Manager, Commercial Solutions Engineering, Bay Area

About NetApp

At NetApp, your ideas power innovation. We lead in intelligent data infrastructure, delivering unified storage, integrated data services, and solutions that help organizations unlock the full potential of their data, from AI to multicloud. 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.

We embrace a hybrid working environment designed to strengthen connection, collaboration, and culture for all employees. Our culture celebrates mold breakers, bold thinkers, and problem solvers. We reward initiative, impact, and ownership, providing flexibility so you can balance professional ambition with your personal life. Here, differences are not just welcomed—they drive everything we do.

About the Role

This role manages and leads the Bay Area Commercial Solutions Engineering team, one of NetApp's fastest-paced and most strategically important commercial districts. It is a player-coach leadership role built for someone who genuinely loves the pre-sales motion, is energized by technical discovery, and thrives in high-volume sales cycles.

Unlike traditional enterprise models, this environment moves fast. You will lead a team of Commercial Solutions Engineers supporting Commercial Account Managers across a broad and highly active customer base. Your team will support a large number of accounts across multiple sales reps, balancing install base growth, whitespace opportunities, partner engagement, and customer expansion simultaneously. The right leader understands how to operate at scale without losing quality, helping teams prioritize, simplify complexity, and stay operationally sharp to win consistently in highly competitive environments.

Hiring Process & Application

Candidates must be located in the San Francisco Bay Area; significant regional travel is expected. Candidates located outside of the region will be automatically disqualified. To apply, please submit your resume and cover letter through the NetApp careers portal. During the recruitment process, detailed information regarding the specific benefits for your region and the hybrid working expectations will be shared.

Equal Opportunity

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, genetic information, pregnancy, protected veteran status, and any other protected classification.