Principal Product Manager (Cloud Business Entrepreneurship)

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Job Summary NetApp is looking for a Principal Product Manager to join the cloud storage and services product management team, to build products, solutions, and drive strategic initiatives across NetApp first-party and third party cloud storage portfolio that includes Azure NetApp Files, FSxN for NetApp ONTAP, Google Cloud NetApp Volumes, Cloud Volumes ONTAP, and NetApp Instaclustr.

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 and have a track record of building new cloud businesses from ground up.

You must ideate new concepts that can be productized to accelerate revenue growth for the cloud storage business.

You must 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 enterprise storage especially cloud storage is preferred Key Responsibilities Drive the development of new offerings from ideation to launch working with cross-functional teams that include engineering, customer success, professional services, sales, and marketing.

Drive initiatives to bring new workloads to NetApp first-party cloud storage portfolio and help accelerate the migration such workloads from on-premises and other cloud storage services.

Job Requirements 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.

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.

Deep understanding of how cloud marketplaces work and how to monetize products and services using those Practitioner of working backwards framework for building a new service / feature / functionality.

Knowledgeable about modern compute paradigms including Kubernetes, containers, and micro VMs.

Minimum qualifications 10

4-year BA / BS mandatory, in computer science, data science, electrical engineering, or equivalent technical degree.

An MBA degree is preferred but not mandatory.

Compensation : The target salary range for this position is 207,400

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 (PTO), 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 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

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.

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