- Netflix chief talent officer Sergio Ezama said Netflix sometimes conducts 10 or more interviews with a candidate.
- Netflix has seen layoffs this year but is one of the highest-paying companies in Hollywood.
- Compensation at Netflix is subject to annual pay equity analysis as part of its inclusion efforts.
Despite the 450-plus layoffs at Netflix this year and challenging culture shifts at the streamer, its job boards remain packed with listings for positions ranging from data engineers to creative production managers to staffers for its games studio. The company is known as one of the highest-paying employers in Hollywood, with some roles offering up to $800,000 a year.
So what does it take to get a job at Netflix these days? As Netflix’s chief talent officer Sergio Ezama told “Power of Why” podcast host Naomi Haile in February, hiring well is paramount to sustaining the company’s culture. “We are very explicit when we say we hire the best players in the market,” he said. “And those best players are fully-formed adults.”
Recruitment at the company can include 10 or more interviews for each candidate. That may sound like a lot of sit-downs, but Ezama — a Spain-born executive who joined Netflix in 2021 after 20 years at PepsiCo — told Haile that “because hiring the right people is so important to us, that’s where we spend a lot of time understanding that fit.”
