Senior Product Manager Software-Defined Storage (SDS)
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Job Location:
San Jose, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
18 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
About the Role
We are seeking a Senior Product Manager to lead the definition and evolution of our Software Defined Storage (SDS) portfolio. This role is highly strategic and cross functional working at the intersection of architecture engineering go to market partners and enterprise customers.
You will play a pivotal role in shaping our SDS vision defining initial and long term use cases and building a scalable and monetizable offering that serves both Neocloud providers and Strategic Enterprise customers.
Key Responsibilities
Product Strategy & Vision
- Partner closely with the architecture and engineering teams to define the overall NetApp SDS offering including scope differentiation and long term roadmap.
- Develop a phased SDS strategy clearly articulating MVP near term enhancements and long term expansion plans.
- Identify and prioritize initial target use cases for SDS while defining a clear strategy for broader adoption and feature expansion over time.
Customer & Market Requirements
- Gather and synthesize requirements from Neocloud providers and Strategic Enterprise customers ensuring the SDS offering addresses distinct performance scalability and operational needs.
- Translate customer and market insights into clear product requirements and business cases.
Platform & Ecosystem Definition
- Lead hardware platform selection working through vendor interlocks and ongoing partner communication to ensure alignment with product and business goals.
- Evaluate and define fulfillment models including:
- Meet in the channel
- ODM partnerships
- OEM offerings
Monetization & Business Models
- Explore and define monetization strategies for the SDS portfolio including licensing subscriptions consumption based models and bundled offerings.
- Partner with finance sales and GTM teams to assess revenue impact pricing strategies and margin considerations.
Cross Functional Leadership
- Act as the central point of alignment across architecture engineering sales marketing alliances and operations.
- Clearly communicate product strategy trade offs and roadmap to executive stakeholders and field teams.
Education & Qualifications
- 8 years of product management experience with significant ownership of enterprise infrastructure storage or cloud-related products.
- Strong understanding of Software-Defined Storage cloud infrastructure and modern data center architectures.
- Proven experience working with architecture and engineering teams to translate technical concepts into market-ready products.
- Experience defining product roadmaps phased releases and go-to-market strategies.
Preferred
- Experience working with hyperscalers Neocloud providers or large enterprise customers.
- Familiarity with OEM/ODM ecosystems hardware vendor partnerships and channel models.
- Backgroundin defining monetization and licensing models for software or platform offerings.
Compensation:
The target salary range for this position is 183600 - 272800 USD. The salary offered will be determined by the candidates 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 (RSUs) 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.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Sales Experience
- Customer Service
- Computer Operation
- Computer Skills
- FedRAMP
- Management Experience
- Retail Sales
- Upselling
- NIS
- IT Service Management
- Heavy Lifting
- Unity
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