Title:  Staff Product Manager (Virtualization)

Job Summary

The Enterprise Storage Team at NetApp is responsible for building industry "best-in-class" storage platforms for Enterprise Storage and AI. We are responsible for delivering a set of platforms and services that innovate to power the storage and data management needs of Fortune 500 companies spanning enterprise and cloud deployments. We are looking for a Staff Product Manager to lead the product strategy and execution for virtualization technologies, for NetApp’s on-prem and cloud infrastructure. This role requires strong technical understanding of virtualization concepts, experience with cloud platforms, and the ability to collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, sales, and marketing teams. The role entails guiding products from conception to launch while strategizing and delivering new capabilities in the compute infrastructure layer (Hypervisor, Virtualization Stack) and defining the roadmap for guest OS support, network, storage, and hypervisor offloads. 
In this role, the candidate will engage with customers, partners, engineering leaders and field experts to understand their needs, market conditions, customer experience and related personas and then deliver the roadmap for the relevant product features. 

Job Requirements

•    Strong expertise on product management, product marketing, business consulting, or business operations related relevant experience.
•    Experience in defining product line roadmap and strategy.
•    Deep understanding of virtualization technologies, including hypervisors, guest OS, networking, storage, and cloud platforms
•    Proven leadership in working cross functionally with engineering, sales, and marketing teams.
•    Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to influence others internally and externally.
•    Ability to analyze data, problem-solve, and scope business requirements.
•    Experience Enterprise Storage, Cloud, Virtualization or Infrastructure product development is a plus.

Education

•    A minimum of 12 years of experience is required. 8+years of experience in Product Management preferred. 
•    A Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science or a Master of Business Administration (MBA); or equivalent experience is required.