Mgr, NGS Programs 2
Job Summary
We are seeking a hands-on Manager, Content Operations to lead and execute Knowledge Management (KM) initiatives across the Customer Success Organization (CSO). This role is ideal for someone who can balance people leadership, project management, and individual contribution—someone who is comfortable rolling up their sleeves to do the work while also guiding a team.
The Manager will oversee KM-related projects across CSO, partner with stakeholders to understand and support their knowledge needs, and work with team members to build project plans, develop customized content templates, and drive initiatives that improve content quality, usability, and scalability. This role will also help lead AI-related content enablement and quality improvement efforts. A strong foundation in technical writing principles, content operations, and a working understanding of video creation is important.
Job Requirements
- Lead and manage KM-related projects across the Customer Success Organization.
- Partner with CSO stakeholders to assess knowledge needs and translate them into scalable content solutions.
- Act as a player-coach: directly contribute to content operations work while leading and mentoring a team.
- Develop and manage project plans, timelines, workflows, and resource allocation for KM initiatives.
- Create and standardize customized templates, frameworks, and content structures to support various CSO use cases.
- Drive improvements in content quality, consistency, findability, and usability across KM assets.
- Partner with team members and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver high-impact content and process improvements.
- Support and lead AI-related content initiatives, including content readiness, content quality improvements, metadata/tagging approaches, and other efforts that improve AI effectiveness.
- Establish and reinforce best practices in technical writing, content governance, and publishing workflows.
- Provide guidance on content formats, including documentation, process content, and video-based knowledge assets.
- Bring a high-level understanding of video requirements, including planning, scripting, structure, and basic production considerations for scalable enablement content.
- Track and report on project progress, risks, dependencies, and outcomes.
- Drive continuous improvement in KM processes, tools, and team effectiveness.
Experience
- 6-8 years of experience in knowledge management, content operations, technical documentation, content strategy, or a related field.
- 2 years of people management or team leadership experience.
- Demonstrated ability to manage complex, cross-functional projects from intake through execution.
- Strong understanding of technical writing principles, content organization, and audience-focused documentation practices.
- Experience working with internal knowledge bases, help centers, documentation platforms, or content management systems.
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to partner across multiple teams and influence without direct authority.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to balance strategic thinking with tactical execution in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience supporting Customer Success, Support, Services, or Enablement organizations.
- Exposure to or experience with AI-related content programs, such as content optimization for AI search, generative AI readiness, metadata improvements, or quality scoring initiatives.
- Familiarity with taxonomy, information architecture, and content lifecycle management.
- Experience with analytics and content performance metrics to guide decision-making and prioritization
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.
Did you know...
Statistics show women apply to jobs only when they're 100% qualified. But no one is 100% qualified. We encourage you to shift the trend and apply anyway! We look forward to hearing from you.
Why NetApp?
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.
Apply nowNetApp 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. We pledge to take every reasonable step to ensure that our applicants and employees are respected, treated fairly, and with dignity. See the EEO poster. NetApp makes reasonable accommodations, consistent with applicable laws, for religious purposes and for the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified applicant or employee with a disability, who can perform the essential job functions unless undue hardship would result.
Reasonable accommodation
If you are an applicant with a physical or mental disability that requires reasonable accommodation for any part of our application process, please email accessibility@netapp.com. Each request for reasonable accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis, consistent with applicable laws and regulations. Please note, this email address is only for accommodation requests; we do not accept unsolicited resumes.
Data privacy
We care about your privacy and therefore ask that you read our Applicant Privacy Policy before you submit any personal information to us.
Note to agencies
We’re sorry, but we cannot accept unsolicited resumes that are sent to NetApp employees or contractors. We will not compensate for a referral without a current contract on file with our Talent Acquisition team. If you’re interested in helping us with a particular role, please call your partner in Talent Acquisition to discuss.