Sr. Product Manager
At NetApp, your ideas power innovation. We lead in intelligent data infrastructure—delivering unified storage, integrated data services, and solutions that help organizations unlock the full potential of their data, from AI to multicloud. Here, you'll collaborate with passionate teams, tackle real-world challenges, and see your impact in how customers transform and grow.
About the role
NetApp is seeking a Senior Product Manager to drive strategy, growth, and market leadership for Enterprise and AI Storage Infrastructure solutions. This role combines deep product management expertise with a strong understanding of enterprise storage systems, AI data infrastructure, and go-to-market execution. The successful candidate will define product strategy, engage directly with customers, partners and industry stakeholders, and develop strategic partnerships that expand NetApp's presence across the storage and data management ecosystem.
The ideal candidate has successfully brought enterprise storage products to market, understands the evolving infrastructure requirements of AI-driven workloads, and has a proven ability to identify new business opportunities, develop strategic partnerships, and influence industry ecosystems.
Responsibilities
- Define and execute product strategy for enterprise and AI storage infrastructure solutions.
- Drive the complete product lifecycle from concept through launch and market adoption.
- Develop product roadmaps informed by customer requirements, market opportunities, competitive analysis, and technology trends.
- Partner with engineering, architecture, marketing, and sales teams to deliver differentiated products that address evolving customer requirements.
- Shape commercial strategy through pricing, product packaging, and business model innovation to accelerate growth.
- Serve as a subject matter expert on enterprise storage and AI data infrastructure technologies within NetApp and the wider market.
- Represent NetApp in customer engagements, industry conferences, analyst briefings, and partner meetings.
- Build and maintain strategic relationships with technology providers, software vendors, system integrators, OEMs, and channel partners.
- Evaluate partnership opportunities and ecosystem investments that support long-term business objectives.
- Develop and execute ecosystem strategies that expand NetApp's role within the enterprise storage and data management landscape.
- Develop business cases supporting expansion into adjacent technologies, markets, and customer segments.
Requirements
- 8+ years of product management experience within enterprise infrastructure, storage, data management, or related technology markets.
- Demonstrated success bringing enterprise storage products from concept to market.
- Experience owning product strategy, product roadmaps, pricing, positioning, and go-to-market initiatives.
- Proven track record building strategic partnerships and business relationships within the technology industry.
- Experience identifying and developing new business opportunities that drive growth and market expansion.
Qualifications
Technical Expertise
- Strong understanding of several of the following: Enterprise storage systems, block, file, and object storage technologies, data management platforms.
- Scalable infrastructure architectures supporting AI and data-intensive workloads – knowledge of HPC storage architectures is a major plus.
- Enterprise networking technologies, data protection and cyber resilience solutions.
Business and Leadership Skills
- Strong strategic planning and business development capabilities.
- Excellent communication and executive presentation skills.
- Experience influencing stakeholders across technical, business, and executive organizations.
- Commercial and financial acumen with the ability to develop compelling business cases.
- Ability to translate technology trends into market opportunities and business growth.
Education
Bachelor’s or advanced degree in electrical engineering, computer science, or a related field.
Travel
10% to 25% of travel will be required.
Pay
The target salary range for this position is $196,350 - $292,600 USD. The salary offered will be determined by the candidate's location, qualifications, experience, and education and may be outside of this range.
Benefits
Final compensation packages are competitive and include a comprehensive benefits package covering:
- Health Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Retirement or Pension Plans
- Paid Time Off and various Leave options
- Performance-Based Incentives
- Employee stock purchase plan and/or restricted stocks (RSUs)
Benefits may vary by country and region, and further details will be provided as part of the recruitment process.
Schedule
At NetApp, we embrace a hybrid working environment designed to strengthen connection, collaboration, and culture for all employees. Most roles will have some level of in-office and/or in-person expectations, which will be shared during the recruitment process.