This document summarizes the goals and philosophy of Netflix's IT organization. It discusses Netflix's growth to 40 million subscribers and original content portfolio. The key goals of the IT organization are to move 100% of its infrastructure to the public cloud by 2015 and to operate with 10x more agility than traditional IT organizations. The compensation philosophy pays top of market salaries in all cash with no bonuses or equity to attract top talent and operate efficiently.

1. Creating a High-Performance IT
Organization
mike d. kail
VP of IT Operations
Netflix
@mdkail

2. • 40m subscribers
• Original Content
• House of Cards
• Arrested
Development
• Orange Is The
New Black
• Hemlock Grove
• Lilyhammer
• Derek
• Turbo: FAST

3. IT Operations
Client
Technology
Services
Ad
Technology
Financial
Applications
Enterprise
Application
Development
Enterprise
Technology
Solutions
Database
Engineering
Enterprise
Platform Services ISS/NO
C
HR/IS
Network Engineering
Infrastructure Systems
+ Storage
Information
Security

4. 10x(Thinking)

5. 10x(Goal)  Netflix Corporate IT 100% in Public Cloud
01.01.2015

6. “And those who were
seen dancing were
thought to be insane
by those who could
not hear the music.”
-- Friedrich Nietzsche

7. 10x(Agility)
“Treading water is the same as drowning for people like you and me”
-- F.U. House Of Cards

8. “Take a step back.
Look at the bigger picture” – F.U.

10. Compensation Philosophy
• Pay Top of Market
• All Cash Comp
• No Bonus
• No ISOs/RSUs
• Most efficient means
360 Review Philosophy
• Start, Stop, Continue
• Actionable feedback

11. Questions?