Sr Cybersecurity Manager

NETGEAR•San Jose, CA

2d•$200,000 - $230,000

About The Position

NETGEAR is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Program Manager to lead cross-functional security initiatives across products, cloud services, enterprise systems, and operations. The role translates cybersecurity strategy into execution, drives stakeholder alignment, and ensures risks and priorities are effectively managed. The position manages cybersecurity programs spanning product and enterprise security, vulnerability management, cloud security, compliance, certifications, and incident readiness. It owns program roadmaps, priorities, schedules, budgets, dependencies, risks, and delivery; facilitates incident response; and tracks security posture and program effectiveness through metrics, dashboards, and executive reporting. The role partners with engineering, IT, legal, privacy, compliance, and business teams, and coordinates assessments, audits, certifications, penetration tests, bug bounties, vendors, and remediation activities. It also tracks emerging risks and regulatory requirements, strengthens security-by-design practices, and uses AI and automation to improve execution, reporting, and operational efficiency. NETGEAR describes itself as a performance-driven team focused on intelligent connectivity solutions and values collaboration, courageous communication, customer focus, and transformation. The company states that it hires based on merit and provides equal consideration to qualified applicants.

Requirements

8+ years of experience in cybersecurity, technical program management, or related fields, including leading complex security programs.
Strong knowledge of security risk management, incident response, product and cloud security, vulnerability management, and compliance frameworks.
Experience with security metrics, dashboards, executive reporting, vendor management, and third-party assessments.
Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders, lead cross-functional teams, manage escalations, and drive outcomes.
Excellent communication, analytical, prioritization, and executive presentation skills.
Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity, computer science, engineering, or a related discipline.

Nice To Haves

CISSP, CISM, PMP, or similar certification.

Responsibilities

Manage cybersecurity programs across product security, enterprise security, vulnerability management, cloud security, compliance, certifications, and incident readiness.
Own program roadmaps, priorities, schedules, budgets, dependencies, risks, and delivery.
Facilitate cybersecurity incident response, coordinating stakeholders, actions, communications, and post-incident follow-up.
Define, develop, and track KPIs, dashboards, and executive reporting to measure security posture, risk, remediation, and program effectiveness.
Identify blockers and material risks, drive resolution, and escalate issues requiring leadership attention.
Partner with engineering, IT, legal, privacy, compliance, and business teams to drive risk remediation and security improvements.
Coordinate security assessments, audits, certifications, penetration tests, bug bounties, and remediation activities.
Manage security vendors and third-party engagements, including scope, deliverables, performance, and issue resolution.
Track emerging risks and regulatory requirements and strengthen security-by-design practices.
Leverage AI and automation to improve program execution, reporting, and operational efficiency.