Technical Account Manager (Strategic Accounts)
Chicago · Colorado · Texas · US Remote Central · USD 128,000-160,000 / year · 3+ years experience · Posted Sep 29, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 3+ years experience
- Location
- Chicago · Colorado · Texas · US Remote Central
- Salary
- USD 128,000-160,000 / year · Base salary
About the role
- As a P3 Technical Account Manager, you will serve as the primary technical advisor and advocate for a portfolio of Okta's largest, most complex global enterprises across industries such as Public Sector, Financial Services, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Retail, and Technology.
- Primary focus is on Workforce Identity Solutions (Okta WIC), with foundational Customer Identity (Auth0) exposure.
- This role is integral to the Strategic Segment team, guiding enterprise customers through complex deployment architectures across core workforce solutions and developer-focused identity integrations.
Responsibilities
- Act as the primary technical authority and trusted advisor for identity leads, enterprise architects, and technical executives within your assigned strategic accounts.
- Independently design and drive multi-year technical adoption roadmaps aligned with customer security posture and business goals.
- Partner closely with Customer Success Managers (CSMs) and Account Executives to secure Okta’s footprint against competitive displacement and identify expansion opportunities.
- Configure test environments and build Proofs of Concept (PoCs) to demonstrate live SAML/OIDC integrations, custom login widgets, and Adaptive MFA policies.
- Use Postman to test and validate Okta REST APIs, executing CRUD operations for user/group lifecycle management and policy automation.
- Dissect multi-faceted enterprise issues, proactively identify technical risks, and independently drive escalations through Engineering and Support.
- Serve as the voice of the strategic customer internally, influencing Okta product management and roadmap decisions.
- Deliver custom technical workshops, architectural reviews, and best-practice sessions for customer engineering teams.
- Develop repeatable technical assets, Postman collections, and deployment strategy guides for the global TAM organization.
- Mentor P1/P2 peers, driving team enablement and technical capability expansion.
Requirements
- 5+ years of related technical experience in customer-facing engineering roles (or 4+ years with a Master’s degree), including 3+ years as a Technical Account Manager, Solutions Architect, Technical Consultant, or Senior Support Engineer.
- 3+ years in identity and access management (SSO, MFA, directory services, lifecycle management, or zero trust architectures).
- BA/BS/MS in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related technical discipline (or equivalent experience).
- Practical mastery of OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), SAML 2.0, and WS-Federation protocols.
- Hands-on proficiency using Postman to execute REST API requests, manage environments/collections, and troubleshoot API integrations.
- Ability to read and modify simple web applications to demonstrate authentication flows, public vs. protected route logic, and group-based access control using the Okta Sign-In Widget or Okta Auth JS.
- Experience integrating major SaaS platforms via SAML, SCIM, and automated provisioning workflows.
- Familiarity with risk-based authentication policies, behavioral analysis, and syslog monitoring/SIEM integrations.
- Strong communication skills with proven ability to translate complex technical concepts for both developer/architect teams and C-level stakeholders.
- Confident performing live technical demonstrations, interactive whiteboarding, and real-time troubleshooting under pressure.
Preferred qualifications
- Okta Certified Administrator/Consultant, CISSP, or equivalent certifications
Benefits
- Equity (where applicable)
- Health, dental and vision insurance
- 401(k)
- Flexible spending account
- Paid leave including PTO and parental leave
Workplace
- Some travel is required, including in-person onboarding and travel to the San Francisco, CA HQ or Chicago office during the first week of employment.
Skills
- OAuth 2.0
- OpenID Connect
- SAML 2.0
- WS-Federation
- Postman
- REST APIs
- HTML/JS
- Node.js
- Python
- SCIM
- SSO
- MFA
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- Okta Sign-In Widget
- Okta Auth JS
- SIEM