Product Marketing Mgr 4

Description:Job Summary:As a Solutions Marketing Manager you develop and manage solution marketing programs and help drive business through OEM and Channel partners to maximize revenues for the sales of NetApp's Products and Services. You develop and implement partner marketing content and strategies to respond to changing and /or competitive environments which may include solution messaging, sales tools, go to market strategies, and overall solution positioning. A strong understanding of NetApp's Product and Service offerings, relationship management skills, and experience marketing in a high-technology, dynamic environment is crucial to your success. Essential Functions:As a Solution Marketing Manager you are part of a dynamic team that delivers value to the NetApp organization and supports sales and revenue generation goals. The team is tasked to:- Develop marketing programs in collaboration with sales teams to meet marketing objectives and revenue targets.- Establish, enhance or distinguish product placement within the competitive arena.- Develop business plans and positioning in the marketplace.- Define lead generation programs to support sales growth.- Identify local marketing opportunities to drive awareness off NetApp solutions.- Track general business indicators, including market share, and competitor's marketing and sales program activities.- Communicate and implement product promotions.- Provide on-going management of the product marketing programs, contracts and agreements.- Identify and maintain relationships with product partners, third party vendors, etc.Education and Experience:- A minimum of 8 years of experience is required; 9 to 11 years of experience is preferred. - A Bachelor of Arts of Science Degree is required, or equivalent experience.- Demonstrated ability to have completed multiple, complex technical projects.Qualifications:Requirements:- Excellent verbal and written communications skills.- Strong analytical skills and ability to work both independently and on cross functional teams. - Ability to build strong working relationships across all levels of the organization, including remote areas. - Marketing experience in the open systems server industry and server virtualization technology.- Ability to function well in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with competing priorities.- Understanding of NetApp's products and services technologies/concepts in a environment.Responsibility and Interaction:Responsibility: - The tasks this individual is responsible are often unstructured and the issues addressed are less defined requiring new perspectives and creative approaches.Interaction: - This individual must work effectively with Staff to Vice President level employees within the function, across functions and with external parties. - Limited supervision and direction is provided, as this individual can operate and drive results and set priorities independently. - The ideal candidate will be a proactive contributor and subject matter expert.- To be successful, this individual must demonstrate favorable results through regular leadership and influencing others.Salary/Benefits: Salary commensurate with experienceTo learn more about NetApp employee benefits go to: http://www.netapp.com/jobs/benefits.htmlJob Location: USA - Texas - Austin, CAJob Number: RUSANAP2127-594294Company URL: http://www.netapp.comCompany Profile:NetApp creates innovative storage and data management solutions that help accelerate business breakthroughs and deliver outstanding cost efficiency. Our dedication to principles of simplicity, innovation, and customer success has made us one of the fastest-growing storage and data management providers today.Customers around the world choose us for our "go beyond" approach and broad portfolio of solutions for business applications, storage for virtual servers, disk-to-disk backup, and more. Our solutions provide nonstop availability of critical business data and simplify business processes so you can deploy new capabilities with confidence and get to revenue faster than ever before. You can rely on our industry-leading solutions to lower the cost of protecting your data, business, and reputation.We bring together the industry's best partners and technology to deliver services that help you maximize what you are getting from your infrastructure. Our collaborative approach, working as one team with one goal, means that you get a solution that is just right for you-on time and on budget. To support your global business, we provide highly-responsive support in local languages. From London to Austin, from Bangalore to Tokyo, well work with you to solve your problems and help you reach your goals.Discover our passion for helping companies around the world go further, faster at www.netapp.com