Hiring: Technical Program Mgr Company: NetApp Location: San Jose, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 12:31:40 Employment Type: Hybrid Target Skills & Keywords : Agile, Jira, Kubernetes, Microsoft Excel, Product Management, Program Management About the job Experience: •12+ years in technical program management, partner engineering, release management, or equivalent leadership of complex cross-organizational software programs. Qualifications: •10–12+ years in technical program management, partner engineering, release management, or equivalent leadership of complex cross-organizational software programs. •Serve as the primary liaison between Google and NetApp engineering—building trusted relationships on both sides and ensuring clear communication, alignment, and follow-through on shared commitments. •Own partner-facing program delivery for Google deliverables across NetApp products covering - infrastructure, Kubernetes/container storage integration, and NetApp’s object storage—from intake through engineering execution and release or resolution. •Track and manage incoming asks through the Product Variance Request (PVR) process—capturing scope, validating feasibility, maintaining visibility, and ensuring asks are routed to the right owners with clear status. •Drive prioritization with Google and NetApp counterparts—balancing partner urgency, business impact, engineering capacity, and strategic alignment across a dynamic request pipeline. •Partner with Product Management to translate partner asks into well-defined requirements, secure engineering commitments, and maintain traceability from ask to delivery. •Build and maintain integrated program plans including milestones, dependencies, owners, and risks; proactively surface blockers and drive mitigation across organizational boundaries. •Provide stakeholder tracking and reporting to Google, engineering leadership, and internal partners—executive-ready status on priorities, progress, risks, and delivery timelines. •Support cases and escalations affecting Google environments—triage issues, coordinate between Google Support, NetApp support, and engineering, and drive root-cause analysis and resolution with clear ownership and follow-up. •Operate independently with strong judgment in a matrixed, partner-facing environment—anticipating needs, driving next steps across time zones and organizations, and escalating when decisions require leadership input. Compensation: •Competitive benefits and rewards package Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!