Today, there's more data and users outside the enterprise than inside, causing the network perimeter as we know it to dissolve. We realized a new perimeter was needed, one that is built in the cloud and follows and protects data wherever it goes, so we started Netskope to redefine Cloud, Network and Data Security.
Since 2012, we have built the market-leading cloud security company and an award-winning culture powered by hundreds of employees spread across offices in Santa Clara, St. Louis, Bangalore, London, Paris, Melbourne, Taipei, and Tokyo. Our core values are openness, honesty, and transparency, and we purposely developed our open desk layouts and large meeting spaces to support and promote partnerships, collaboration, and teamwork. From catered lunches and office celebrations to employee recognition events and social professional groups such as the Awesome Women of Netskope (AWON), we strive to keep work fun, supportive and interactive. Visit us at Netskope Careers. Please follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter@Netskope.
We are seeking a Program Manager to own the build-out of enterprise-wide IT governance and shared services as a newly public company, where audit rigor, control ownership, and cross-functional accountability carry higher stakes than before. This is a direct report to the Senior Director of IT Infrastructure & Operations, with executive sponsorship for cross-functional prioritization and escalation. You will own four connected programs — Enterprise Service Management (ESM) rollout, CMDB governance, cross-functional audit and certification, and centralized metrics — each of which is currently without a single owner.
What You Will Do:- Own ESM Rollout & Governance: Lead the expansion of our service management model beyond IT to functions such as HR, Legal, and Facilities. Define intake and workflow standards, onboard new departments onto the shared platform, and establish ongoing governance for the service catalog.
- Own CMDB Governance: Establish and maintain data quality standards for our configuration management database. Define configuration item (CI) ownership across teams, run recurring data audits, and ensure CMDB integrity underpins ESM and ITSM workflows.
- Lead Cross-Functional Audit & Certification: Own the audit and certification calendar. Coordinate evidence-gathering across teams, track remediation items to closure, and report status and outcomes to leadership.
- Build & Own Centralized Metrics: Design and implement a single source of truth for program and service metrics across IT functions. Standardize definitions, build recurring reporting cadences, and use data to drive prioritization decisions.
- Drive Cross-Functional Programs Without Formal Authority: Operate as the connective tissue across IT, HR, Legal, business application teams, and compliance/security stakeholders — none of whom report to you. This role carries direct executive sponsorship from the Senior Director of IT Infrastructure & Operations for cross-functional prioritization and escalation.
What You Bring:
- Experience: 5+ years in Program Management, IT Governance, ITSM/ESM, or GRC, ideally in a high-growth SaaS or newly public company environment.
- ESM/ITSM Platform Experience: Experience implementing or governing an ESM/ITSM platform across multiple non-IT business functions.
- Data Governance: Experience with CMDB or configuration/data governance practices — defining ownership, data quality standards, and audit cadence.
- Audit & Compliance: Experience supporting compliance, audit, or certification programs (e.g., SOC 2, ISO 27001, SOX), including coordinating evidence-gathering and remediation across teams.
- Metrics & Reporting: Proven ability to design and operationalize centralized metrics/reporting across a service organization.
- Leadership & Influence: Exceptional stakeholder management skills, with a demonstrated track record of driving execution across teams and leadership levels absent direct authority.
- Methodology: Familiarity with Agile/Scrum and ITIL; experience with Jira and Confluence highly desired.
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Skills Required
- 5+ years in Program Management, IT Governance, ITSM/ESM, or GRC
- Experience implementing or governing an ESM/ITSM platform across multiple business functions
- Experience with CMDB or configuration/data governance practices
- Experience supporting compliance, audit, or certification programs (e.g., SOC 2, ISO 27001, SOX)
- Proven ability to design and operationalize centralized metrics/reporting across a service organization
- Exceptional stakeholder management and ability to drive execution without formal authority
- Familiarity with Agile/Scrum and ITIL
- Experience with Jira and Confluence
- Experience in high-growth SaaS or newly public company environment
Netskope Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive in U.S. technical roles, with indications that total compensation benchmarks strongly versus peers. Employees are generally pleased with total compensation that includes pay, stock, equity, and benefits.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage offers multiple medical plan choices alongside dental, vision, disability, HSA/FSA, and EAP, and is often characterized as very good. Employer-verified plan options and regional choices reinforce the breadth and quality of coverage.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off includes flexible/unlimited PTO, paid holidays, and quarterly wellness days that support rest and flexibility. Paid parental leave is available, commonly cited at 12 weeks for birth parents and 8 weeks for non‑birth parents.
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What We Do
Netskope, the SASE leader, safely and quickly connects users directly to the internet, any application, and their infrastructure from any device, on or off the network. With CASB, SWG, and ZTNA built natively in a single platform, the Netskope Security Cloud provides the most granular context, via patented technology, to enable conditional access and user awareness while enforcing zero trust principles across data protection and threat prevention everywhere. Unlike others who force tradeoffs between security and networking, Netskope’s global security private cloud provides full compute capabilities at the edge. Netskope is fast everywhere, data-centric, and cloud-smart, all while enabling good digital citizenship and providing a lower total-cost-of-ownership.
