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.
Keywords: NetApp, San Jose , Principal Product Manager, Executive , San Jose, California
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