Employee Relations & Compliance Manager

Location: San Francisco, California

Salary: $132,000–$181,500 USD annual base salary for the San Francisco Bay Area; other US locations have a separate annual range of $148,000–$203,500.

Company

Okta builds trusted, neutral identity infrastructure that helps organizations securely adopt AI and manage digital identity.

What you will do

• Lead prompt, thorough investigations into harassment, discrimination, bullying, retaliation, misconduct, and other potential policy violations.
• Conduct interviews, gather evidence, prepare investigation reports, document cases, and debrief stakeholders.
• Recommend disciplinary and corrective actions, influence leaders, and ensure consistent application of policies and the Code of Conduct.
• Advise People Consultants, managers, senior leaders, and People Business Partners on complex employee relations and performance management matters.
• Support position eliminations, restructurings, severance agreements, alternative dispute resolution, and related employment legal matters.
• Help scale the employee relations function through analytics, training, proactive initiatives, compliance education, and global support.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• At least 8 years of relevant employee relations experience, focused on ER investigations, employment legal, performance management, and/or HRBP experience.
• Solid understanding of federal, state, and local labor and employment laws.
• Experience assessing and mitigating risk, using sound judgment, and navigating complexity and ambiguity.
• Strong written and oral communication, formal investigative writing, documentation, interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence, and empathy.
• Ability to handle confidential information professionally, influence leaders and cross-functional partners, and work effectively in a team.
• Project management experience or experience as a key project contributor.
• Ability to manage time and resources while prioritizing multiple commitments.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree, law degree, or specialized training in employment investigations or employment law.
• Experience leading complex workplace investigations or cross-functional, multi-jurisdictional initiatives within a People or HR organization.
• Formal project management experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k), flexible spending account, bonus, equity where applicable, PTO, and parental leave.
• In-person onboarding designed to connect employees with the mission and team.
• Global community spanning more than 20 offices worldwide.
• Focus on well-being, social impact, talent development, connection, and community.
• Equal opportunity employment and reasonable accommodation support throughout the application, interview, and onboarding process.