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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 Project Development Manager
Document your project management credentials clearly
Compile degree transcripts, professional certifications, and a work history that maps directly to project lifecycle management. Designated sponsors evaluate your qualifications against the J-1 Trainee or Specialist category requirements before issuing a DS-2019.
Identify host employers with training plan experience
Target infrastructure, energy, technology, and real estate development firms that have previously hosted J-1 exchange visitors. These organizations already understand the DS-2019 process and are less likely to withdraw an offer over administrative complexity.
Search verified J-1 roles using Migrate Mate
Use Migrate Mate to filter Project Development Manager positions at U.S. employers that have a demonstrated history of hosting J-1 exchange visitors, so you spend time on roles where sponsorship is a realistic outcome rather than an afterthought.
Confirm whether the 2-year home residency rule applies
If your home country government funded your exchange or the role falls under a skills list, you may face a two-year home residency requirement before changing status or applying for certain immigrant visas. Clarify this with your designated sponsor before accepting a host offer.
Negotiate the training plan before your offer is finalized
The host employer and designated sponsor must co-develop a structured Training Plan (Form DS-7002) outlining your objectives, supervision, and phase-by-phase activities. Confirm the host has capacity to complete this documentation before you commit to a start date.
Verify wage compliance against the OFLC Wage Search
While J-1 is not a DOL-certified visa, your host employer must pay wages comparable to similarly situated U.S. workers. Cross-check your offered compensation against the OFLC Wage Search for your role's O*NET occupation code and geographic area before signing.
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Find Project Development Manager JobsProject Development Manager J-1 Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Which J-1 program category fits a Project Development Manager role?
Most Project Development Manager candidates qualify under the J-1 Trainee category if they have a relevant degree and less than one year of post-degree experience, or the Specialist category if they have substantial professional experience in project development but no formal degree in the field. The designated sponsor, not the host employer, makes the final category determination when issuing your DS-2019.
Who actually sponsors my J-1 visa if a company offers me a job?
The hiring company is your host organization, not your visa sponsor. Your J-1 visa sponsor is a U.S. Department of State-designated organization such as Cultural Vistas or AIPT, which issues your DS-2019, monitors your program compliance, and serves as your legal point of contact with the State Department throughout the exchange. The host employer cannot issue a DS-2019 on its own.
How do I find Project Development Manager roles where J-1 hosting is already established?
Migrate Mate lets you filter for U.S. employers with a track record of hosting J-1 exchange visitors in management and development roles, which significantly narrows your search to organizations that understand the DS-2019 process. Cold-applying to employers unfamiliar with J-1 hosting often stalls at the offer stage when they discover the training plan and compliance requirements involved.
What is the maximum duration of a J-1 Trainee or Specialist program for this role?
The J-1 Trainee category allows a maximum of 18 months, with one 18-month extension permitted in limited circumstances under the same sponsor. The Specialist category carries the same 18-month ceiling. Project Development Manager placements that require longer engagements may need to transition to a different visa category before the J-1 period ends.
Can I work independently or manage my own projects while on a J-1 Trainee visa?
Your J-1 activities must align with the objectives and supervision structure documented in your DS-7002 Training Plan. Taking on autonomous project authority that falls outside your approved training objectives, or performing work unrelated to your listed training phases, can put your status at risk. Any material change to your role must be pre-approved by your designated sponsor before you assume new responsibilities.
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