Strategy & Operations Associate

The Enterprise Business Operations team embedded within the Office of the CEO partners with senior leaders across NetApps business units and enterprise functions including Operations IT Finance Sales Marketing Product and HR to drive cross-functional strategic priorities operational excellence and faster data-driven decision-making. We are growing our next-generation Strategy & Operations function that combines business rigor with AI-enabled execution.

A key focus of the team is leading NetApps transformation: helping more than 15000 employees leverage AI to work smarter modernize legacy workflows and unlock new levels of productivity across the company. Our mission is to accelerate NetApps AI productivity flywheel by identifying high-value opportunities scaling successful use cases and embedding AI into the way we operate. This is a unique opportunity for an early-career professional who combines strong business fundamentals with a passion for technology and AI. You will work directly on high-impact initiatives collaborate with senior executives and help shape how NetApp uses AI to improve decision-making operational effectiveness and business outcomes.

Strategic Analysis & Problem Solving

• Support strategic and operational initiatives across NetApps business and corporate functions.
• Identify opportunities for AI-driven transformation through industry benchmarking internal discovery programs and grassroots innovation across the company.
• Evaluate business problems quantify opportunities and help prioritize AI initiatives based on impact feasibility compliance requirements and strategic alignment.
• Develop executive-ready presentations business cases dashboards ROI frameworks and KPI definitions that measure AI value and accelerate adoption across the enterprise.

AI & Business Transformation

• Identify opportunities to redesign business processes using AI automation and workflow transformation.
• Build dashboards reports and lightweight AI-enabled solutions that improve productivity visibility and decision-making across the portfolio.
• Help define track and report on AI use cases success metrics adoption KPIs and value-realization outcomes.
• Partner with functional AI Centers of Excellence IT Legal Security and business stakeholders to ensure initiatives are executed effectively remain compliant and evolve with changing business needs.

Executive Communications & Program Management

• Translate complex analyses into clear actionable recommendations for senior leaders and executive teams.
• Create compelling dashboards visualizations presentations and executive updates that communicate progress risks business value and key decisions.
• Support cross-functional programs from strategy through execution by tracking milestones managing stakeholder alignment monitoring outcomes and driving accountability across workstreams.

AI Innovation & Team Effectiveness

• Continuously identify new ways to leverage AI tools agents and emerging technologies to increase the effectiveness of the Strategy & Operations team.
• Experiment with and rapidly adopt new AI capabilities that improve research analysis content creation decision support and knowledge sharing.
• Help establish the team as a best-in-class example of AI-enabled work by embedding AI into everyday processes and workflows.
• Operate with a startup mindset finding ways for a lean team to deliver outsized impact scale influence and increase organizational effectiveness through technology and automation.

• 1-3 years of experience in strategy business operations consulting analytics finance corporate strategy or a related field.
• Strong academic credentials from a leading undergraduate or graduate program with a demonstrated record of achievement.
• Exceptional analytical quantitative and structured problem-solving skills.
• Ability to synthesize complex information into clear insights actionable recommendations and executive-ready narratives.
• Strong written verbal and presentation skills with the ability to communicate effectively across technical and business audiences.
• Hands-on experience using AI tools to improve productivity analysis research content creation or decision-making.
• Demonstrated ability to build lightweight AI agents copilots dashboards and visualizations using structured and unstructured data sources.
• Strong proficiency with AI platforms and tools such as Microsoft Copilot studio ChatGPT Claude Code Gemini Vertex and related technologies.
• Proven ability to rapidly learn new technologies evaluate emerging capabilities and apply them to solve business challenges.

Preferred

• Experience in management consulting enterprise software technology business transformation or high-growth operating environments.
• Experience building dashboards visualizations and business insights using AI-powered analytics tools across multiple data sources.
• Exposure to workflow automation low-code/no-code platforms SQL Python APIs or related technologies.
• Experience applying AI to improve business processes reporting communications knowledge management or operational efficiency.
• Strong executive storytelling skills with the ability to transform data into compelling narratives and decision-ready recommendations.
• Demonstrated curiosity for emerging technologies and a track record of experimenting with and adopting new tools to create business impact.