NetApp

Chief of Staff - Enterprise Systems

NetApp$129K — $192K *
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3-5 years in a Chief of Staff role or similar experience in management consulting or strategy & operations.
  • Proven ability to manage multiple cross-functional workstreams with attention to detail.
  • Executive-level communication skills for synthesizing complex information into structured narratives.
  • Comfort in ambiguity, creating clarity independently rather than waiting for direction.
  • Strong business acumen and analytical skills to inform decisions with data.
  • Ability to build trust and influence across all organizational levels without formal authority.
  • High discretion in handling sensitive and confidential information.

Responsibilities

  • Run the operating cadence for leadership, including setting agendas and driving follow-through.
  • Track and hold owners accountable for priorities and commitments across the team.
  • Build comprehensive presentation materials for C-Staff reviews and all-hands communications.
  • Vet topics for senior leadership discussions to ensure clarity and preparedness.
  • Own end-to-end priority projects that span multiple functions.
  • Surface risks and bottlenecks early to facilitate cross-functional alignment.
  • Serve as a trusted proxy for leadership in meetings, driving decisions in their absence.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Retirement or Pension Plans
  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Performance-Based Incentives
  • Employee stock purchase plan
  • Restricted stocks (RSUs)
Full Job Description
Job Summary

As Chief of Staff to the Enterprise Systems BU VP/GM, you'll sit at the right hand of Enterprise Systems' senior leadership, turning strategic priorities into coordinated action across a multi-billion-dollar business. This is an operator role: you'll own the rhythm of business, run point on the highest-visibility cross-functional initiatives, and make sure the right people are aligned, informed, and moving at the right pace.

What you'll do

Own the rhythm of business
  • Run the operating cadence for Enterprise Systems leadership - staff meetings, MBRs/EMBRs, product development processes (e.g., product change, end-of-life), and offsites - setting agendas, driving follow-through on action items, and keeping leadership focused on what matters most
  • Track priorities and commitments across the leadership team, and hold owners accountable to deadlines


Prepare leadership for the moments that matter
  • Build board-ready decks, briefing docs, and talking points for C-Staff reviews, executive business reviews, and all-hands communications
  • Vet and pre-align topics before they reach senior leadership, so every discussion starts from a clear, well-framed narrative


Lead cross-functional strategic initiatives
  • Own priority projects end-to-end that don't sit neatly inside one function - from new-initiative launches to organizational health and change initiatives
  • Be the connective tissue: surface risks and bottlenecks early, and broker alignment across functions before issues stall execution


Represent leadership and drive operational excellence
  • Serve as a trusted proxy for leadership in select meetings and forums, representing priorities and driving decisions in their absence
  • Partner with the StratOps BI & Analytics team to ensure every executive review and strategic decision is grounded in the right data and story
  • Build and refine the processes, tools, and communication rhythms that let the organization scale and move faster


Job Requirements

  • 3-5 years in Chief of Staff role or experience in management consulting, strategy & operations, program management, or a similar analytical/strategic role - with exposure to executive-level work
  • Proven ability to manage multiple complex, cross-functional workstreams simultaneously, with strong attention to detail and follow-through
  • Executive-caliber communication skills - written and verbal - with the ability to synthesize complex or ambiguous information into clear, structured narratives and recommendations
  • Comfort operating with ambiguity - you create structure and drive clarity rather than waiting for direction
  • Strong business acumen and analytical skills; able to use data to inform decisions, not just opinions
  • Ability to influence and build trust across all levels of the organization, including senior executives, without formal authority
  • High discretion and sound judgment in handling sensitive, confidential information


Preferred Skills
    • Experience in enterprise IT infrastructure, storage, or hardware product organizations
    • Familiarity with data and BI tools (Power BI, SQL, Excel) - enough to be a savvy partner to the analytics team, even if not a hands-on builder


Education

  • Bachelor's degree required; MBA or equivalent advanced degree a plus

The target salary range for this position is $129,200-192,500. The salary offered will be determined by the candidate's location, qualifications, experience, and education and may be outside of this range. 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.

About NetApp

NetApp is a global cloud-led, data-centric software company that empowers organizations to lead with data in the age of accelerated digital transformation. The company provides systems, software and cloud services that enable them to run their applications optimally from data center to cloud, whether they are developing in the cloud, moving to the cloud, or creating their own cloud-like experiences on premises. With solutions that perform across diverse environments, NetApp helps organizations build their own data fabric and securely deliver the right data, services and applications to the right people?anytime, anywhere. Learn more at www.netapp.com.
Learn more about NetApp
Size
12,000 employees
Market Cap
$12.7 billion
Industry
Net Income
$592 million
Founded
1992
5 Year Trend
+2.8%
Revenue
$5.5 billion
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