Principal Product Manager Ransomware Resilience

NetApp; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 228,000 - 339,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Retirement/Pension Plans

Paid Time Off

Employee stock purchase plan

RSUs

Job summary

NetApp in San Jose, CA is seeking a Principal Product Manager with deep ransomware and data protection expertise to shape vision and roadmaps across enterprise storage and cloud storage. You will work with customers, engineering, marketing, and sales to translate needs into strategic initiatives and measurable outcomes.

This role emphasizes cross-functional leadership, data-driven decision making, and end-to-end ownership to deliver revenue-driven product launches and differentiated offerings

Qualifications

• 12+ years of product management experience.
• Strong leadership skills – demonstrated ability to lead from the front.
• Exceptional problem-solving abilities, with a demonstrated track record of delivering revenue-driven product launches.
• Customer obsession – demonstrated building a strong understanding of customer problems and building capabilities that help resolve their pain points.
• Bias for action – demonstrated bias for initiative while solving problems for customers, company and your team.
• Ownership mentality – demonstrated end to end ownership, accountability, and a desire to lead from the front when required to achieve the desired outcome.
• Collaboration & Communications – demonstrated experience in building strong connections with customers, stakeholders, internal partner teams and external partners.
• Data-driven mindset, with proficiency in leveraging analytics and market insights to inform product decisions.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with top customers to understand their needs.
• Drive roadmap planning and execution to help meet customer demands.
• Collaborate with engineering, marketing, sales, and other cross-functional teams to ensure successful product development, launch and go-to-market strategies.
• Build simple but usable products that delight our users and buyer personas alike.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to align product strategy with business objectives and contribute to the company's overall growth and success.

Skills

12+ years product management

Strong leadership

Problem solving

Customer obsession

Bias for action

Ownership mentality

Collaboration & Communication

Data-driven mindset

Job description

Job Summary

The Data Services team at NetApp helps customers protect and govern their data wherever it lives. We are responsible for driving preference for our primary storage platforms through a consolidated set of data protection and governance offerings.

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Principal Product Manager. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in product management with a deep understanding of ransomware and data protection market, and is expected to work closely with enterprise storage, cloud storage, product marketing, sales and customers to define the vision and roadmap for the space, and to be excellent at driving planning and execution for these broad areas.

Job Responsibilities

• Work closely with top customers to understand their needs
• Drive roadmap planning and execution to help meet customer demands
• Collaborate with engineering, marketing, sales, and other cross-functional teams to ensure successful product development, launch and go-to-market strategies.
• Build simple but usable products that delight our users and buyer personas alike.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to align product strategy with business objectives and contribute to the company's overall growth and success.

Job Requirements

• 12+ years of product management experience.
• Strong leadership skills – demonstrated ability to lead from the front.
• Exceptional problem-solving abilities, with a demonstrated track record of delivering revenue-driven product launches.
• Customer obsession – demonstrated building a strong understanding of customer problems and building capabilities that help resolve their pain points.
• Bias for action – demonstrated bias for initiative while solving problems for customers, company and your team.
• Ownership mentality – demonstrated end to end ownership, accountability, and a desire to lead from the front when required to achieve the desired outcome.
• Collaboration & Communication – demonstrated experience in building strong connections with customers, stakeholders, internal partner teams and external partners.
• Data-driven mindset, with proficiency in leveraging analytics and market insights to inform product decisions.
• If you are a highly motivated and experienced product management leader who thrives in a collaborative and innovative environment, we would love to hear from you. Join our team and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our products and driving our company's success.

Compensation

The target salary range for this position is 227,800 - 338,800 USD. The salary offered will be determined by the candidate's location, qualifications, experience, and education and may be outside of this range. The range is based on 'On Target Earnings’ (OTE) representing the total potential earnings, which is the sum of the base salary and potential commission earned when performance targets are achieved. Final compensation packages are competitive and in line with industry standards, reflecting a variety of factors, and include a comprehensive benefits package. This may cover Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Retirement or Pension Plans, Paid Time Off, various Leave options, employee stock purchase plan, and/or restricted stocks (RSU’s). These offerings are subject to regional variations and governed by local laws, regulations, and company policies. We will provide detailed information about the specific benefits for your region during the recruitment process.

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.

If you're ready to innovate, rise to the challenge, and own every moment - make your next move your best one.

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.