Sustainability Data, Reporting & Automation Sr Data Analyst

The core mission is to make Okta's sustainability data accurate, timely and usable. Day to day this means collecting and cleaning data from across the business, maintaining the integrity of sustainability metrics, and preparing the numbers and narrative for external reporting such as the annual GHG inventory, CDP, the sustainability section of the annual Fact Sheet and regulatory disclosures. A second mission is assurance readiness. The role owns audit ready datasets, documentation and traceable controls, and manages the third party assurance process, implementing feedback to strengthen internal controls over time. This is a governance heavy responsibility that shapes how defensible Okta's public claims are. A third mission is carbon analytics and automation. You would design and maintain models to track, forecast and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, quantify the value of that work in cost savings and revenue terms, and then automate data collection, reporting and dashboards so the team can scale. That includes building digital workers or agents and integrating sustainability metrics into wider finance and business dashboards. The role also supports investor ESG questionnaires, executive and board reporting, and vendor engagement metrics tied to the science-based target.

The most direct learning is depth in sustainability reporting frameworks. You would gain practical exposure to GHG Protocol, SBTi, CDP, TCFD, SASB and ISSB, and to how these translate into real disclosures, assurance processes and regulatory filings. Working through third party assurance end to end is a skill that is valuable and relatively rare. On the technical side, you would deepen carbon accounting and modelling skills, including forecasting emissions and quantifying the financial value of reductions. The role also builds automation and analytics capability, using Tableau, Salesforce, advanced Excel and tools like Watershed, with room to experiment with AI and digital agents. Because the role sits in a finance organisation, you would also absorb how a public company governs non financial data, how investor relations uses it, and how internal controls work. Exposure to executive and board level reporting adds a visibility layer that few analyst roles offer, and mentoring likely comes from senior finance and sustainability leaders.

The posting asks for at least four years in data analytics, visualisation, reporting and automation, plus sustainability or GHG accounting experience and exposure to regulatory reporting or third party assurance. A masters in sustainability or GHG accounting is preferred but not required. Tableau and Salesforce experience is expected, along with advanced Excel and PowerPoint, and familiarity with Watershed, Coupa, Netsuite or Workday is a plus. Beyond tools, Okta wants someone with strong modelling and analysis skills, sharp attention to detail, and the ability to synthesise complex inputs from multiple stakeholders. The role is cross functional, so project management skills and the ability to lead by influence matter as much as technical ability. Presenting analyses to management is part of the job, so clear communication is essential. The softer profile is notable. The posting mentions AI literacy as required, a desire to build, a proactive and curious mindset, and a positive can do attitude. That suggests someone who enjoys improving processes, experiments with new technology and works well both independently and in a team.

Lead with evidence of sustainability reporting you have actually delivered. Okta needs someone who has produced an annual GHG inventory, prepared audit ready datasets, or supported assurance, so name the frameworks you have worked with, the assurance processes you have run, and the stakeholders you reported to. Quantify where you can, such as the number of metrics owned, the reporting cycles completed, or the audit findings you closed. Second, prove the automation side. This role is not only about reporting, it is about reducing manual effort, so describe specific tools or scripts you built, dashboards you designed in Tableau, or processes you simplified. If you have used AI tools or built any form of automated workflow, say so explicitly, because AI literacy is listed as required and a digital worker mindset is clearly valued. Finally, tailor your materials to Okta's context. Reporting here is a customer business requirement, so showing that you understand how sustainability data supports sales, investor confidence and regulatory compliance will resonate. Prepare for interviews by reviewing Okta's sustainability disclosures, its science-based target and its Okta for Good work, and be ready to discuss how you would improve them. Demonstrate cross functional influence with a concrete story, since leading without authority is central to the role.

This role sits at the centre of Okta's non financial reporting. The main focus is the annual GHG inventory, covering Scope 1, 2 and 3 categories that feed the science-based target, plus the sustainability section of the annual Fact Sheet, CDP responses and SEC related disclosures. Carbon analytics is a core pillar, so expect to maintain and improve models that forecast emissions and translate reductions into cost and revenue terms. A second focus is governance and controls. Okta needs audit ready datasets and traceable trails, so you would strengthen internal controls and support third party assurance over sustainability data. That means the work touches SASB, ISSB, TCFD and CDP frameworks, and it links sustainability numbers into finance grade processes. A third thread is the intersection of sustainability and technology. The posting mentions partnering with Finance, Technology, Data and Insights, and Sustainability teams to understand AI usage and its environmental impact, and to find ways to use AI more efficiently. That is a less common angle for a reporting role and signals that Okta wants sustainability data to inform operational and product decisions, not just disclosure.

One likely challenge is data quality across a distributed organisation. Sustainability metrics come from finance systems, workplace utilities, procurement and vendors, and each source has its own quirks, so reconciling them into a single auditable view takes patience and strong controls. The role explicitly requires audit ready datasets, which raises the bar well above ad hoc analysis. A second challenge is the dual mandate of reporting and automation. Reporting deadlines are fixed and unforgiving, while automation projects need design time and stakeholder buy in. Balancing the two in a deadline driven environment, without dropping precision, is the central tension of the job. A third challenge is influence. Much of the work depends on teams outside your direct control, from engineering to procurement, and the posting stresses leading by influence and bringing people together around a common goal. Add to that a moving regulatory picture, with emerging frameworks and ESG rating expectations, and the role demands comfort with ambiguity and continuous learning.

A typical day could start with data pulls from Okta's GHG accounting software and utility feeds, followed by cleaning and reconciliation before any number moves into a disclosure. You would likely spend part of the day in Tableau building or updating dashboards for the quarterly sustainability pack that goes to the executive committee and board. Midday might bring a cross functional call with Finance, Workplace or Procurement to agree on metric definitions or to troubleshoot a data gap. Afternoons could be reserved for automation work, scripting or configuring tools to replace manual steps, and for ad hoc requests from investor relations or legal. During reporting season the rhythm shifts toward audit readiness, evidence trails and assurance queries, with less time for longer term projects. Outside reporting peaks there is more room for carbon modelling, framework research and experimenting with AI tools.

The role sits inside a finance organisation with high visibility, which creates natural progression paths. Strong performance in sustainability reporting and assurance could lead to broader finance analytics roles, to a sustainability controller type position, or to leading the reporting and automation function as Okta's requirements grow. The automation mandate also builds skills that transfer into data and analytics leadership. Because you would present to the executive committee and board quarterly, your work is seen by senior leaders, which can accelerate internal mobility. The posting describes cross collaboration with Investor Relations, Legal, Procurement, Workplace and Technology teams, giving you a wide internal network and exposure to how different functions operate. There is also room to specialise. You could go deeper into carbon analytics, into AI and environmental impact measurement, or into controls and assurance. The combination of sustainability domain knowledge and automation capability is increasingly sought after, so the experience compounds beyond this one role.

Internally, the closest partners are likely the Sustainability team and the Finance organisation, since the role sits in a finance embedded context. You would work with Investor Relations on ESG questionnaires and investor presentations, with SEC Accounting and Legal on public disclosures, and with the Workplace team on building and utility data. The CFO, CLO and COO, plus the Board of Directors, are the audience for the quarterly sustainability metrics. Externally, you would interact with assurance providers during third party verification, with CDP and other framework bodies through submissions, and with vendors through the quarterly engagement process that supports the science-based target. Procurement and the Climate Lead would be your counterparts there. Technology and data partners matter too. The posting names Technology, Data and Insights, plus Engineering and Product teams, as collaborators for turning environmental data into action and for measuring AI related impacts. The nature of these interactions ranges from routine data requests to influencing decisions without direct authority.