Manager, Commercial Solutions Engineering, Bay Area

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LOCATION This role will manage and lead our Bay Area Commercial Solutions Engineering team. Candidates must be located in the San Francisco Bay Area. Significant regional travel is expected. Candidates located outside of the region will be automatically disqualified.
JOB SUMMARY Were looking for a Manager of Commercial Solutions Engineering to lead one of NetApps fastest-paced and most strategically important commercial districts. This is a player-coach leadership role built for someone who genuinely loves the pre-sales motion, someone energized by technical discovery, competitive deal strategy, coaching teams through high-volume sales cycles, and building strong partnerships across sales and channel ecosystems. Youll lead a team of Commercial Solutions Engineers supporting Commercial Account Managers across a broad and highly active customer base throughout the Bay Area. Unlike traditional enterprise models, this environment moves fast. Your team will support a large number of accounts across multiple sales reps, balancing install base growth, whitespace opportunities, partner engagement, and customer expansion simultaneously.
The right leader for this role understands how to operate at scale without losing quality. You know how to help teams prioritize, simplify complexity, stay operationally sharp, and win consistently in highly competitive environments. Youre comfortable being in the field, in customer conversations, in partner strategy sessions, and in the middle of high-energy deal cycles alongside your team. This is a leadership opportunity for someone who thrives in high-performance cultures, believes accountability and development go hand in hand, and wants to build a team that customers, partners, and sales leaders trust deeply.
WHAT YOULL DO

Lead, develop, and inspire a team of Commercial Solutions Engineers supporting a high-volume, fast-moving territory across the Bay Area
Partner closely with Commercial sales leadership on territory planning, pipeline strategy, forecasting cadence, and execution across a broad account base
Operate as a true player-coach leader, actively participating in customer meetings, partner engagements, executive briefings, and critical deal cycles alongside your team
Drive technical sales execution across the region, helping SEs navigate discovery, demonstrations, competitive positioning, proof-of-concept engagements, and customer adoption strategies
Coach SEs on prioritization and account coverage in a highly transactional environment where speed, responsiveness, and organizational discipline matter
Build and maintain strong relationships across the channel ecosystem, including VARs, distributors, and strategic partners, as this teams success is heavily driven through partner engagement
Maintain a strong operational pulse on pipeline health, technical coverage, forecast alignment, and team execution without creating unnecessary process overhead
Partner cross-functionally with Sales Operations, Product Management, Marketing, Customer Success, Finance, Human Resources, and Partner teams to remove obstacles and improve field execution
Own the full talent lifecycle for your organization, including recruiting, onboarding, coaching, performance management, succession planning, and development of top SE talent
Lead performance conversations with clarity and consistency using NetApps High Growth Principles, setting a high bar while helping individuals continue to grow professionally
Identify and develop future leaders within the organization while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, curiosity, and continuous improvement
Help your team simplify complex technology conversations for customers operating in one of the worlds most innovative and competitive technology markets
QUALIFICATIONS

10+ years of experience in Solutions Engineering, Systems Engineering, Sales Engineering, or technical pre-sales roles within enterprise infrastructure, cloud, storage, or data management environments
3+ years of experience managing or leading pre-sales technical teams with direct accountability for team performance, execution, and regional business outcomes
Strong understanding of commercial sales motions, including high-volume account coverage models, channel-led sales execution, and fast-paced customer engagement cycles
Deep familiarity with enterprise infrastructure technologies including storage, hybrid cloud, data management, AI infrastructure, cybersecurity, virtualization, or adjacent technologies
Experience working with and through channel partners, distributors, and strategic alliances to drive customer outcomes and scale market impact
Strong operational and organizational instincts, with the ability to manage competing priorities, maintain forecast visibility, and drive accountability across a distributed team
Excellent coaching and communication skills, capable of influencing sales leaders, mentoring SE talent, and building trust with technical and executive customer stakeholders alike
Experience hiring, developing, and retaining high-performing technical talent in competitive technology markets
Ability to thrive in fast-moving environments where priorities shift quickly and teams are expected to operate with urgency, adaptability, and strong collaboration
NetApp experience or familiarity with NetApps portfolio and go-to-market motion is strongly preferred
Willingness to travel throughout the region to support customers, partners, team development, and field engagement opportunities
A genuine passion for the pre-sales world, the technology, the people, the competition, and the energy that comes from helping teams win together
Compensation:
The target salary range for this position is 287,300 - 371,800 USD. The salary offered will be determined by the candidates location, qualifications, experience, and education and may be outside of this range. The range is based on On Target Earnings (OTE) representing the total potential earnings, which is the sum of the base salary and potential commission earned when performance targets are achieved. 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, various Leave options, employee stock purchase plan, and/or restricted stocks (RSUs). These offerings are subject to regional variations and governed by local laws, regulations, and company policies. We will provide detailed information about the specific benefits for your region during 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 Youll Thrive at NetApp
At NetApp, you wont wait for the perfect moment—youll make it. The early planning, the extra thought, the bold idea that turns good into great: Thats 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 youre ready to innovate, rise to the challenge, and own every moment - make your next move your best one. Apply now.