Program Management, Talent Management

NetApp; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 129,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Life Insurance

Retirement Plans

Paid Time Off

Job summary

NetApp is seeking a highly organized Program Manager, Talent Management, to join our Talent Management team. You will support planning, coordination, execution, and continuous improvement of talent programs, processes, communications, and enablement resources that help employees and managers grow, perform, and thrive at NetApp.

This individual contributor role works across functions, managing defined workstreams and applying sound judgment to solve challenges.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Organizational Development, Business, Communications, or a related field or equivalent practical experience.
• Approximately 5+ years of relevant experience in program management, project coordination, HR, Talent Management, Learning and Development, or related function.
• Strong organizational and program management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities, timelines, details, and stakeholders.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for audience-appropriate materials.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel for data organization, trackers, summaries, and reporting.
• Experience using SharePoint to organize, maintain, and publish content and resources.
• Comfort using AI technology to improve collaboration and efficiency.
• Ability to work independently while knowing when to escalate or align with stakeholders.
• Attention to detail and commitment to quality and follow-through.

Responsibilities

• Support end-to-end execution of Talent Management programs, including planning, scheduling, tracking, and stakeholder coordination.
• Manage defined workstreams within Talent Management priorities such as performance, development, and succession.
• Translate program goals into project plans, timelines, milestones, risks, and actions.
• Maintain trackers, status updates, meeting notes, decision logs, and follow-ups.
• Coordinate across Talent Management, HRBPs, People Analytics, Communications, and IT to support delivery.
• Identify opportunities to streamline routines and improve program operations.

Skills

Program management

Project coordination

HR

Talent management

Communications

Excel

SharePoint

AI tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR, Organizational Development, Business, or related field

Tools

SharePoint

Microsoft PowerPoint

Synthesia

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

We are seeking a highly organized and adaptable Program Manager, Talent Management to join our Talent Management team. In this role, you will support the planning, coordination, execution, and continuous improvement of talent programs, processes, communications, and enablement resources that help employees and managers grow, perform, and thrive at NetApp.

This role is designed for an individual contributor who can independently manage defined program workstreams, partner across functions, communicate effectively with stakeholders, and apply sound judgment to solve operational and programmatic challenges. The Program Manager will help ensure Talent Management programs are delivered with consistency, clarity, and a strong employee and manager experience.

The ideal candidate is comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment; brings strong organization, communication, and follow-through; and is eager to learn and apply new tools, including AI-enabled technologies, to improve how work gets done.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the end-to-end execution of Talent Management programs, processes, and initiatives, including planning, scheduling, tracking, stakeholder coordination, documentation, and follow-up.
• Manage defined workstreams within broader Talent Management priorities such as performance, development, talent review, succession, promotions, manager enablement, culture initiatives, or related programs.
• Translate program goals into clear project plans, timelines, milestones, risks, dependencies, and action items.
• Keep program activities organized and moving forward by maintaining trackers, status updates, meeting notes, decision logs, and follow-up communications.
• Coordinate across Talent Management, Talent Enablement, HRBPs, People Analytics, Communications, HR Tech/IT, and other cross-functional partners to support delivery.
• Identify opportunities to streamline routines, reduce manual effort, improve documentation, and strengthen program operations.

SharePoint, Tools, and Technology Enablement

• Own and maintain Talent Management SharePoint content, pages, document libraries, links, resources, permissions coordination, and content refresh routines. Ensure SharePoint sites are easy to navigate, current, audience-friendly, and aligned to Talent Management priorities.
• Support technology-enabled program management, including AI-enabled approaches that improve productivity, content creation, data organization, stakeholder updates, and employee or manager enablement.
• Stay curious about emerging tools and apply new capabilities responsibly to improve team effectiveness.

Data and Reporting Support

• Use Excel to maintain program trackers, participant lists, status reports, stakeholder matrices, survey exports, action logs, and basic analysis.
• Create clear summaries, charts, or tables that help stakeholders understand program status, participation, risks, or outcomes.
• Support basic reporting routines and ensure data is accurate, organized, and easy to interpret.
• Partner with People Analytics or other data owners as needed to support more advanced reporting or dashboard needs.

Communications and Stakeholder Coordination

• Create clear and audience-appropriate emails, announcements, FAQs, talking points, meeting materials, program updates, and resource guides.
• Help ensure communications are timely, accurate, aligned, and easy to understand.
• Manage communication calendars and version control for program launches, reminders, updates, and follow-ups.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to collect input, resolve open questions, and ensure messages reflect program intent and business needs.

Facilitation, Change Management, and Enablement Support

• Provide facilitation support for team meetings, stakeholder discussions, working sessions, office hours, or enablement sessions.
• Help prepare agendas, discussion guides, presentation materials, participant instructions, and follow-up notes. translate program content into practical, easy-to-use resources.

Qualifications

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Business, Communications, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Approximately 5 or more years of relevant experience in program management, project coordination, HR, Talent Management, Learning and Development, Talent Enablement, communications, operations, or a related function.
• Strong organizational and program management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, timelines, details, and stakeholders.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to create clear, concise, and audience-appropriate materials.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, including the ability to organize data, maintain trackers, use formulas, create summaries, and produce clear reports and PowerPoint presentations.
• Experience using SharePoint to organize, maintain, and publish content, resources, pages, or document libraries.
• Comfort using AI technology to improve collaboration, efficiency, communication, and program delivery and management.
• Ability to work independently while knowing when to escalate, seek input, or align with stakeholders.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy, quality, and follow-through.
• Ability to adapt quickly as priorities, processes, or stakeholder needs evolve.
• Collaborative mindset and ability to build trusted working relationships across teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting Talent Management, performance management, career development, succession planning, promotions, manager enablement, leadership development, or employee development programs.
• Experience working in a global, matrixed HR or business environment.
• Experience drafting HR, manager, or employee-facing communications.
• Experience with Learning Management Systems, Learning Experience Platforms, and AI content creation tools (e.g., Synthesia)
• Familiarity with program launch planning, change management, stakeholder readiness, and enablement.
• Experience supporting meeting facilitation, office hours, training logistics, or working sessions.
• Experience improving or documenting repeatable processes, standard operating procedures, templates, or resource libraries.

Compensation: The target salary range for this position is 129,200 - 192,500 USD. The salary offered will be determined by the candidate's location, qualifications, experience, and education and may be outside of this range. 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, Performance-Based Incentives, employee stock purchase plan, and/or restricted stocks (RSU’s), with all offerings subject to regional variations and governed by local laws, regulations, and company policies. Benefits may vary by country and region, and further details will be provided as part of 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. Apply now.

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.