based employees. We offer all of our global employees generous and flexible time off with 2 company-wide closure weeks, Taskrabbit product stipends, wellness + productivity + education stipends, IKEA discounts, reproductive health support, and more. Benefits vary by country of employment.  TASKRABBIT’S COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION: An Active Commitment to Equity within our Company and Platform. We are an inclusive community where all who share our mission and values belong. Our diverse team represents the communities we serve, breaking down systemic barriers, and transforming lives- one action at a time. Taskrabbit is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, military/veteran status, or disability status. Taskrabbit is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical and mental disabilities.  Taskrabbit will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law.

Databricks

GAQ327R263 While candidates in the listed location(s) are encouraged for this role, candidates in other locations will be considered. We are seeking a strategic, operationally strong Director, Travel & Expense to lead and modernize our global travel, expense, and corporate spend ecosystem. This leader will drive a digital-first, highly scalable program that improves the employee experience while strengthening governance, compliance, and financial discipline across a fast-growing global organization. This role is ideal for a builder who can define future-state strategy while also leading hands-on execution, operational rigor, and measurable outcomes. The successful candidate will partner closely across Finance, Procurement, IT, HR, Security, and Operations to create a seamless and future-ready T&E model. The impact you will have: * Lead the transformation of the T&E program into a modern, automated, digital-first experience, including AI-enabled workflows, touchless expense processing, automated audit controls, and intelligent policy enforcement. * Create a frictionless employee experience across booking, expense submission, approvals, reimbursements, and support while simplifying processes and reducing manual work. * Build a scalable global T&E roadmap that balances agility, governance, employee experience, and operational efficiency, with clear KPIs, dashboards, and change management to support adoption. * Oversee global business travel operations across air, hotel, ground transportation, meetings, and traveler support, while shaping regional travel strategies for a distributed workforce. * Manage travel partners and supplier relationships to improve service levels, optimize spend, and support evolving business needs. * Partner with Security and HR to strengthen traveler safety, duty of care, and crisis response capabilities. * Lead enterprise expense reimbursement and corporate card programs with a focus on automation, compliance, scalability, and employee experience. * Implement intelligent expense capabilities such as auto-generated reports, AI auditing, receipt automation, and policy-driven workflows, while simplifying approvals and accelerating reimbursement cycles. * Partner closely with AP, Payroll, and Finance Operations to streamline end-to-end financial processes. * Own the T&E technology ecosystem, including platforms such as Emburse, Egencia, Ramp, Brex, AppZen, and corporate card integrations; partner with IT and Finance Systems on integrations, APIs, and analytics. * Ensure strong policy governance, financial controls, audit readiness, and compliance with global tax, regulatory, data privacy, and regional travel requirements. * Build and lead a high-performing global team, develop leadership bench strength, and influence cross-functional stakeholders in a complex, fast-moving environment. What we look for: * Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Supply Chain, Hospitality, Information Systems, or a related field. * 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in Travel, Expense, Procurement, Finance Operations, Shared Services, or related functions. * Proven success leading T&E transformation, automation, or digital modernization initiatives in high-growth or fast-paced organizations. * Experience leading global or multinational T&E programs and managing regional operations and cross-border transformation efforts. * Strong operational leadership with the ability to translate strategy into scalable execution. * Deep expertise in T&E platforms, workflow automation, corporate card programs, and expense technologies. * Strong understanding of AI-enabled operations, process redesign, and scalable service delivery models. * Exceptional stakeholder management, communication, and change leadership skills, with the ability to lead through ambiguity and evolving business priorities. * Experience leading global or multinational T&E programs. * MBA, CPA, CTP, or related certification preferred. * Lean Six Sigma, automation, or digital transformation experience strongly preferred.     Pay Range Transparency Databricks is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The pay range(s) for this role is listed below and represents the expected base salary range for non-commissionable roles or on-target earnings for commissionable roles.  Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job-related skills, depth of experience, relevant certifications and training, and specific work location. Based on the factors above, Databricks anticipated utilizing the full width of the range. The total compensation package for this position may also include eligibility for annual performance bonus, equity, and the benefits listed above. For more information regarding which range your location is in visit our page here.   Zone 1 Pay Range $209,500—$288,100 USD Zone 2 Pay Range $188,600—$259,250 USD Zone 3 Pay Range $178,100—$244,850 USD Zone 4 Pay Range $167,600—$230,450 USD About Databricks Databricks is the data and AI company. More than 10,000 organizations worldwide — including Comcast, Condé Nast, Grammarly, and over 50% of the Fortune 500 — rely on the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform to unify and democratize data, analytics and AI. Databricks is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices around the globe and was founded by the original creators of Lakehouse, Apache Spark™, Delta Lake and MLflow. To learn more, follow Databricks on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook. Benefits At Databricks, we strive to provide comprehensive benefits and perks that meet the needs of all of our employees. For specific details on the benefits offered in your region click here. Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion At Databricks, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can excel. We take great care to ensure that our hiring practices are inclusive and meet equal employment opportunity standards. Individuals looking for employment at Databricks are considered without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other protected characteristics. Compliance If access to export-controlled technology or source code is required for performance of job duties, it is within Employer's discretion whether to apply for a U.S. government license for such positions, and Employer may decline to proceed with an applicant on this basis alone.