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Program Development Manager roles in the United States are accessible to international professionals through the J-1 Trainee or Specialist visa category, depending on your experience level and program design. Securing sponsorship requires a designated sponsor organization to issue your DS-2019 and approve your training plan before you can begin work.
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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.
Job Summary
NetApp is seeking a curious, self-driven Product Manager Intern to support the Multi-Cloud Storage Developer Experience team, with a focus on Product-Led Growth (PLG) strategy and developer tooling. This internship offers hands-on experience working on products that help developers discover, adopt, and integrate NetApp's cloud storage services — Azure NetApp Files (ANF), Google Cloud NetApp Volumes (GCNV), and Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP (FSxN) — directly from the tools they already use.
You'll work alongside experienced Product Managers, engineers, and hyperscaler partners to accelerate developer onboarding, improve self-serve adoption, and shape the future of cloud storage developer experience. If you're excited about AI-powered tooling and the intersection of infrastructure and developer platforms, this is the internship for you.
Job Responsibilities
- PLG Strategy & Execution: Assist the PM team in executing go-to-market motions for developer-led adoption of cloud storage services, including tracking activation funnels, time-to-value metrics, and self-serve onboarding completion rates across ANF, GCNV, and FSxN.
- Developer Tooling Support: Help evolve the ANF VS Code Extension and related developer tools — including natural language command interfaces, K8s integration templates, and agentic storage workflows — by gathering developer feedback, documenting feature gaps, and coordinating with engineering on backlog items.
- MCP & Agentic AI Research: Support the team's MCP (Model Context Protocol) integration work by researching agentic AI frameworks, cataloging use cases, and helping in research.
- Onboarding Experience Analysis: Identify friction points in the developer onboarding journey for multi-cloud storage provisioning, and propose simplification or automation opportunities that reduce time-to-first-volume.
- Customer & Community Insights: Monitor developer community signals (GitHub issues, VS Code Marketplace reviews, Stack Overflow threads, hyperscaler forums) and synthesize insights to inform product priorities.
- Market & Competitive Research: Research how competing cloud storage providers (AWS EFS, Azure Blob, Google Filestore) approach developer experience, PLG, and IDE integrations, and summarize findings into actionable competitive briefs.
- Metrics & Reporting: Help track PLG KPIs — extension installs, active users, onboarding completion, API adoption — and prepare dashboards or decks that communicate progress to leadership.
What You'll Gain
- Real-world PLG and developer experience PM work on production-scale cloud storage products.
- Exposure to hyperscaler partnership dynamics (Microsoft, Google, AWS) and how enterprise storage products reach developers.
- Hands-on familiarity with agentic AI frameworks, MCP integrations, and extension ecosystems.
- Mentorship from experienced Product Managers driving one of NetApp's key strategic growth bets.
- A collaborative team that ships fast, values intellectual curiosity, and learns loudly.
Job Requirements
- Strong interest in product management, developer experience, PLG, or cloud infrastructure platforms.
- Curiosity about AI-powered tooling, IDE extensions, or agentic workflows — hands-on experience is a strong plus.
- Analytical mindset with the ability to connect developer behavior signals to product decisions.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; comfortable writing PRDs, one-pagers, or competitive briefs.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (Azure, GCP, AWS) or storage concepts is a plus, not a requirement.
- Scrappy, resourceful, and comfortable operating with ambiguity in a fast-moving environment.
Education
Must be enrolled in an educational or professional program through Summer 2026 or later, preferably pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related technical field.
Compensation:
Final compensation packages are competitive and in line with industry standards, reflecting a variety of factors, and include a comprehensive benefits package. Benefits may vary by country and region, and further details will be provided as part of 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.
Submitting an application
To ensure a streamlined and fair hiring process for all candidates, our team only reviews applications submitted through our company website. This practice allows us to track, assess, and respond to applicants efficiently. Emailing our employees, recruiters, or Human Resources personnel directly will not influence your application.
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.
Job Summary
NetApp is seeking a curious, self-driven Product Manager Intern to support the Multi-Cloud Storage Developer Experience team, with a focus on Product-Led Growth (PLG) strategy and developer tooling. This internship offers hands-on experience working on products that help developers discover, adopt, and integrate NetApp's cloud storage services — Azure NetApp Files (ANF), Google Cloud NetApp Volumes (GCNV), and Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP (FSxN) — directly from the tools they already use.
You'll work alongside experienced Product Managers, engineers, and hyperscaler partners to accelerate developer onboarding, improve self-serve adoption, and shape the future of cloud storage developer experience. If you're excited about AI-powered tooling and the intersection of infrastructure and developer platforms, this is the internship for you.
Job Responsibilities
- PLG Strategy & Execution: Assist the PM team in executing go-to-market motions for developer-led adoption of cloud storage services, including tracking activation funnels, time-to-value metrics, and self-serve onboarding completion rates across ANF, GCNV, and FSxN.
- Developer Tooling Support: Help evolve the ANF VS Code Extension and related developer tools — including natural language command interfaces, K8s integration templates, and agentic storage workflows — by gathering developer feedback, documenting feature gaps, and coordinating with engineering on backlog items.
- MCP & Agentic AI Research: Support the team's MCP (Model Context Protocol) integration work by researching agentic AI frameworks, cataloging use cases, and helping in research.
- Onboarding Experience Analysis: Identify friction points in the developer onboarding journey for multi-cloud storage provisioning, and propose simplification or automation opportunities that reduce time-to-first-volume.
- Customer & Community Insights: Monitor developer community signals (GitHub issues, VS Code Marketplace reviews, Stack Overflow threads, hyperscaler forums) and synthesize insights to inform product priorities.
- Market & Competitive Research: Research how competing cloud storage providers (AWS EFS, Azure Blob, Google Filestore) approach developer experience, PLG, and IDE integrations, and summarize findings into actionable competitive briefs.
- Metrics & Reporting: Help track PLG KPIs — extension installs, active users, onboarding completion, API adoption — and prepare dashboards or decks that communicate progress to leadership.
What You'll Gain
- Real-world PLG and developer experience PM work on production-scale cloud storage products.
- Exposure to hyperscaler partnership dynamics (Microsoft, Google, AWS) and how enterprise storage products reach developers.
- Hands-on familiarity with agentic AI frameworks, MCP integrations, and extension ecosystems.
- Mentorship from experienced Product Managers driving one of NetApp's key strategic growth bets.
- A collaborative team that ships fast, values intellectual curiosity, and learns loudly.
Job Requirements
- Strong interest in product management, developer experience, PLG, or cloud infrastructure platforms.
- Curiosity about AI-powered tooling, IDE extensions, or agentic workflows — hands-on experience is a strong plus.
- Analytical mindset with the ability to connect developer behavior signals to product decisions.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; comfortable writing PRDs, one-pagers, or competitive briefs.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (Azure, GCP, AWS) or storage concepts is a plus, not a requirement.
- Scrappy, resourceful, and comfortable operating with ambiguity in a fast-moving environment.
Education
Must be enrolled in an educational or professional program through Summer 2026 or later, preferably pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related technical field.
Compensation:
Final compensation packages are competitive and in line with industry standards, reflecting a variety of factors, and include a comprehensive benefits package. Benefits may vary by country and region, and further details will be provided as part of 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.
Submitting an application
To ensure a streamlined and fair hiring process for all candidates, our team only reviews applications submitted through our company website. This practice allows us to track, assess, and respond to applicants efficiently. Emailing our employees, recruiters, or Human Resources personnel directly will not influence your application.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding J-1 Visa Sponsorship as a Program Development Manager
Align your training plan to program outcomes
J-1 Trainee and Specialist categories require a structured training plan, not a standard job description. Document how each phase of your Program Development Manager role builds specific competencies you'll apply back in your home country.
Verify your field classification before applying
Program development roles can fall under business administration or public policy depending on your degree. Cross-reference your background against the O*NET occupation profile for Program Development Managers to confirm category alignment before targeting host employers.
Search for J-1-compatible roles on Migrate Mate
Filter your Program Development Manager job search on Migrate Mate to surface U.S. employers whose organizational structure and program scope align with J-1 training objectives, saving you from pursuing roles that won't satisfy the experiential component.
Target nonprofits and mission-driven organizations
Nonprofits, foundations, and government-adjacent institutions frequently host J-1 exchange visitors in program development roles because their work naturally maps to the cultural exchange and capacity-building goals the State Department requires for visa approval.
Confirm host employer willingness before DS-2019 filing
Your host employer must sign the training plan and cooperate with your designated sponsor organization throughout the placement. Raise this requirement during offer negotiations, not after, to avoid delays once you're ready to proceed with your DS-2019.
Flag home-residency requirement risks early
Some J-1 participants in training and specialist categories are subject to a two-year home-country residency requirement after their program ends. Determine your eligibility for a waiver before accepting a role, since this affects any future U.S. visa plans.
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Find Program Development Manager JobsProgram Development Manager J-1 Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Which J-1 program category fits a Program Development Manager role?
It depends on your career stage. If you're currently enrolled in a degree program and the role is part of your curriculum, the Intern category applies. If you've graduated and have relevant professional experience, the Trainee category is the standard fit. Senior professionals with specialized expertise in program design or organizational development may qualify under the Specialist category, which requires demonstrated mastery rather than ongoing training.
Who actually sponsors my J-1 visa - the employer or a separate organization?
The employer is your host, not your visa sponsor. Your J-1 sponsorship comes from a U.S. Department of State-designated sponsor organization, such as Cultural Vistas or AIPT, which issues your DS-2019 form, approves your training plan, and monitors your compliance throughout the placement. The host employer agrees to the program terms but does not hold the sponsoring designation itself.
How do I find Program Development Manager positions that are compatible with J-1 sponsorship?
Start by searching Migrate Mate, which surfaces U.S. employers and roles that align with J-1 training structures. Not every Program Development Manager listing is compatible - you need a host employer whose work can be framed around a structured, objective-based training plan rather than standard at-will employment. Targeting nonprofits, research institutes, and mission-driven organizations increases your chances of finding a compatible placement.
Does a Program Development Manager role on a J-1 visa carry the two-year home residency requirement?
It may. The two-year home-country residency requirement applies based on factors including your country's participation in the exchange visitor skills list and whether your program is government-funded. Trainee and Specialist placements in policy, organizational development, or government-adjacent fields are common trigger points. Confirm your individual exposure with your designated sponsor organization before committing to a host employer, since the requirement directly limits future H-1B or immigrant visa options.
What does the host employer need to provide for the J-1 training plan?
The host employer must collaborate with your designated sponsor organization to produce a detailed training plan, typically using Form DS-7002, that outlines your learning objectives, supervision structure, weekly activity breakdown, and how each phase connects to skills you'll use after returning home. For Program Development Manager roles, this means mapping project management responsibilities, stakeholder engagement activities, and evaluation frameworks to concrete, measurable outcomes the sponsor can review and approve.
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