Title:  Product Marketing Manager

Job Summary

NetApp Data Services enable organizations to address their critical data management challenges with intelligent orchestration and optimization capabilities. From protecting against the relentless threat of ransomware attacks, to easily implement 3-2-1 data protection strategies, to transforming operational insights into governance, NetApp Data Services enable IT organizations to cost-effectively address these challenges and accelerate business imperatives. 

As a member of our Data Services product marketing team, you will leverage strong product marketing competencies to develop compelling messaging and content that communicates our unique business value, drives awareness and adoption, and helps grow NetApp revenue.  In this role you will need to understand the market pressures customers are facing related to ransomware and security, know how we can help solve those challenges, and create the assets to tell that story in a powerful, credible, compelling way that the market can easily understand, and our sellers can effectively communicate. 

This is a highly cross-functional position where you will partner closely with Product, Solutions, GTM, and Sales teams. You should be results-driven, market-focused, technologically savvy, and skilled at building internal relationships and external partnerships. This is an exciting opportunity for a creative and driven individual to work on a growth portfolio and make a global impact.

Job Responsibilities

Essential Functions:
•    Become a subject matter expert on your product. Know how it works, what it does, the use cases it addresses, and the benefits it provides.
•    Use strong communication skills and product marketing competencies to create compelling messaging and content that effectively communicates functionality and business value.
•    Deliver a standard Bill of Materials (BOM) which includes messaging, sales and technical presentations, sales and customer buyers’ guides, blogs, website content, and other assets.
•    Find creative ways to get your message out, driving awareness and enablement.
•    Ensure team-oriented alignment, consistent messaging, and a unified approach that enables us to deliver more with less.

Job Requirements

•    A customer-first approach with the ability to understand, simplify, and communicate how technology products and solutions solve business problems. 
•    Proven storyteller with experience crafting clear and compelling messaging and developing strong content.
•    Strong presentation and interpersonal skills 
•    Ability to set priorities, operate, and drive results independently.
•    Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with competing priorities.
•    Ability to work effectively and build strong working relationships across functions, with external parties, and at all levels up to and including Senior Vice President  

Experience
•    Minimum of 5 years of experience in the discipline of product marketing in the technology sector. Experience in storage and/or data management is a plus.
•    Demonstrated track record for understanding, distilling, and communicating key aspects of how technology solutions solve business problems.
•    Understanding of the software as a service (SaaS) and cloud marketplace commerce a plus.
•    Experience working with a geographically dispersed team to meet deadlines and deliverable commitments.

Education