The Solutions Engineering Team
We believe Solutions Engineers at Okta are involved in all stages of the customer’s digital transformation. Solutions Engineers are experienced using presentations, email, phone and social media to connect with customers virtually and in-person. We are looking for great teammates who can build and deliver sales presentations and customized product demonstrations to help educate Okta’s Customers (everyone from developers to product managers to C-level executives) on best practices during their cloud security technology journey. We believe Okta’s Solutions Engineers empathize with Customers and quickly discern their true technical needs by asking detailed, clarifying questions while presenting solutions that specifically address those needs. Okta Solution Engineers have the rare combination of technical acumen and business insight; in a career where you can utilize both. As a Solutions Engineer at Okta, you will further develop each of these skills by advising a diverse set of customers on the value they will gain by using Okta’s Identity Platform.

The Solutions Engineer, Auth0 Opportunity
Reporting to the Sr. Manager, Solutions Engineering, Strategic Auth0, the Solutions Engineer is a functional business consultant, with a passion for technology and the advanced ability to develop, position and demonstrate product-specific solutions during sales cycles, while achieving quarterly and annual sales goals for an assigned territory.

What you’ll be doing

• Work alongside the sales team as the technical and domain expert of a customer-facing sales team to help Enterprise Customers understand the value of Okta’s solutions
• Understand customer challenges and business issues and provide product demonstrations to align our solutions with customer needs
• Answer product feature and technical questions from customers, partners and Okta colleagues
• Plan and deliver Proof Of Concepts for customers who have more complex use cases, collaborating with other Okta engineering teams as needed
• Provide feedback to product management about product enhancements that can address customer needs and provide additional value
• Share and learn best practices and re-usable assets with other Solutions Engineers to enhance the quality and efficiency of the team
• Stay current on competitive analysis and market differentiation
• Support marketing events including executive briefings, conferences, user groups, and trade shows
• At times, be asked to learn and lead your team as a subject matter expert (SME) with various product solutions and/or competitive knowledge

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Identity and Access Management (IAM) Expertise:
  • 5+ years of pre-sales engineering experience in IAM.
  • Strong understanding of IAM concepts, including OAuth 2.0, OIDC, and SAML.
  • Experience with lifecycle management, role-based access control (RBAC), and provisioning/deprovisioning.
• Technical Proficiency:
  • Hands-on experience in one or more of the following development areas: web (JavaScript, HTML, frontend frameworks), mobile (iOS, Android), backend (Java, C#, Node.js, Python, PHP, Ruby), or IP-based real-time communications.
  • Experience working with REST APIs, API Gateways, and SDKs.
  • Deployed applications on cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, Vercel, etc.).
  • Understanding of core security concerns in applications (password hashing, SSL/TLS, encryption at rest, XSS, XSRF).
• Customer Engagement & Communication:
  • Passion for serving customers, demonstrated in a customer-facing role (ideally pre-sales, but consulting or support also valued).
  • Ability to quickly communicate complex technical ideas, including on-the-fly whiteboard explanations.
  • Elite communication skills, confident in dispensing knowledge and presenting to highly skilled and experienced audiences.
• Strategic & Organizational Skills:
  • Territory management skills, including pipeline building and collaboration with sales counterparts for execution excellence.
  • Diagramming experience for user journey flows, complex architecture diagrams, etc.
• Education & Travel:
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, MIS, or a comparable field is preferred.
  • Typically 25% travel.

You might also have (not mandatory):

• Experience with Auth0, Auth0 FGA, or OpenFGA.
• Hands-on experience with Generative AI or LLM technology (LangChain, GenKit, LlamaIndex, etc.).
• Experience integrating with micro services, data lakes, or customer data platforms.
• Developed ReBAC or Fine-Grained Authorization models.

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About Us 

Weber Shandwick is a leading global communications network that delivers next-generation solutions to brands, businesses and organizations in major markets around the world. Led by world-class strategic and creative thinkers and activators, we have won some of the most prestigious awards in the industry. Weber Shandwick was named to Ad Age’s Agency A-List in 2020 and Best Places to Work in 2019. Weber Shandwick was also honored as PRWeek’s Global Agency of the Year in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018, and PRovoke’s Global Agency of the Year in 2015, 2017 and 2019. The firm earned 25 Lions at the 2019 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. Data-led, with earned ideas at the core, the agency deploys leading and emerging technologies to inform strategy, develop critical insights and heighten impact across sectors and specialty areas, including brand and B2B marketing, healthcare marketing, change management, employee engagement, corporate reputation, crisis management, data and analytics, technology, public affairs, social impact and financial communications. Weber Shandwick is part of the Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG). For more information, visit http://www.webershandwick.com  

Job Summary

Weber Shandwick is looking for a Designer to join our growing creative team. In this role, you’ll concept and create visual design solutions for a variety of social media, digital, PR and branding projects, integrated campaigns (large and small) and presentations. The ability to collaborate with other teammates to develop compelling ideas and executions is fundamental to the role. Although our office is based in Detroit, we’re looking for the right candidate, so we’re open to remote. Note: Eastern Time working hours are required.

Responsibilities

• Create and execute original, persuasive, conceptual and visually compelling designs aligned with agency and brand standards, including (but not limited to): campaign look and feel, mood boards, iconography, typography, illustrations, brand books, printed materials, organic and paid social media assets, GIFs, memes, PowerPoint presentations, etc.
• Passion for solving design and marketing challenges from concept to completion
• Collaborate with Art Directors to create designs that generate engagement
• Leverage layout, design and typography skills to create PowerPoint presentations, templates and social assets
• Design and execute with meticulous attention to detail
• Incorporate feedback from Creative Directors, teammates and clients with precision and a positive attitude
• Ability to articulate the “why” behind the designs you present
• Become a brand style guide expert
• Understanding of visual hierarchy and its importance in design
• Mastery of Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, etc.) and Powerpoint, as well as emerging digital and social design trends
• Working knowledge of digital, UX and UI design principals
• Knowledge of AfterEffects, Sketch and HTML are a plus, but not mandatory
• Animation skills a plus, but not mandatory

Qualifications 

• 2+ years of work and/or internship experience (digital, social and/or print)
• Must have a portfolio (may include spec work and unproduced concepts)
• Strong working knowledge of social media and design/video best practices
• Experience working on Automotive is a plus (but not mandatory)
• Possess a strong desire to learn and work on both large and small projects from conception through production
• Strong decision-making skills
• Ability to multitask in a deadline-driven environment
• Exceptional judgment when working with clients, teammates and production partners
• Self-motivated, entrepreneurial and endlessly curious
• Interest in staying on top of digital trends and emerging media
• Willingness to push creative boundaries
• Able to prioritize and manage own time

Salary Range: $58,700 USD - $72,000 USD

Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position; market considerations; budgetary considerations; tenure and standing with the company (applicable to current employees); as well as the employee’s/applicant’s background, pertinent experience, and qualifications.

Employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and, if hired, present proof of vaccination prior to start date, unless eligible for a medical or religious accommodation or other accommodation required under applicable law.

Weber Shandwick is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Weber Shandwick recruits qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, ethnic or national origin, protected veteran status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or citizenship status.

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