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Principal Product Manager

Company: NetApp
Location: San Jose
Posted on: January 20, 2025

Job Description:

About NetAppNetApp is the intelligent data infrastructure company, turning a world of disruption into opportunity for every customer. No matter the data type, workload or environment, we help our customers identify and realize new business possibilities. And it all starts with our people.If this sounds like something you want to be part of, NetApp is the place for you. You can help bring new ideas to life, approaching each challenge with fresh eyes. We embrace diversity and openness because it's in our DNA. Of course, you won't be doing it alone. At NetApp, we're all about asking for help when we need it, collaborating with others, and partnering across the organization - and beyond."At NetApp, we fully embrace and advance a diverse, inclusive global workforce with a culture of belonging that leverages the backgrounds and perspectives of all employees, customers, partners, and communities to foster a higher performing organization."-George Kurian, CEOJob SummaryNetApp is looking for a Principal Product Manager to join the cloud storage product management team, to build products, solutions, and drive strategic initiatives across NetApp first-party cloud storage portfolio that includes Azure NetApp Files, FSxN for NetApp ONTAP, and Google Cloud NetApp Volumes. In this role you will follow a working backwards from the customer approach to build and launch products and services from scratch, partnering with engineering teams, sales (pre and post), customer success, professional services teams, and other stakeholders to deliver products and services that delights customers. -
To succeed you must be a self-starter and have an entrepreneurial mindset. You will have to ideate new concepts that can be productized to accelerate revenue growth for the cloud storage business that includes bringing new workloads on NetApp cloud storage including AI apps. You must also demonstrate a high level of ownership and insist on the highest standards of product quality, operational excellence, and tech support. You will cut through the noise, relentlessly simplify, and deliver outstanding results. Prior experience working on storage systems, especially cloud storage is preferred.
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Key Responsibilities

  • Drive the development of new SaaS offerings from ideation to launch working with cross-functional teams that include engineering, customer success, professional services, sales, and marketing.
  • Identify new product opportunities especially in the field of GenAI and deliver on them to accelerate revenue growth.
  • Drive initiatives to bring new workloads to NetApp first-party cloud storage portfolio and help accelerate the migration of such workloads from on-premises and other cloud storage services.Job Requirements
    • 10 - 12+ years of industry experience in software product management (preferably in infrastructure/systems software products).
    • Must be hands-on and deeply technical with the ability to confidently demonstrate products to various stakeholders and test products to provide feedback to engineering.
    • Must possess excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex technical information in a clear and concise manner to a variety of audiences.
    • Must be able to gather, organize, crunch, and analyze customer and partner data to determine product feature uptake/adoption/non-adoption reasons.
    • Must have the ability to deal with ambiguity and make abstract ideas concrete.
    • Must be an inspirational product leader -- must be able to motivate, inspire, and excite teams around a product vision. -
      Preferred Qualifications
      • Building SaaS products or fully managed services from scratch.
      • A thorough understanding of public cloud (AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud) storage services and data storage/ data management fundamentals.
      • Practitioner of working backwards framework for building new a new service/feature/functionality.
      • Knowledgeable about modern compute paradigms including Kubernetes, containers, and micro VMs.Education
        • 4-year BA/BS mandatory, in computer science, data science, electrical engineering, or equivalent technical degree.
        • MBA degree is preferred.Equal Opportunity Employer:NetApp is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination based on age, race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, disability or genetic information, pregnancy, protected veteran status, and any other protected classification.Did you know...Statistics show women apply to jobs only when they're 100% qualified. But no one is 100% qualified. We encourage you to shift the trend and apply anyway! We look forward to hearing from you.Why NetApp?We are all about helping customers turn challenges into business opportunity. It starts with bringing new thinking to age-old problems, like how to use data most effectively to run better - but also to innovate. We tailor our approach to the customer's unique needs with a combination of fresh thinking and proven approaches.We enable a healthy work-life balance. Our volunteer time off program is best in class, offering employees 40 hours of paid time per year to volunteer with their favorite organizations. We provide comprehensive medical, dental, wellness, and vision plans for you and your family. We offer educational assistance, legal services, and access to discounts. Finally, we provide financial savings programs to help you plan for your future.If you want to help us build knowledge and solve big problems, let's talk.

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