Title:  Product Manager (Cloud/Storage)

Job Summary

In this pivotal role, you will be an integral part of building the next generation of end-to-end customer experience, across NetApp’s 1P cloud storage services. Your focus will be understanding market opportunities, customer pain points, designing next generation product experience, prioritizing critical use cases, and leading the definition and delivery of key features into one of the fastest-growing sectors in the industry.

A successful candidate is an effective communicator, has demonstrated the ability to earn the trust of stakeholders, is data-driven, and has experience managing complex business challenges. They focus on customers, handle requirements from various business teams, and thrive in ambiguous situations. 

They have a strong bias toward data-driven decision-making and an innate ability to understand how metrics relate to business problems and to each other. This person is willing to experiment, learn, and iterate to improve. They understand and account for the implications of their work on front-line operations.

Job Requirements

•    Own, define, and drive the customer-working- backwards strategy, tenets, long-term goals, and artifacts, including customer and stakeholder feedback, impact analysis, and business metrics to inform direction.
•    Analyze emerging industry trends that can contribute to the long-term product strategy.
•    Define product vision, including future roadmap, investment, innovation, and experimentation. 
•    Work with technology teams to align development with the product roadmap.
•    Develop and execute the product roadmap, including identifying customer pain points and new opportunities.
•    Define, prioritize, and communicate product requirements to cross-functional teams.
•    Collaborate with user experience teams, data engineering, and solution architects to create intuitive and user-friendly interfaces for complex workflows.
•    Own and manage the Go-To Market (GTM) plan to achieve results that align with customer needs and business objectives in operational launch plans. Assess and make trade-offs based on customer requirements and QA/testing of the product.
•    Translate UX research insights into actionable strategies and tactics cross functionally

Technical Skills:

• 4 years in product management, product marketing, professional services, and/or business consulting.
• Solid understanding of public cloud services
• Hands-on understanding of data storage, core data protection, and disaster recovery capabilities required for enterprise deployments.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and complex tasks in a dynamic work environment.
• Ability to negotiate and collaborate across groups to achieve customer success.

Education

• A minimum of 4+ years experience in product management or related technical role. 4 to 8 years of experience is preferred. 
• A Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science, a Master degree, or a PhD or equivalent experience is required.