Director Product Management, Portfolio Planning and Strategy

This role has been designed as ‘Hybrid’ with an expectation that you will work on average 2-3 days per week from an HPE office.

Job Description:

We are looking for an experienced strategy and planning leader to drive the strategy and vision for the mainstream compute portfolio. In this role, you will lead a team of portfolio planners who are the subject-matter experts on market, customer segments, use cases, and technology that will build a roadmap for future differentiated products to enable customer business outcomes and digital transformation.

To be a successful candidate, you will have proven experience leading product management or strategy teams at a data center infrastructure or cloud company. You are seasoned in building and leading high-performance teams and have a track record of disrupting markets by converting high level strategies into market-winning products. You should have a passion for technology with a proven ability to articulate market direction, customer pain points, and a compelling narrative on how the strategy will deliver value. You embrace change, thrive on creating transformation, and have a commit and go mindset.

Responsibilities:

• Assess emerging trends, markets, and opportunities to define the right mix of offerings at the right ROI

• Define the product portfolio strategy and vision in collaboration with the leadership, engineering, and product management teams

• Bring the voice of customers into the organization to shape the product portfolio direction.

• Lead market and technology research, synthesizing output into compelling portfolio recommendations.

• Partner with other business units and functions to incorporate input into the product plan.

• Lead and develop a high-performing product planning team.

• Engage with sales and segment teams.

Education and Experience Required:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in computer science, engineering, or related field of study. MBA or advanced degree in computer science or engineering is a plus.

• 15+ years of work experience in related field

• Proven ability to define and execute a business strategy that drives operational excellence & revenue.

• Demonstrated experience in working with cross-functional teams.

• Prior experience with a Service Provider is a plus.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Experience in Data Center/Cloud technologies, customer/market knowledge

• Experience with public cloud offerings from AWS, Azure, Google Cloud is a plus

• Strong business acumen

• Ability to interface effectively with all levels of management and functional disciplines.

• Excellent negotiating skills.

Accountability, Accountability, Action Planning, Active Learning, Active Listening, Agile Methodology, Agile Scrum Development, Analytical Thinking, Bias, Coaching, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Cross-Functional Teamwork, Data Analysis Management, Data Collection Management, Data Controls, Design, Design Thinking, Empathy, Follow-Through, Group Problem Solving, Growth Mindset, Intellectual Curiosity, Long Term Planning, Managing Ambiguity {+ 5 more}

Health & Wellbeing

We strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.

Personal & Professional Development

We also invest in your career because the better you are, the better we all are. We have specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have — whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your skills to another division.

Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. We know diverse backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good.

Job:

Engineering

Job Level:

Director

States with Pay Range Requirement

The expected salary/wage range for a U.S.-based hire filling this position is provided below. Actual offer may vary from this range based upon geographic location, work experience, education/training, and/or skill level. If this is a sales role, then the listed salary range reflects combined base salary and target-level sales compensation pay. If this is a non-sales role, then the listed salary range reflects base salary only. Variable incentives may also be offered. Information about employee benefits offered can be found at https://myhperewards.com/main/new-hire-enrollment.html.

USD Annual Salary: $158,500.00 - $383,500.00

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