Sr. Product Marketing Manager - Platform
About the Role
As a Senior Platform Product Marketing Manager (PMM) at NetApp, you will be the voice of the customer, a strategic storyteller, and a go-to-market orchestrator for the NetApp platform. You will build messaging and positioning, drive launch excellence, and deliver insights that shape product strategy and accelerate adoption. This role blends technical depth, market intelligence, and marketing expertise to create compelling narratives and enable predictable, measurable outcomes. We are growing and hiring multiple positions to support our diverse industry-leading portfolio. You may support several of our cross-functional product marketing requirements.
Experience and expertise with one or more of these areas is preferred but not required. Position is based in one of our main headquarters in either San Jose, CA / Raleigh (RTP), NC or Remote-Seattle, WA. We work in a hybrid work environment requiring meeting a set number of days per quarter in-office.
Responsibilities
- Messaging & Positioning: Own the end-to-end messaging stack: platform → solutions → products → buyer personas. Develop differentiated positioning and value propositions anchored in customer outcomes. Craft compelling messaging that translates technology into customer outcomes. Maintain messaging toolkits and ensure consistency across all channels.
- Market Insights: Conduct TAM/SAM analysis, buyer research, and competitive benchmarking. Monitor market trends and provide actionable insights for roadmap and GTM strategy.
- Go-to-Market Strategy: Lead product launches, develop enablement assets (playbooks, demos, talk tracks), and ensure predictable, measurable outcomes. Build integrated marketing and launch plans, including budget considerations.
- Solutions Marketing: Build solution frameworks for high-value plays (AI pipelines, cyber resilience, hybrid cloud modernization) anchored in customer needs. Translate technical capabilities into business-value narratives and architectures.
- Sales Enablement: Develop tailored content to empower sellers and partners. Understand direct and indirect routes-to-market and collaborate on partner activation strategies.
- Analyst & Event Engagement: Support analyst briefings and submissions to secure leadership positioning. Drive messaging and demo strategy for events, conferences, and executive briefings.
- Pricing & Packaging: Contribute to offer strategy, monetization models, and portfolio rationalization. Provide pricing insights and support TCO/TVO narratives.
- Performance Measurement: Track launch success, pipeline impact, and adoption metrics to optimize GTM strategies. Measure effectiveness of messaging and content and optimize based on KPIs and feedback loops.
Requirements
- 8+ years in a product marketing role within an enterprise technology or cloud solutions company.
- Strong storytelling and messaging capabilities.
- Deep understanding of buyer personas, customer journeys, and competitive landscapes.
- Ability to bridge technical concepts with business value.
- Bachelor's degree in business, technical or marketing related field OR additional equivalent experience as stated above.
Pay
The target salary range for this position is $190,000-220,000. The salary offered will be determined by the candidate's location, qualifications, experience, and education and may be outside of this range. Final compensation packages are competitive and in line with industry standards.
Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Retirement or Pension Plans
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Various Leave options
- Performance-Based Incentives
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Restricted stocks (RSU’s)
Benefits may vary by country and region, and further details will be provided as part of the recruitment process.
Schedule
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.
Why You'll Thrive at NetApp
At NetApp, you won't wait for the perfect moment—you'll make it. The early planning, the extra thought, the bold idea that turns good into great: That's how our people operate and how we continue to push the boundaries of data infrastructure. NetApp is the trusted partner for organizations transforming data into opportunity. As the only enterprise-grade storage service natively embedded in Google Cloud, AWS, and Microsoft Azure, we empower customers to run everything from traditional workloads to enterprise AI with unmatched performance, resilience, and security.
Our culture celebrates mold breakers, bold thinkers, and problem solvers. We reward initiative, impact, and ownership. We provide flexibility so you can balance professional ambition with your personal life. Here, differences are not just welcomed—they drive everything we do.