Okta - Business Development Representative Intern, Summer 2025, application via RippleMatch - RippleMatch Opportunities

This role is with Okta. Okta uses RippleMatch to find top talent.

Okta is the leading independent provider of identity for the enterprise. The Okta Identity Cloud

enables organizations to securely connect the right people to the right technologies at the right

time. With over 6,000 pre-built integrations to applications and infrastructure providers, Okta

customers can easily and securely use the best technologies for their business. Over 10,000

organizations, including 20th Century Fox, JetBlue, Nordstrom, Slack, Teach for America and

Twilio, trust Okta to help protect the identities of their workforces and customers.

The Business Development Team focuses on generating new customers for Okta. As a

Business Development Representative (BDR) Intern, you'll participate in a variety of meaningful

projects that will allow you to experience each step in a high-performance sales environment.

You will make a significant impact on our sales team by providing a fresh perspective, along with

providing real time assistance for our Sales Development teams. During your internship, you will

learn how to use our best in breed tech stack, systems and platforms and how to develop and

qualify revenue opportunities strategically. You will be responsible for researching prospective clients, contacts, and using the provided resources and technology.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

● Use social/professional networks in addition to other tools for true sales prospecting

● Maintain accuracy and trackability of metrics in Salesforce

● Attend and document SDR enablement meetings and RVP forecast calls

● Support account operation and brainstorm account strategies

● Monitor and report weekly marketing SLA's

● Opportunity to develop sales phone skills by following up with and qualifying inbound

leads

● Other projects as needed

Minimum Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

● Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in a Business Administration, Communications,

Economics, Business Analytics, Psychology, Accounting, Finance, Technical field

(Computer Science, Math, Statistics, Informatics, Data Science, or related field) with at

least one quarter/semester left after internship.

● Excellent verbal and written communication skills

● Ability to intern for 12 weeks

● Ability to manage multiple projects, simultaneously

● Analytically minded and detail oriented

● Willingness to present in front of others and give presentations

● Excellent phone etiquette

● Passionate for a career in sales

Okta's Intern Program

As an intern, you'll do real work that matters. While you're on board, you'll work on meaningful

projects and have an opportunity to see what working at Okta is all about. You'll also have the

support of your mentor and manager to help you develop new skills.

Our interns have the opportunity to build a strong community - with their fellow interns, within

their teams, and with the broader company. We want you to grow professionally and you'll do

that through participating in events like our Executive Speaker Series and Brown Bags. And of

course, we want you to have fun too.

Interns may choose the format of their internship: either in-person at one of our Okta offices, or

virtually. We give our interns the opportunity to choose the option that best suits their needs. We

offer 12 week internships in the U.S. in the Summer and 16 week co-ops in Canada.