Sr. Product Manager

NetApp; Morrisville (NC); Hybrid; USD 196,000 - 293,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Life Insurance

Retirement or Pension Plans

Paid Time Off

Performance-Based Incentives

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

RSUs

Job summary

NetApp is seeking a Senior Product Manager to drive strategy, growth, and leadership for Enterprise and AI Storage Infrastructure solutions. You will define product strategy, engage with customers and partners, and lead initiatives across the product lifecycle to deliver differentiated storage solutions.

The role requires 8+ years in enterprise storage product management, strong GTM and partnership development, and the ability to influence across engineering, marketing, and sales.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of product management in enterprise infrastructure or storage.
• Experience bringing enterprise storage products to market.
• Experience owning pricing, positioning, and go-to-market initiatives.
• Proven track record building strategic partnerships in technology.
• Willingness to travel 10–25%.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute enterprise and AI storage product strategy.
• Lead full product lifecycle from concept through launch and adoption.
• Develop roadmaps from customer requirements, market opportunities, and tech trends.
• Collaborate with engineering, architecture, marketing, and sales to differentiate products.
• Shape commercial strategy, pricing, and packaging to accelerate growth.
• Represent NetApp in customer engagements, conferences, and partner meetings.

Skills

Product management

Enterprise storage

AI data infrastructure

Go-to-market

Strategic partnerships

Pricing

Lifecycle management

Executive communication

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's or advanced degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

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.

Job Summary

NetApp is seeking a Senior Product Manager to drive strategy, growth, and market leadership for Enterprise and AI Storage Infrastructure solutions.

This role combines deep product management expertise with a strong understanding of enterprise storage systems, AI data infrastructure, and go-to-market execution. The successful candidate will define product strategy, engage directly with customers, partners and industry stakeholders, and develop strategic partnerships that expand NetApp's presence across the storage and data management ecosystem.

The ideal candidate has successfully brought enterprise storage products to market, understands the evolving infrastructure requirements of AI-driven workloads, and has a proven ability to identify new business opportunities, develop strategic partnerships, and influence industry ecosystems.

Job Responsibilities

• Product Strategy and Portfolio Leadership.
• Define and execute product strategy for enterprise and AI storage infrastructure solutions.
• Drive the complete product lifecycle from concept through launch and market adoption.
• Develop product roadmaps informed by customer requirements, market opportunities, competitive analysis, and technology trends.
• Partner with engineering, architecture, marketing, and sales teams to deliver differentiated products that address evolving customer requirements.
• Shape commercial strategy through pricing, product packaging, and business model innovation to accelerate growth.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on enterprise storage and AI data infrastructure technologies within NetApp and the wider market.
• Represent NetApp in customer engagements, industry conferences, analyst briefings, and partner meetings.
• Strategic Partnerships and Ecosystem Development
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with technology providers, software vendors, system integrators, OEMs, and channel partners.
• Evaluate partnership opportunities and ecosystem investments that support long-term business objectives.
• Develop and execute ecosystem strategies that expand NetApp's role within the enterprise storage and data management landscape.
• Develop business cases supporting expansion into adjacent technologies, markets, and customer segments.

Job Requirements

• 8+ years of product management experience within enterprise infrastructure, storage, data management, or related technology markets.
• Demonstrated success bringing enterprise storage products from concept to market.
• Experience owning product strategy, product roadmaps, pricing, positioning, and go-to-market initiatives.
• Proven track record building strategic partnerships and business relationships within the technology industry.
• Experience identifying and developing new business opportunities that drive growth and market expansion.

Technical Expertise - Strong understanding of several of the following:

• Enterprise storage systems.
• Block, file, and object storage technologies.
• Data management platforms.
• Scalable infrastructure architectures supporting AI and data-intensive workloads – knowledge of HPC storage architectures is a major plus.
• Enterprise networking technologies.
• Data protection and cyber resilience solutions.
• Business and Leadership Skills.
• Strong strategic planning and business development capabilities.
• Excellent communication and executive presentation skills.
• Experience influencing stakeholders across technical, business, and executive organizations.
• Commercial and financial acumen with the ability to develop compelling business cases.
• Ability to translate technology trends into market opportunities and business growth.

Travel Requirements

• 10% to 25% of travel will be required.

Education

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in electrical engineering, computer science, or a related field.

Compensation

The target salary range for this position is 196,350 - 292,600 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.

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.