Principal Product Manager, Cloud Storage Performance
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States; San Jose, California, United States; San Francisco, California, United States; Waltham, Massachusetts, United States; Wichita, Kansas, United States
Overview
At NetApp, we have a history of helping customers turn challenges into business opportunities. That’s because we bring new thinking to age-old problems, like how to use data most effectively in the most efficient possible way. As an Engineer with NetApp, you’ll have the opportunity to work with modern cloud and container orchestration technologies in a production setting. You’ll play an important role in scaling systems sustainably through automation and evolving them by pushing for changes to improve reliability and velocity.
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Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States; San Jose, California, United States; San Francisco, California, United States; Waltham, Massachusetts, United States; Wichita, Kansas, United States Job category: Engineering Job ID: 129054-en_USAbout NetApp
NetApp is the intelligent data infrastructure company, turning a world of disruption into opportunity for every customer. No matter the data type, workload or environment, we help our customers identify and realize new business possibilities. And it all starts with our people.
If this sounds like something you want to be part of, NetApp is the place for you. You can help bring new ideas to life, approaching each challenge with fresh eyes. We embrace diversity and openness because it's in our DNA. Of course, you won't be doing it alone. At NetApp, we're all about asking for help when we need it, collaborating with others, and partnering across the organization - and beyond.
"At NetApp, we fully embrace and advance a diverse, inclusive global workforce with a culture of belonging that leverages the backgrounds and perspectives of all employees, customers, partners, and communities to foster a higher performing organization."-George Kurian, CEO
Job Summary
NetApp is seeking a dynamic and highly skilled Principal Product Manager to lead and drive workload specific storage performance initiatives within our cloud storage portfolio. This role is pivotal in shaping the future of NetApp's cloud storage solutions by developing innovative performance proof points, reference architectures, and performance artifacts tailored to customer workloads.
As a Principal Product Manager, you will work closely with cross-functional teams, including performance engineering, sales (pre and post), and customer success, to validate workload performance and provide critical insights to engineering and product teams. You will leverage your entrepreneurial mindset and high level of ownership to ideate and productize new cloud storage performance initiatives that accelerate revenue growth and qualify new workloads, such as AI applications, onto NetApp cloud storage.
Your ability to cut through complexity, simplify processes, and deliver exceptional results will be key to your success in this role. Prior experience in enterprise storage, especially cloud storage, is highly preferred. Join us at NetApp and be a part of a forward-thinking team dedicated to pushing the limits of technology and innovation.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop Proof Points and Reference Architectures: Craft innovative performance proof points and reference architectures tailored to specific customer workloads, ensuring optimal performance and reliability.
- Collaborate with Cross-Functional Teams: Work closely with teams such as performance engineering, sales, and customer success to validate workload performance and gather critical insights for continuous improvement.
- Communicate Effectively: Present complex technical information in a clear and concise manner to a variety of audiences, including stakeholders and engineering teams.
Job Requirements
- 10 - 12+ years of industry experience in enterprise/cloud storage product management.
- Must be super comfortable with enterprise storage performance concepts.
- 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 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.
Preferred Qualifications
- Possess deep enterprise and cloud storage domain knowledge including file, block, and object formats.
- A thorough understanding of public cloud (AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud) storage services and data storage/ data management fundamentals.
- Practitioner of working backwards framework for building a new service/feature/functionality.
- Knowledgeable about modern compute paradigms including Kubernetes, containers, and micro VMs.
Education
• 4-year BA/BS mandatory, in computer science, data science, electrical engineering, or equivalent technical degree.
• An MBA degree is preferred but not mandatory.
Travel requirements:
0% to 10% of travel will be required
Compensation:
The target salary range for this position is 197,540 - 294,030 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 (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.
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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 - but also to innovate. 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.
If you want to help us build knowledge and solve big problems, let's talk.
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Our values
Put the customer at the center. Care for each other and our communities. Think and act like owners. Build belonging every day. Embrace a growth mindset.
Benefits
Volunteer time off
40 hours of paid volunteer time each year.
Well-being
Employee Assistance Program, fitness, and mental health resources to help employees be their best.
Time away
Paid time off for vacation and to recharge.
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Submitting an application
To ensure a streamlined and fair hiring process for all candidates, our team only reviews applications submitted through our company website. This practice allows us to track, assess, and respond to applicants efficiently. Emailing our employees, recruiters, or Human Resources personnel directly will not influence your application.
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