Program Manager - Chief of Staff Office

Welcome to the future of cloud networking and security!

Cato Networks is the first company to converge enterprise networking and security into one centralized and global service that is delivered by cloud. It is led by networking and security pioneer Shlomo Kramer (Check Point, Imperva) and early investor (Palo Alto Networks, Exabeem, Trusteer and more). Cato’s unique technology inspired a brand-new product category, later named “SASE” by Gartner and a market expected to reach $28.5 billion by 2028.

This is your opportunity to get on the rocket ship and join a company that is building a cutting-edge enterprise network and secure cloud platform, and is on a fast track to becoming the worldwide market leader – don’t miss it!

As a Program Manager, you translate strategy into execution. At the center of delivering Cato’s vision, you align teams and stakeholders, drive clarity and accountability, and ensure that our highest-priority initiatives ship predictably on time, with high quality, and have a measurable business impact.

We’re seeking a passionate, technically oriented Program Manager - a high-impact driver and collaborative leader who consistently delivers exceptional results with uncompromising standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end, cross-organizational programs spanning multiple teams, ensuring delivery against scope, quality, timeline, and budget targets.
• Own program operating rhythm: planning, sequencing, resourcing alignment, execution tracking, dependency management, and risk mitigation.
• Translate product strategy and business goals into clear program plans with milestones, deliverables, and measurable success criteria.
• Establish and track program KPIs/OKRs, providing senior leadership and stakeholders with high-signal visibility into progress, dependencies, risks, and tradeoffs.
• Represent the program in executive and stakeholder forums with concise status updates, decision logs, and dashboards that enable fast, informed decisions.
• Drive continuous improvement by refining processes, tooling, and delivery cadence, increasing predictability, velocity, and quality across teams.
  
  

• 5+ years leading programs or large cross-functional initiatives in a software/technology environment, managing large-scale, strategic business technology initiatives, with measurable business outcomes (e.g., adoption, revenue impact, reliability, performance)
• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Computer Science, or a related field. MBA is an advantage.
• Proactive problem-solving and ability to foster collaboration across diverse teams, lead change with Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong technical fluency across software architecture, APIs, distributed systems, and cloud technologies, enabling credible engagement with engineering and product leaders.
• Comfortable reviewing technical designs, identifying tradeoffs, surfacing risks early, and influencing decisions through data and structured reasoning.
• Experience coordinating globally distributed teams; excellent English.
• Technical background in enterprise networking and network security (SASE, SD-WAN, an advantage
• Experience working with Tableau, PjM tools, JIRA, Salesforce
  
  

• Exceptional cross-functional leadership: ability to align teams, resolve conflicts, and move execution forward without formal authority.
• Clear, concise communication - able to translate complex topics for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong stakeholder management: sets expectations, manages ambiguity, escalates effectively, and drives decisions to closure.