Title:  Sr. Product Manager

Job Summary

 
NetApp is seeking a seasoned Senior Product Manager to join our dynamic Product Management team for Enterprise Storage Software to lead the strategy, roadmap, and execution for NetApp’s ONTAP-based enterprise storage solutions, including ASA and AFF platforms. You will work closely with engineering, sales, marketing, and customers to deliver industry-leading capabilities for block storage, virtualization, and cloud integration.

Job Responsibilities

• Define and articulate the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for enterprise storage software, aligning with NetApp’s business goals and customer needs.
• Analyze market trends, competitive landscape, and customer requirements to shape product direction.
• Work closely with product development and engineering teams to guide product direction and roadmap based on industry trends and customer insights.
• Develop and maintain a transparent, prioritized product backlog; write detailed PRFAQ documents, user stories and product features requirements.
• Engage directly with customers and partners, providing expert advice, best practices, and support for seamless deployments.
• Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) for product and feature success; use data-driven insights to iterate and improve.
• Perform competitive analysis and market research to stay abreast of industry developments and uncover new avenues for expansion.
• Act as a company spokesperson at industry events, conferences, and webinars, showcasing expertise in workloads
• Deliver training and enablement for sales and technical pre-sales teams to ensure effective customer interactions.

Job Requirements

• Significant experience (8+ years) in product management, technical marketing, or a related field enterprise storage or cloud infrastructure.
• Proven track record of delivering software-defined storage solutions.
• Deep understanding of SAN protocols (FC, iSCSI, NVMe/TCP), storage architecture, virtualization ecosystem, database applications, high performance block workloads and cloud integration.
• Familiarity with ONTAP or similar storage operating systems.
• Solid understanding of SAN vendors and the ecosystem.
• Strong experience in defining product roadmap, authoring product requirements and launching products.
• Ability to analyze data, problem-solve, analyze trade-offs, and scope business requirements.
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced, agile development environment and manage multiple, concurrent priorities.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to influence others internally and externally.
• Education
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; MBA preferred.