Area Sales Director(Okta India)

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. About the Role We are seeking an experienced and driven Area Sales Director to join our India Sales team, with a focus on expanding within existing customers and landing new strategic logos across key industries. This is a senior leadership role responsible for delivering growth through a team of quota-carrying Enterprise / Strategic Account Executives, who specialise in both account expansion (upsell/cross-sell) and net new logo acquisition, supported by a partner-first go-to-market strategy. You will play a critical role in shaping strategy, coaching your team, and partnering cross-functionally to ensure and predictable, sustainable revenue growth. What You Will Be Doing Ideate, build and execute a Go to Market strategy in in your assigned sales segment across India Lead and manage your Enterprise / Strategic Sales team in India, overseeing day-to-day operations, performance, and development. Drive growth within existing Enterprise and Strategic accounts, with clear strategies for upsell, cross-sell, and multi-year expansion. Coach and mentor your team to land new strategic logos by building executive relationships, driving differentiated value, and shaping long-term digital transformation roadmaps with customers. Engage key SIs, partners, cloud providers and distributors for joint business planning, demand creation, opportunity execution and scale, aligned to our partner-first GTM. Hire, motivate, mentor and develop a high-performing sales