Job Summary:

The Cloud Alliance Marketing Manager leads marketing strategy and execution regionally in alignment with global marketing strategist, sales, product management, and partnership development for the NetApp's Microsoft Azure portfolio, including marketing operations responsibilities to track and manage global and regional campaigns. Drives marketing engagement; identifies opportunities to increase revenue and achieve key strategic objectives.

Job Responsibilities:

• Works cross-functionally across NetApp's Azure go-to-market team to identify business priorities and deploy regional marketing activities across key audiences including customers, partners, and Microsoft itself
• Partners with global marketing campaign strategist to support campaign operations and internal and external communications
• Aligns to Microsoft marketing stakeholders to plan and manage regional MDF-funded co-marketing campaigns, including vendor management, execution, and reporting.
• Support partner GTM programs with GSIs/SIs and traditional partners through Microsoft's MPO program
• Contributes to global marketing activities by providing input on strategy, budget, and internal and external communications to stakeholders
• Execute global and regional marketing strategy to drive pipeline creation and execution across NetApp's Microsoft Azure portfolio
• Pipeline acceleration and engagement contribution through correlated MDF and NetApp budgeted programs across all Microsoft Azure audiences measured by engaging Microsoft sellers, engaging NetApp's Target Account List, and engaging first-party and third-party wins

• 5+ years in Marketing or related experience
• Knowledge of direct and indirect sales model and cloud dynamics, motivations, and business models
• Marketing strategic thinking, creativity, and organization, plus both collaborative and hands-on execution skills
• Ability to align and manage diverse stakeholders and expectations while maintaining NetApp priorities and timelines
• Analytical mindset to measure, test, learn, and iterate to get the best results possible
• Knowledge of marketing analytics tools including Account Intelligence & Engagement and the Marketing Execution Dashboard
• Knowledge of hyper-scaler sales and alliance strategy
• Ability to and confidence in communicating complex concepts to varying stakeholders
• Strong presentation and communication skills