NetApp is a leader in intelligent data infrastructure, delivering solutions that help organizations unlock the full potential of their data. They are seeking a Senior Product Manager to lead the definition and evolution of their AI Data Infrastructure portfolio, focusing on the strategy and execution of scalable AI data platforms.
Responsibilities:
- Define and own the holistic AIDI product strategy, centered on ONTAP-based data services delivered across multiple hardware platforms, integrated systems, reference designs, and full solution architectures
- Develop a phased AIDI roadmap, clearly articulating MVP capabilities, platform extensions, and long-term architectural evolution
- Identify and prioritize AI workload use cases (training, fine-tuning, inference, multi-tenant AI platforms), and map them to storage platforms, data services, and deployment models
- Lead co-development and integration efforts with strategic technology partners, spanning compute, accelerator, networking, and platform ecosystems
- Define, productize, and maintain validated reference architectures and certified AI designs (e.g., clustered AI platforms, modular AI stacks), ensuring they are repeatable, supportable, and field-ready
- Act as the product interface between NetApp storage platforms (ONTAP-based systems, E-Series, StorageGRID) and external partner ecosystems
- Drive platform and system architecture decisions, including storage platforms, interconnects, and system-level tradeoffs, in close partnership with architecture and engineering
- Define end-to-end AI infrastructure solutions, combining multiple storage platforms, data services, lifecycle management, and operational integration—not just standalone components
- Evaluate and define fulfillment and delivery models, including: Meet-in-the-channel offerings, OEM- and ODM-based solutions, Integrated and validated system offerings
- Gather and synthesize requirements from Neocloud providers and large enterprise customers, addressing performance, scale, multi-tenancy, and operational simplicity
- Translate customer needs into clear product requirements, differentiated value propositions, and business cases
- Partner with GTM, sales, and field teams to ensure offerings are consumable, supportable, and aligned with real-world deployment models
- Define monetization strategies for AIDI offerings, including software licensing, subscriptions, consumption-based models, and bundled platform offerings
- Partner with finance and GTM teams to assess revenue impact, pricing, margin, and cost structure across solution types
- Serve as the single point of accountability across architecture, engineering, sales, marketing, alliances, and operations for AIDI
- Communicate strategy, architectural tradeoffs, and roadmap clearly to executive leadership and field organizations
- Influence long-term platform decisions that impact multiple product lines and business units
Requirements:
- 15+ years of product management experience with enterprise infrastructure, storage platforms, or cloud-adjacent systems
- Strong understanding of on-prem and/or cloud infrastructure and modern data center architectures
- Proven experience partnering with architecture and engineering teams to translate technical concepts into market-ready products
- Experience defining product roadmaps, phased releases, and go-to-market strategies
- Experience working with hyperscalers, Neocloud providers, or large enterprise customers
- Familiarity with OEM/ODM ecosystems, multi-vendor platforms, and channel-based delivery models
- Background in defining monetization and licensing models for software, platforms, or integrated solutions