Own Every Moment at 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.
Ready to innovate and contribute to our path to $10B? Here, you'll collaborate with passionate teams, tackle real-world challenges, and see your impact in how customers transform and grow. If you're ready to bring curiosity, creativity, and drive to every moment, NetApp is where your journey begins.
The market has shifted. AI is accelerating. The key to AI success is intelligent data and the infrastructure to manage it. Customers are urgently rethinking how they modernize, secure, and unlock value from their data. NetApp is built for this exact moment, with a differentiated platform, deep enterprise credibility, and a clear strategy to win. Joining NetApp now means operating in a high-achievement environment where you are empowered to own every moment. Our culture is grounded in three principles: innovate to elevate, drive results, and excel as a team. These are more than words, they define how we show up, how we sell, and how we grow.
NetApp is seeking a Senior Director of Solutions Engineering to lead our Commercial organization across the United States. In this highly visible leadership role, you will lead a team of Solutions Engineering leaders responsible for driving technical strategy, customer engagement, field execution, and business growth across a fast-paced commercial sales environment. Partnering closely with Commercial Sales leadership, you will help shape regional go-to-market strategy, drive operational excellence, support large and strategic opportunities, and develop high-performing technical leadership teams. This role requires a strong combination of technical depth, business acumen, organizational leadership, and the ability to operate effectively in a dynamic, growth-oriented environment. The ideal candidate brings deep experience in enterprise infrastructure, storage, hybrid cloud, and data center technologies, along with a proven track record of leading technical sales organizations at scale.
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Lead and develop a high-performing organization of Solutions Engineering leaders responsible for supporting NetApp’s Commercial Sales business across the United States.
- Partner closely with Commercial Sales Directors and regional leadership to drive revenue growth, technical strategy, territory alignment, and execution excellence.
- Act as a senior escalation point for complex customer opportunities, technical strategy discussions, competitive positioning, and critical business challenges.
- Drive organizational planning, coverage strategy, and resource alignment to support a fast-moving, high-volume commercial sales motion.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Channel, Finance, HR, Talent Acquisition, Marketing, and Product teams to execute against regional and corporate objectives.
- Support strategic customer and partner engagements, building executive-level relationships that strengthen NetApp’s position in the market.
- Foster a culture of accountability, technical excellence, operational discipline, and customer obsession across the organization.
- Coach and develop technical leaders while building scalable growth plans, succession strategies, and talent pipelines for the future.
- Ensure teams are equipped to effectively position NetApp’s hybrid cloud, storage, AI, cyber resiliency, and data management solutions across diverse customer environments.
- Drive forecasting discipline, operational rigor, and alignment with sales leadership around pipeline health, business priorities, and execution strategy.
- Partner with channel and alliance organizations to strengthen partner engagement and accelerate growth through the ecosystem.
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12+ years of experience in pre-sales, technical sales, solutions engineering, sales engineering within the technology industry.
- 5+ years of experience leading managers and large-scale technical sales organizations.
- Strong background in enterprise storage, data center infrastructure, cloud technologies, hybrid cloud architectures, or adjacent infrastructure technologies, required.
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Proven ability to lead in fast-paced, high-growth sales environments with strong operational and business discipline.
- Experience partnering directly with Sales leadership to drive strategy, execution, forecasting, and revenue attainment.
- Demonstrated success developing high-performing technical leaders and building scalable organizations.
- Strong executive presence with the ability to engage customers, partners, and internal stakeholders at all levels.
- Ability to navigate complex business challenges, drive alignment, and influence cross-functional teams in a matrixed organization.
- Experience supporting large strategic customer opportunities and complex technical sales cycles.
- Excellent communication, leadership, and organizational skills.
- Willingness to travel as needed to support customers, partners, and field teams.
Compensation:
The target salary range for this position is 368,900 - 477,400 USD. The salary offered will be determined by the candidate's location, qualifications, experience, and education and may be outside of this range. The range is based on 'On Target Earnings’ (OTE) representing the total potential earnings, which is the sum of the base salary and potential commission earned when performance targets are achieved. Final compensation packages are competitive and in line with industry standards, reflecting a variety of factors, and include a comprehensive benefits package. This may cover Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Retirement or Pension Plans, Paid Time Off, various Leave options, employee stock purchase plan, and/or restricted stocks (RSU’s). These offerings are subject to regional variations and governed by local laws, regulations, and company policies. We will provide detailed information about the specific benefits for your region during the recruitment process.
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. now.
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