Description
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.
Join teams that innovate to elevate, drive results, and excel together across every function.
Job Summary
The MSP Partner Development Manager drives the recruitment, development, and growth of strategic Managed Service Providers (MSPs) across the assigned territory.
The role is focused on accelerating partner-led revenue, expanding recurring services, and building partner capabilities around NetApp's Intelligent Data Infrastructure, Cyber Resilience, Hybrid Cloud, and AI solutions.
Working closely with Sales, Partner Solutions Architects, Cloud Alliances, Marketing, and distribution, the MSP Partner Development Manager acts as a trusted advisor to MSPs leadership teams, helping them develop new service offerings, increase NetApp wallet share, and deliver customer business outcomes.
Job Responsibilities
Partner Growth & Business Planning
Recruit, develop, and manage strategic MSP partnerships.Create and execute joint business plans aligned to revenue, consumption, and growth objectives.Conduct executive business reviews and drive accountability against agreed outcomes.
Practice & Capability Development
Help MSPs build and grow practices centred on:
Intelligent Data InfrastructureHybrid CloudCyber ResilienceAI InfrastructureAccelerate MSP readiness through enablement, competencies, certifications, and solution adoption.
Pipeline & Revenue Acceleration
Drive joint pipeline generation and MSP-led opportunity creation.Facilitate co-sell engagement between MSPs and NetApp field teams.
Executive Relationship Management
Develop trusted relationships with MSP executives and business leaders.Influence investment decisions, strategic priorities, and go-to-market execution.Position NetApp as a strategic platform for data, AI, and cyber resilience transformation.
Success Measures
Business Growth
Partner-generated revenue and influenced bookingsConsumption growthRecurring managed services revenuePipeline creation and conversion
Partner Development
MSP recruitment and activationJoint business plan executionNew service offerings launchedNetApp wallet share growth
Capability & Outcomes
Solution competencies achievedEnablement engagementAI and Cyber Resilience practice developmentCustomer adoption and expansion
Job Requirements
Experience working with MSPs, service providers, distributors, or channel partners, with an understanding of how they build, sell, and deliver technology services to customers.Experience driving indirect revenue growth and partner transformation.Strong relationship-building and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across partner and internal teams.Knowledge of cloud, data infrastructure, cybersecurity, AI, or managed services markets.Ability to influence across complex partner and internal stakeholder ecosystems.
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.