Senior Product Manager (Azure NetApp Files)
Job Location:
San Jose, CA - USA
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Job Summary
Azure NetApp Files (ANF) is a first-party fully managed enterprise file service on Microsoft Azure delivered in deep partnership between NetApp and Microsoft.
Were looking for a Senior Product Manager to own the strategy roadmap and business outcomes for ANFs enterprise file share portfolio. This is a high-impact high-visibility role at the intersection of product strategy platform innovation and GTM execution. You will drive two of ANFs most important growth areas:
Enterprise file share workload leadership own growth and competitive differentiation across ANFs largest workload category spanning SAP VDI/FSLogix AKS stateful storage and mission-critical NFS/SMB.
Cost optimization & workload expansion drive ANFs TCO strategy and broaden the workload coverage to serve a wider range of enterprise file service needs on Azure.
Enterprise File Share Workload Ownership
- Own the end-to-end product strategy and roadmap for ANFs enterprise general file share workload including SAP VDI/AVD (FSLogix) AKS stateful storage and mixed-OS NFS/SMB workloads.
- Define workload-specific feature requirements prioritize engineering investments and drive delivery with cross-functional teams across NetApp and Microsoft Azure product groups.
- Lead competitive positioning and TCO analysis; develop pricing guidance and field enablement content to accelerate customer adoption.
- Engage directly with strategic enterprise and ISV accounts; translate customer feedback into roadmap and GTM improvements.
Cost Optimization & Commercial Strategy
- Own ANFs cost optimization product strategy including flexible service levels cool access tiering and tooling to help customers migrate from on-premises file environments to Azure.
- Define pricing and packaging models that improve ANFs TCO story and lower the barrier for enterprise customers to adopt and expand on Azure.
- Build business cases and PRFAQs to align engineering investment with the highest-impact commercial opportunities.
Workload Coverage & Service Expansion
- Identify and prioritize enterprise file workloads underserved by existing ANF service tiers; define requirements business justification and success criteria for expanded workload support.
- Drive resiliency and availability improvements that meet the needs of business-critical workloads including those with stringent uptime and recovery requirements.
- Define go-to-market strategy for new workload segments including ISV partnerships field readiness and customer onboarding.
- Collaborate across engineering Azure platform and Commerce teams to bring new capabilities from development through customer availability.
Cross-Functional Leadership & Executive Influence
- Serve as the subject matter expert for ANF enterprise file share strategy in customer partner and leadership forums.
- Build and maintain coordination across NetApp engineering Microsoft product groups field sales and ISV partners.
- Present roadmap adoption metrics and business outcomes to NetApp and Microsoft leadership to influence prioritization and investment.
- Drive scalable sales enablement competitive positioning pricing guidance and launch processes that scale across hundreds of sellers.
- 8 years of product management experience in cloud infrastructure storage or enterprise platform products.
- Demonstrated track record of delivering complex cross-functional products in a cloud-native environment.
- Deep understanding of enterprise file workloads and protocols (NFS SMB/CIFS) across workloads such as SAP VDI Kubernetes and databases.
- Experience driving initiatives involving partner engineering organizations such as hyperscaler product groups.
- Strong commercial acumen: business cases pricing models and translating technical capabilities into revenue impact.
- Excellent communication skills; ability to influence senior leadership across organizational boundaries.
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or related field; or equivalent practical experience.
Nice to Have
- Hands-on experience with Azure NetApp Files or other enterprise cloud file services.
- Background in enterprise NAS or file storage platforms.
- Experience with high-availability storage architectures and enterprise resiliency requirements.
- Familiarity with on-premises to cloud migration motions and TCO analysis.
- Experience with ISV ecosystems such as SAP SAS or Kubernetes-native storage.
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or related field; or equivalent practical experience.
Compensation:
The target salary range for this position is 196350 - 292600 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 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
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