Senior Technical Program Mgr

NetApp; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 4,200,000 - 6,600,000; Full time

Job summary

NetApp is seeking a Technical Program Manager, Office (TPMO) to lead end-to-end programs for cloud storage and services across Azure, Google Cloud and AWS. You will drive cross-functional collaboration with engineering, product, and business teams, managing milestones, dependencies, and risk to deliver strategic SaaS solutions.

The role reports to the Senior Manager, TPMO, Cloud Storage & Services. Strong execution, communication, and architecture review skills are essential for success.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience leading large, complex cross-functional engineering programs and product implementations.
• Experience delivering large-scale platform, infrastructure, cloud, storage, distributed systems, or SaaS programs.
• Proficient with Jira and Confluence; strong communication and stakeholder management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end program management for strategic initiatives with executive visibility.
• Coordinate across global engineering, product, and business teams in a matrixed environment.
• Own program planning: milestones, dependencies, resources, critical path, and release integration.
• Prioritize work with engineering and product leaders; manage cross-functional dependencies.
• Identify, assess, mitigate risks; drive issue resolution and release readiness.
• Represent programs in leadership forums and drive process improvements and automation.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Agile methodologies

Communication

Architecture review

JIRA/Confluence

PMP certification

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Own Every Moment at NetApp

At NetApp, your ideas power innovation. We lead in intelligent data infrastructure—delivering unified storage, integrated data services, and solutions that help organizations unlock the full potential of their data, from AI to multicloud.

Ready to innovate and contribute to our path to $10B? Here, you'll collaborate with passionate teams, tackle real-world challenges, and see your impact in how customers transform and grow. If you're ready to bring curiosity, creativity, and drive to every moment, NetApp is where your journey begins. Join teams that innovate to elevate, drive results, and excel together across every function.

Job Summary

Technical Program Management Office (TPMO) in Cloud Storage & Services Business unit is responsible for leading programs for cloud integrated, fully managed, high-performance scalable Cloud storage solution across Azure, Google Cloud and AWS. If you love finding creative solutions to challenging problems, innovate and want to be part of a growing team building the true Cloud concepts for the biggest tech giants then we have this opportunity for you where you can make an impact and help your career advance together with NetApp Cloud Storage.

This Technical Program Manager will own and manage the end-to-end program management of NetApp’s key growth initiatives in the Cloud BU identified by the CEO and executive leadership team. This position will report directly to the Senior Manager, TPMO, Cloud Storage & Services. Key responsibilities include working cross-functional with all stakeholders to identify and gain alignment around a set of deliverables and program milestones that lead to strategic solutions for Software as a Service in the Cloud Storage & Services BU and NetApp as a company. Stakeholders could be internal to NetApp or external customers, vendors, and partners.

The incumbent will lead the cross-functional team from concept, design, implementation to launch the product/service in the market while working within the guidelines and cadence defined by the program team. The TPM will serve as the technical delivery owner driving cross-program dependencies to resolution, executive communication, risk management and end-to-end delivery.

Job Requirements

• 8+ years of experience leading large, complex cross-functional engineering programs and product implementations.
• Strong understanding of program, project, and resource dependencies across portfolios.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, organizational, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven ability to influence senior leaders and drive results in highly matrixed organizations.
• Demonstrated success managing risks, resolving issues, and escalating appropriately.
• Experience delivering large-scale platform, infrastructure, cloud, storage, distributed systems, or SaaS programs.
• Ability to review and challenge architecture designs, technical specifications, release plans, and dependency maps.
• Strong knowledge of Agile methodologies, release planning, milestone management, GA readiness, and change control.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office, JIRA, and Confluence.
• PMP certification, Agile experience, and storage industry knowledge are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end program management for strategic initiatives, ensuring successful delivery, business outcomes, and executive visibility.
• Drive alignment and execution across global engineering, product, and business teams, fostering collaboration in a matrixed environment.
• Own program planning, including milestones, dependencies, resource management, critical path tracking, and release integration.
• Partner with engineering and product leaders to prioritize work, resolve cross-functional dependencies, and manage capacity trade-offs.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate risks; drive issue resolution, release readiness, governance reviews, and informed decision-making.
• Represent programs in leadership forums, provide executive updates, and enhance program efficiency through process improvements and automation.

Education

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering.
• 8+ years of experience of successful releases for multiple products or services in technology focused programs.

At NetApp, we embrace a hybrid working environment designed to strengthen connection, collaboration, and culture for all employees. This means that most roles will have some level of in-office and/or in‑person expectations, which will be shared during the recruitment process.

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.

Why You’ll Thrive at NetApp

At NetApp, you won’t wait for the perfect moment—you’ll make it. The early planning, the extra thought, the bold idea that turns good into great: That’s how our people operate and how we continue to push the boundaries of data infrastructure.

NetApp is the trusted partner for organizations transforming data into opportunity. As the only enterprise‑grade storage service natively embedded in Google Cloud, AWS, and Microsoft Azure, we empower customers to run everything from traditional workloads to enterprise AI with unmatched performance, resilience, and security.

Our culture

We celebrate mold breakers, bold thinkers, and problem solvers. We reward initiative, impact, and ownership. We provide flexibility so you can balance professional ambition with your personal life. Here, differences are not just welcomed—they drive everything we do.

AI Disclosure

For select roles, some stages of our hiring process may use artificial intelligence tools to help evaluate applications and candidate selection. These tools support—rather than replace—human decision‑making.