Intern - Product Manager

Job Summary

We invest heavily in new talent because fresh perspectives help us innovate and elevate what’s possible. As AI transforms how organizations use and manage their data, NetApp is helping shape the next generation of intelligent data infrastructure across cloud, hybrid, and on-premises environments.

As an intern, you’ll be encouraged to bring forward new ideas, take ownership of meaningful work, and drive results alongside a team that succeeds together, while receiving the mentorship, resources, and feedback you need to grow.

As a Product Manager Intern, you’ll work alongside experienced Product Managers, engineers, designers, and cross-functional partners to understand customer needs, explore market opportunities, and help shape products and experiences. Depending on your team and project assignment, you may contribute to areas such as cloud and data infrastructure, AI, cyber resilience, customer and developer experiences, subscription services, and emerging technologies.

You’ll gain hands-on experience across the product development lifecycle while learning how customer needs, market insights, technology, and business priorities come together to shape product decisions.

What You’ll Do

• Research customer needs, market trends, competitive offerings, and emerging technologies.

• Identify customer or user pain points and translate insights into product requirements, user stories, or recommendations.

• Partner with engineering and cross-functional teams to scope product features, enhancements, workflows, or prototypes.

• Analyze customer feedback, product usage, business metrics, or other data to identify opportunities.

• Support product roadmap development, prioritization, and execution.

• Explore opportunities to use AI, automation, or emerging technologies to improve product and customer experiences.

• Develop product briefs, competitive analyses, business cases, presentations, or other product documentation.

• Evaluate tradeoffs across customer value, technical feasibility, business impact, and time to market.

• Present project findings, recommendations, and outcomes to stakeholders.

Example Project Work

Intern projects vary based on team priorities and business needs and may include:

• Customer Experience : Research customer needs or workflow pain points and recommend product or experience improvements.

• AI & Emerging Technologies: Explore emerging technologies and potential AI-enabled product experiences.

• Product-Led Growth & Developer Experience: Analyze onboarding, adoption, or developer workflows and recommend improvements to self-service experiences, integrations, APIs, or tools.

• Cloud, Data & Cyber Resilience : Research customer problems and help define capabilities related to cloud services, data management, security, or cyber resilience.

• Market & Competitive Analysis : Evaluate market trends, competitors, and customer needs to inform product or roadmap recommendations.

• Business Models & Product Insights : Analyze product usage, adoption, pricing, or business metrics to support product strategy and decision-making.

Job Requirements

• Interest in product management, technology, and solving customer problems, demonstrated through coursework, projects, research, internships, or other hands-on experience.

• Strong analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to understand customer or user needs and translate them into clear requirements or recommendations.

• Ability to use data, research, and business context to support decisions.

• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills.

• Ability to collaborate effectively with engineering, design, business, and other cross-functional partners.

• Ability to work through ambiguity, organize complex information, and take ownership of meaningful project work.

• Coursework, projects, or experience in areas such as product management, market or user research, data analysis, technology, business strategy, financial analysis, or product design is a plus.

• Curiosity about AI and emerging technologies, with exposure through coursework, projects, or hands-on use considered a plus.

You don’t need experience in every area listed above. We value curiosity, customer focus, analytical thinking, strong communication, and the ability to learn and bring different perspectives to complex problems.

Additional Details

Job Posting Info: This is a pipeline position used to fill internship opportunities across multiple Product Management teams, and recruiting will continue as individual teams identify project and hiring needs.

Program Details: This is a 10–12 week summer internship with start dates in May or June 2027. Recruiting efforts will be ongoing until specific teams find an ideal match.

Education & Experience

• Must be enrolled in an educational or professional program through the summer of 2027.

• Candidates pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Economics, Finance, Product Management; MBA; or a related field are encouraged to apply.

Compensation:

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 (PTO), various Leave options, Performance-Based Incentives, employee stock purchase plan, and/or restricted stocks (RSU’s), with all offerings subject to regional variations and governed by local laws, regulations, and company policies. Benefits may vary by country and region, and further details will be provided as part of the recruitment process.

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We are all about helping customers turn challenges into business opportunity. It starts with bringing new thinking to age-old problems, like how to use data most effectively to run better - but also to innovate. We tailor our approach to the customer's unique needs with a combination of fresh thinking and proven approaches.

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. Apply now.

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.

AI Disclosure

For select roles, some stages of our hiring process may use artificial intelligence tools to help evaluate applications and candidate selection. These tools support—rather than replace—human decision-making.