Academic Alliance Program Manager

Academic Alliance Program Manager

This role has been designed as 'Hybrid' with an expectation that you will work on average 2 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 varied 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:

The Program Manager will be a full-time role responsible for growing and managing the day-to-day operations of the HPE Academic Alliance in Puerto Rico and Americas region.

Activities will include but are not limited to the following:


* Assess the current technical skills gap in the market and help create plans for new workforce aware and trained/certified in Juniper.


* Develop and deliver scalable client engagement plans for new and existing members, build relationships with universities and their students in the region.


* Create program updates and metrics communication slides for regular business reviews with stakeholders.


* Explore ways to optimize the engagement experience with a good understanding of the existing technical stack and future needs.


* Become the trusted advisor to member universities to foster premium relationships.


* Identify and implement actionable initiatives and associated success metrics.


* Work as a core team member with the other stakeholders to coordinate resources and approaches that maximize the number of trainings and certifications the program is generating.


* Coordinate development of regular communications, collateral, web assets, and promote new course offerings and delivery mechanisms in support of program goals.


* Proactively champion program improvements and streamline supporting systems and processes.


* Collaborate proactively with Juniper education services teams, higher education sales teams, Juniper Research Center, and HR partners to coordinate efforts and promote broader program objectives.


* Look for additional opportunities to create value for HPE through relationships with the academic community by working with sales, HR, engineering, and other organizations internally as well as with Juniper partners and customers.


* Improve employment potential of those students taking part in training and certification, and work with HPE HR, customers and partners to make them aware of these talent pools.

Desired Skills and Experience


* Experience in developing and successfully...