Outbound Product Manager

Job Description

Are you data-driven? We at NetApp believe in the transformative power of data – to expand customer touchpoints, to foster greater innovation, and to optimize operations. We are designed for simplicity, optimized to protect, created to embrace future opportunity, and open to enrich choice. We are the data authority for hybrid cloud, and we are helping our customers realize the full potential of their data.

We’ve built a Data Fabric for a data-driven world – to simplify and integrate data management across the resources that are best for the business. With the Data Fabric, our customers can harness the power of cloud data services, build cloud infrastructures, and modernize storage through data management.

By modernizing storage through data management, customers can upgrade infrastructure to bring modern data services to existing applications. Only NetApp can help organizations free the resources necessary to fund transformation by deploying the industry’s leading flash storage solution, which is highly efficient and scalable in both data center and cloud environments.

As a Product Manager you will own delivery of new data protection offerings co-developed with our business partners including ISVs, Service Delivery Partners and SaaS. You will develop requirements and respond to changing and / or competitive environment while communicating product positioning and overall product strategy. A strong understanding of Product and Service offerings and excellent communication and interpersonal skills are crucial to your success. This is a strategic and highly visible outbound product leadership role and a great opportunity for a highly motivated individual to learn and grow their skill set.
Essential Functions:
- Own end to end delivery of data protection product and solution go to market
- Drive results in a cross functional group that includes other Product Managers, Technical Marketing, Operations, Alliances and Program Management to ensure successful product launch
- Work with pricing and sales operations team to streamline product go to market and align to partner customer facing sales collateral
- Software licensing and sales operations oversight of partner SKU implementation
- Track and analyze general business indicators including pipeline and revenue
- Present and educate sales and customers
- Represent NetApp at relevant conferences/trade-shows.

- Excellent verbal and written communications skills; presentation skills.
- Strong analytical skills and ability to work both independently and lead cross functional teams.
- Ability to build strong working relationships across all levels of the organization and partners.
- Product Management experience in the technology industry.
- Ability to function well in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with competing priorities.
- Experience in end to end delivery to enterprise customers of product that includes hardware and software
- Experience in technology ecosystems such as Virtualization and Hybrid Cloud Solutions is highly desirable
- Backup or storage system experience, understanding of data protection market dynamics is highly desirable
- Experience developing MRD/PRD as it relates to enterprise environments

Responsibility:
- The tasks this individual is responsible for are often unstructured, have wide implications and there are multiple outcomes.
- This individual will apply broad expertise or unique technical/industry knowledge in solving problems that are unique and extremely complex given time, budget and resource constraints.
- Demonstrate leadership and vision in driving organization thru strategic decisions.
Interaction:
- This individual must work effectively with Staff to Vice President level employees within the function, across functions and with external parties.
- Limited supervision is provided, as this individual can operate, drive results, and set priorities independently.
- The ideal candidate will be a proactive contributor and interested in developing into a subject matter expert.
- To be successful, this individual must demonstrate success through leadership and influencing multiple individuals and groups.

A B.Tech degree is required, MBA would be preferable.
- A minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience is required, with preferably 2+ years experience post MBA.
- Demonstrated ability to have completed multiple, complex technical projects.

So get ready to tap into the data visionary within, and join us as we accelerate digital transformation and empower our customers to change the world with data!

If you ask a NetApp employee why they work here, the answer is inevitably the same: the people. At NetApp, our culture is at the heart of what we do. We place importance in trust, integrity, teamwork, and caring above all else. NetApp is a place where people are empowered to make a difference. Empowered to innovate. Empowered to collaborate. Empowered to help ourselves and others be data-driven and change the world. We take care of each other, our customers, our partners, and our communities simply because it’s the right thing to do.

We work hard but also recognize the importance of work-life balance for our employees because what’s important to them is important to us! Recently we implemented Family First, which encourages employees to take paid time off to bond with a new child (through birth or adoption) or to care for a family member with a serious health condition. Our volunteer time off program is best in class, offering employees 40 hours of paid time off per year to donate their time 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 and fitness centers. We also offer financial savings programs to help you plan for your future.

Join us and see what empowerment can do.

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