Director Product Management, Portfolio Planning and Strategy

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.

Who We Are:

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work.

We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today's complex world.

Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what's next.

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.

If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you.

Open up opportunities with HPE.

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.


* Demonstrat...