Okta Claimed Company

Okta is the foundation for secure connections between people and technology. By harnessing the power of the cloud, Okta allows people to access applications on any device at any time, while still enforcing strong security policies. It integrates directly with an organization’s existing directories and identity systems, as well as 4,000+ applications. read more

EMPLOYEE PARTICIPANTS: 119

TOTAL RATINGS: 1228

CEO: Todd McKinnon

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Adam Aarons — Chief Revenue Officer at Okta

Executive Bio

Mr. Adam Aarons serves as Chief Revenue Officer of Okta, Inc. and served as its Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales since February 1, 2012. Mr. Aarons has more than 15 years of enterprise software sales experience in early-stage and market-leading companies. Mr. Aarons served as Area Vice President of Sales for BMC Software, where he drove more than 300 percent revenue growth during his tenure and led the top producing team in terms of software as a service revenue. He served as a Vice President of Sales at Blade Logic. Mr. Aarons served as a Vice President of Sales at OpenPages where he built the western region into the #1 Region globally; producing over $15 million in annual revenue. Mr. Aarons served as Director of WW Sales for Arena Solutions, a SaaS company where he built the customer base to from less than 30 to over 300, and with an annual re-occurring revenue model from $250 thousand to $4 Million. As a Global Accounts Manager for Agile Software, Mr. Aarons was responsible for closing over $18 million in revenues and achieved 700% of quota in FY 2000. Prior to Agile, Mr. Aarons was a Sales Representative at PTC where he was a consistent top revenue producer and over-achiever. With deep experience in sales and deployment of cloud infrastructure, SaaS and enterprise solutions, his goal is to build a world class sales team. Mr. Aarons holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.

Chief Revenue Officer Impact on Sales Department's Culture

Adam Aarons holds the highest position within the Sales department at Okta — Chief Revenue Officer, and therefore has influence on the culture of the Sales department. The average employee described daily life within the Sales department as a Extremely fast paced and challenging 12 hour day, stating that they are happy with their work life balance. Employees within Okta's Sales department are invested in Okta's goals, and feel as though there is space for career growth.

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Executive Team Culture Ratings from Okta Employees

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Okta's Executive Team scores in the Bottom 40%
of similar sized companies on Comparably

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Do you approve of the job your executive team is doing at your company?

86% Yes

Who ranks the Executive Team the highest?

Tenure - Less than 1 Year 94/100

Department - Sales 83/100

Ethnicity - Asian or Pacific Islander 81/100

Who ranks the Executive Team the lowest?

Ethnicity - Caucasian 69/100

Tenure - 1 to 2 Years 70/100

Gender - Male 72/100

Okta's Executive Team at a Glance

Based on 70 ratings, Okta's employees are less satisfied with their Executive Team and give them a “C” or 66/100. On average, Women provided higher ratings for their Executive Team compared to Men.

Okta's Executive Team ranks in the Bottom 40% of other companies in San Francisco and Bottom 40% of other companies on Comparably that also have 1-10 Employees.

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