Sr. Technical Program Mgr
About The Position
Technical Program Management Office (TPMO) in Cloud Storage & Services Business unit is responsible for leading programs for cloud integrated, fully managed, high-performance scalable Cloud storage solution across Azure, Google Cloud and AWS. This Technical Program Manager will own and manage the end-to-end program management of NetApp’s key growth initiatives in the Cloud BU identified by the CEO and executive leadership team. The incumbent will lead the cross-functional team from concept, design, implementation to launch the product/service in the market while working within the guidelines and cadence defined by the program team. The TPM will serve as the technical delivery owner driving cross-program dependencies to resolution, executive communication, risk management and end-to-end delivery.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience of successful releases for multiple products or services in technology focused programs.
- Demonstrated delivery of complex, multi-team platform or infrastructure programs in cloud, storage, distributed systems, or SaaS environments.
- Strong understanding of project and resource interdependencies within a program or portfolio, including shared capacity and prioritization tradeoffs.
- Ability to read and constructively challenge architecture documents, design specifications, release plans, and dependency graphs.
- Strong command of Agile-at-scale and release train mechanics: milestone planning, GA readiness gates, change control, and critical path management.
- Proven ability to influence senior engineering and product leaders without direct authority in a highly matrixed organization.
- Results-oriented self-starter with strong communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills; proactively mitigates risk, resolves issues, and escalates when appropriate.
- Proficiency with Jira, Confluence, and Microsoft Office.
Nice To Haves
- Storage industry experience
- PMP certification
- Agile experience
Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end program management and delivery — milestones, critical path, dependency maps, and release integration across engineering and product teams in multiple geographies.
- Drive cross-functional alignment across roles, functions, and geos; navigate ambiguity and keep teams focused on shared goals and measurable outcomes.
- Understand and communicate program resource needs — current and future — and facilitate prioritization and decision forums with Engineering, release management, and product leadership.
- Build trusted relationships with senior business and shared services partners; challenge assumptions, read stakeholder dynamics, and influence decision-making with a credible point of view.
- Partner with senior engineers to decompose initiatives into milestones with clear acceptance criteria, dependency linkages, and release-readiness gates.
- Identify risks and blocking issues early; recommend options, facilitate team decisions, and escalate with cost-of-delay analysis and recommended paths forward.
- Deliver concise, decision-oriented executive briefings on deployment progress, results, and program health to senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Represent the program in CSS portfolio reviews, semester planning, and leadership forums.
- Improve program traceability and automate recurring TPM workflows in alignment with CSS TPMO standards.
Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Retirement or Pension Plans
- Paid Time Off
- various Leave options
- Performance-Based Incentives
- employee stock purchase plan
- restricted stocks (RSU’s)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
