How We Built an AI-First Culture at Okta: A Practical Guide
Okta, Monday, May 11th, 2026
Okta shares its practical approach to building an AI-proficient workforce through change champions, employee training, and experimentation programs.
Okta describes its organizational transformation to achieve company-wide AI adoption beyond just technical implementation. The company established an AI Change Champions network to drive adoption across business units, launched AI Days and Promptober initiatives to build skills and overcome employee fears, and created Open WebUI as a secure sandbox for employees to experiment with building custom AI agents.
With clear benchmarks and customized, function-specific training programs, Okta aims to achieve 75% AI proficiency across its global workforce by the end of fiscal year 2027, emphasizing that successful scaling requires meeting employees where they are rather than using a one-size-fits-all approach.