Chief of Staff Enterprise Systems

As Chief of Staff to the Enterprise Systems BU VP/GM youll sit at the right hand of Enterprise Systems senior leadership turning strategic priorities into coordinated action across a multi-billion-dollar business. This is an operator role: youll own the rhythm of business run point on the highest-visibility cross-functional initiatives and make sure the right people are aligned informed and moving at the right pace.

About the Team

• You will work side-by-side with the rest of the StratOps team while reaching across Product Management Engineering Finance Pricing and Marketing to keep the business running smoothly. Few roles offer this combination of breadth senior executive access and hands-on ownership.
• The Enterprise Systems business is NetApps largest and highest-impact business unit - a multi-billion dollar portfolio spanning all-flash performance systems capacity flash and hybrid platforms. This portfolio powers mission-critical workloads for the worlds largest enterprises and is now at the center of one of the most consequential trends in infrastructure: enterprise AI and next-generation neocloud architectures.
• The Strategy & Operations (S&O) team sits at the center of this business working closely with NetApps top executives. We ensure the Enterprise Systems organization is focusing on the right priorities and executing well on its top goals. The team plays an active role in NetApps core product strategy decisions defining and driving greater operational rigor across the business to accelerate our pace of execution.
• You will join a talented team that combines deep technical and analytical skills with the strategic toolkit to match - structured problem-solving executive-ready communication and the ability to operate at the intersection of data and business strategy. We focus on strategic planning defining and driving execution toward key priorities executive reviews rhythm of business resource management operational excellence and ensuring the success of critical cross-company initiatives.

What youll do

• Run the operating cadence for Enterprise Systems leadership - staff meetings MBRs/EMBRs product development processes (e.g. product change end-of-life) and offsites - setting agendas driving follow-through on action items and keeping leadership focused on what matters most
• Track priorities and commitments across the leadership team and hold owners accountable to deadlines

• Build board-ready decks briefing docs and talking points for C-Staff reviews executive business reviews and all-hands communications
• Vet and pre-align topics before they reach senior leadership so every discussion starts from a clear well-framed narrative

• Own priority projects end-to-end that dont sit neatly inside one function - from new-initiative launches to organizational health and change initiatives
• Be the connective tissue: surface risks and bottlenecks early and broker alignment across functions before issues stall execution

• Serve as a trusted proxy for leadership in select meetings and forums representing priorities and driving decisions in their absence
• Partner with the StratOps BI & Analytics team to ensure every executive review and strategic decision is grounded in the right data and story
• Build and refine the processes tools and communication rhythms that let the organization scale and move faster

• 35 years in Chief of Staff role or experience in management consulting strategy & operations program management or a similar analytical/strategic role - with exposure to executive-level work
• Proven ability to manage multiple complex cross-functional workstreams simultaneously with strong attention to detail and follow-through
• Executive-caliber communication skills - written and verbal - with the ability to synthesize complex or ambiguous information into clear structured narratives and recommendations
• Comfort operating with ambiguity - you create structure and drive clarity rather than waiting for direction
• Strong business acumen and analytical skills; able to use data to inform decisions not just opinions
• Ability to influence and build trust across all levels of the organization including senior executives without formal authority
• High discretion and sound judgment in handling sensitive confidential information

Preferred Skills

• • Experience in enterprise IT infrastructure storage or hardware product organizations
  • Familiarity with data and BI tools (Power BI SQL Excel) - enough to be a savvy partner to the analytics team even if not a hands-on builder

• Bachelors degree required; MBA or equivalent advanced degree a plus