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This leader manages a globally distributed team of employees, contractors, and vendor partners supporting AV systems, hybrid meetings, executive events, and workplace technologies. The role balances operational excellence with long-term planning, process improvement, technology standards, vendor management, and people development.
Lead the global AV Operations and Events team, setting clear goals, operating standards, and service expectations across regions.
Build a strong people-leadership culture through coaching, regular feedback, career development, cross-training, and succession planning.
Oversee daily AV support, workplace technology services, and in-person, virtual, and hybrid meetings across global offices.
Lead technical and logistical planning for high-visibility events, executive forums, company meetings, and external-facing productions.
Serve as a trusted technical advisor for C-level executives, senior leaders, and white-glove events.
Manage production vendors, venues, SOWs, RFPs, and external partners to ensure quality delivery and cost-effective outcomes.
Drive standardization, documentation, maintenance practices, incident management, and Root Cause Analysis for AV and workplace technology services.
Use metrics and dashboards to track utilization, SLAs, support trends, spend, room performance, and event demand.
Partner with Workplace, IT, Security, Comms, and business teams to improve collaboration spaces, event experiences, and hybrid work capabilities.
Evaluate industry trends and recommend technology, process, and service improvements that scale globally.
8+ years of experience in AV operations, workplace technologies, unified collaboration, enterprise support, or event production.
Experience leading global or distributed teams, including employees, contractors, and vendor partners.
Strong people-leadership skills, with a track record of developing talent, building team capability, and improving team performance.
Proven ability to support executive stakeholders and deliver high-pressure, high-visibility events.
Advanced knowledge of AV systems, workplace technologies, UC platforms, SaaS tools, and support operations.
Strong communication skills, including the ability to explain technical topics to non-technical audiences.
Ability to make sound decisions in complex, fast-moving environments with limited oversight.
Bachelor’s degree preferred in Computer Science, Networking, Audiovisual, Project Management, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
Experience with AV-over-IP, UC platforms, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Webex, QSC, Dante, Crestron, Shure, Ross Ultrix, audio consoles, and related production systems.
Working knowledge of networking concepts that impact AV performance, including Wi-Fi, DNS, QoS, VLANs, and enterprise connectivity.
Understanding of security, collaboration platform governance, service accounts, shared storage, and event services best practices.
Ability to document standards and train support teams on consistent AV and event support practices.
Dante, CTS, Jamf, Q-SYS, or related certifications.
Experience standardizing event formats such as all-hands, town halls, fireside chats, and executive meetings.
Strong understanding of audio and video signal flow, production workflows, and IT networking principles.
Experience building alignment with senior decision-makers and acting as a proactive thought partner.
Ability to lead complex initiatives and solve ambiguous problems with creativity, ownership, and minimal oversight.
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Below is the annual base salary range for candidates located in San Francisco Bay Area. Your actual base salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location. In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable), bonus, and benefits, including health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), flexible spending account, and paid leave (including PTO and parental leave) in accordance with our applicable plans and policies. To learn more about our Total Rewards program please visit: https://rewards.okta.com/us.
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