Senior Director of Product Management

Sr. Director, Product Management

Job Summary

NetApp is transforming how customers manage their data infrastructure through unified, AI-driven experiences. We're seeking an exceptional Senior Director of Product Management to lead our Bangalore-based manageability product team and drive the next generation of autonomous storage operations. 

 

In this role, you'll lead product strategy and execution for NetApp's manageability platform, including AI-powered autonomous operations capabilities, hybrid multi-cloud control plane, and SaaS platform services. This is a high-impact leadership role partnering closely with engineering, design, and go-to-market teams globally to deliver experiences that eliminate operational complexity and delight customers 

Job Requirements

Product Strategy & Execution: 

• Define and drive product strategy for NetApp's manageability platform, including AI-powered autonomous operations, hybrid multi-cloud control plane, and SaaS infrastructure.
• Lead a product management team in Bangalore, building strong talent and establishing best practices.
• Manage the complete product lifecycle for AI/ML platform services, hybrid multi-cloud capabilities, SaaS/SRE infrastructure, and trial/demo environments.
• Develop roadmaps that balance customer requirements, competitive dynamics, and business priorities.

 

Platform Development: 

• Build platform capabilities that enable AI-powered agents to work seamlessly across NetApp's portfolio.
• Deliver a hybrid multi-cloud control plane that manages NetApp infrastructure across on-premises, AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud environments.
• Ensure platform services (IAM, security, observability) are scalable, reliable, and easy to integrate. 

 

Customer & Market Engagement:

• Understand customer workflows, pain points, and requirements through research, advisory boards, and direct engagement.
• Translate customer insights into differentiated product experiences.
• Work with sales teams to enable customer conversations and represent NetApp's vision at industry events.

 

Team & Organization: 

• Build and scale the product management organization in Bangalore.
• Establish effective collaboration across distributed, global teams.
• Partner with engineering leadership to maintain strong product-engineering alignment.
• Set standards for product management practices and execution. 

 

Required Qualifications: 

• 15+ years of product management experience in enterprise software, SaaS, or infrastructure products.
• 7+ years leading product management teams, including experience building and scaling teams.
• Proven track record of shipping successful enterprise products that customers love.
• Deep understanding of hybrid and multi-cloud architectures, SaaS platforms, and site reliability engineering principles.
• Experience with AI/ML technologies and agentic/autonomous systems.
• Strong technical acumen with ability to engage deeply with engineering teams on architecture and implementation.
• Demonstrated ability to drive cross-functional alignment in complex, matrixed organizations.
• Exceptional communication skills with ability to influence at all levels, including executive leadership.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred. 

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in storage, data management, or infrastructure management domains.
• Background in building platform services or developer platforms.
• Experience managing services across multiple cloud providers.
• Experience with observability, monitoring, and AIOps technologies.
• Track record of successful product launches in competitive markets.
• Experience managing global, distributed product teams.
• Understanding of enterprise sales processes and agile development methodologies. 

Experience Level

Senior Level