About the role#
As a Product Manager Intern, you will work with experienced product managers, engineers, and designers to research market opportunities and shape product experiences. You will gain hands-on experience across the product development lifecycle, learning how to balance customer needs, technical feasibility, and business priorities. This is a full-time, paid internship for Summer 2027.
What you'll do#
- Research customer needs, market trends, and competitive offerings.
- Identify user pain points and translate them into product requirements or user stories.
- Partner with engineering teams to scope features, prototypes, and workflows.
- Analyze product usage, customer feedback, and business metrics to identify opportunities.
- Support product roadmap development, prioritization, and execution.
- Explore the use of AI and automation to improve customer experiences.
- Develop product briefs, business cases, and competitive analyses.
- Evaluate tradeoffs between customer value and time to market.
- Present findings and recommendations to stakeholders.
- Analyze developer workflows to suggest improvements to APIs and self-service tools.
- Define capabilities related to cloud services, data management, and cyber resilience.
What you'll need#
- Demonstrated interest in product management and solving customer problems through projects, coursework, or previous internships.
- Strong analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to translate user needs into clear requirements.
- Proficiency in using data and research to support decision-making.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to collaborate with cross-functional partners like design and engineering.
- Experience working through ambiguity and taking ownership of project work.
- Enrollment in an educational or professional program through Summer 2027.
- Pursuing a Bachelor's, Master's, or MBA degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Engineering, Economics, Finance, or a related field.
- Curiosity about AI and emerging technologies is a plus.
Location & details#
- Location: San Jose, California.
- Term: Summer 2027 (10-12 weeks).
- Work Modality: On-site.
- Employment Type: Full-time.
About NetApp
NetApp is a public company founded in 1992 that focuses on intelligent data infrastructure. It specializes in cloud computing, hybrid cloud, and data storage solutions. The company is based in San Jose, California, and maintains a workforce of over 12,000 employees. It operates globally with offices in several countries.
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