Sr Director, Product Mgmt (UI/UX)

Job Summary

NetApp is transforming how customers manage data infrastructure through unified, AI-driven experiences. We’re hiring a Senior Director of Product Management to lead our Bangalore-based manageability product organization and shape the future of autonomous storage operations.

You’ll lead NetApp Console Experience, spanning AI-powered autonomous operations, hybrid multi-cloud control plane and SaaS platform services. You’ll own the product and user experience vision, build and develop a high-performing PM organization, and partner with engineering, design and go-to-market leaders globally to make NetApp infrastructure simpler to operate.

Responsibilities

Product Strategy & Experience

• Own the product and experience vision for NetApp Console across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
• Define intuitive AI-agent experiences, including how actions are presented, approved and reversed.
• Build customer-led roadmaps balancing UX, competitive insights and business priorities.
• Own the lifecycle of AI/ML, hybrid cloud, SaaS/SRE and trial/demo platform services.

User Experience & Design

• Partner with UX leadership to deliver a consistent experience across onboarding, operations and troubleshooting.
• Use adoption, time-to-value, NPS, CSAT and usability measures as core product KPIs.
• Drive a unified design system, user research and high standards for accessibility, performance and UI quality.

Platform & Customer

• Build platform capabilities that enable AI agents across NetApp’s portfolio.
• Deliver a hybrid multi-cloud control plane spanning on-premises, AWS, Azure and Google Cloud.
• Ensure IAM, security and observability services are scalable, reliable and easy to integrate.
• Translate customer and market insights into differentiated product capabilities and support strategic customer engagements.

Leadership

• Build and scale a high-performing product management organization in Bangalore.
• Hire, develop and retain senior PM talent while establishing strong ownership and product management standards.
• Coach teams on discovery, prioritization, UX judgment and data-driven decision-making.
• Partner with engineering and design leadership to drive alignment and expand Bangalore’s end-to-end product ownership.

Job Requirements

15+ years of product management experience in enterprise software, SaaS or infrastructure, including 7+ years leading and scaling PM teams.

Proven track record building and shipping successful enterprise products and high-quality experiences for complex technical platforms.

Strong UX expertise, including user research, usability principles, customer feedback and UX metrics.

Experience designing AI-assisted, agentic or autonomous experiences, including copilots, conversational interfaces or human-in-the-loop automation.

Experience building platform services or developer platforms, with strong understanding of developer experience.

Deep knowledge of hybrid/multi-cloud architectures, SaaS platforms, SRE and AI/ML technologies.

Strong technical acumen and ability to engage with engineering on architecture and implementation.

Demonstrated success driving cross-functional alignment and influencing senior and executive stakeholders.

Proven ability to hire, develop and retain high-performing, inclusive product teams.

Experience directly leading or partnering closely with UX/UI design teams.

Hands-on design or HCI background.

At NetApp, we embrace a hybrid working environment designed to strengthen connection, collaboration, and culture for all employees. This means that most roles will have some level of in-office and/or in-person expectations, which will be shared during the recruitment process.

Equal Opportunity Employer

NetApp is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination based on age, race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, disability or genetic information, pregnancy, protected veteran status, and any other protected classification.

Why You'll Thrive at NetApp

At NetApp, you won't wait for the perfect moment—you'll make it. The early planning, the extra thought, the bold idea that turns good into great: That's how our people operate and how we continue to push the boundaries of data infrastructure.

NetApp is the trusted partner for organizations transforming data into opportunity. As the only enterprise-grade storage service natively embedded in Google Cloud, AWS, and Microsoft Azure, we empower customers to run everything from traditional workloads to enterprise AI with unmatched performance, resilience, and security.

Our culture

We celebrate mold breakers, bold thinkers, and problem solvers. We reward initiative, impact, and ownership. We provide flexibility so you can balance professional ambition with your personal life. Here, differences are not just welcomed—they drive everything we do.

If you're ready to innovate, rise to the challenge, and own every moment - make your next move your best one. Apply now.

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AI Disclosure

For select roles, some stages of our hiring process may use artificial intelligence tools to help evaluate applications and candidate selection. These tools support—rather than replace—human decision-making.