Senior Director, Technical Program Management

Senior Director, Technical Program Management

  

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:

   

HPE is seeking a seasoned Senior Director of Technical Program Management to lead programs, transformation, and operations for HPE's Private Cloud and Flex Solutions Business. Reporting directly to the VP of PMO and Chief of Staff of Flex Solutions, this role will steer the PMO agenda and lead the execution of high-visibility, cross-functional initiatives. The position offers the opportunity to shape and enhance processes, ensuring efficient and agile delivery of new product introductions (NPI) from pre-concept through end-of-life for the Private Cloud and Flex Solutions Business. As the Senior Director of Technical Program Management, you will have the chance to contribute significantly to one of HPE's most critical business units by leveraging your extensive program management and agile practices experience to lead a dynamic team and drive innovation in the private cloud space.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the Project Management Office (PMO) for HPE's Private Cloud and Flex Solutions Business, ensuring efficient execution of key initiatives.
• Oversee the end-to-end new product introduction (NPI) processes, from pre-concept through end-of-life.
• Implement and drive agile practices across the organization to enhance process efficiency and delivery.
• Develop and maintain clear and concise executive presentations to the most senior levels of executive management
• Guide teams in creating up-leveled readouts for each phase of the NPI process.
• Foster a process-oriented culture, ensuring strict adherence to established processes and methodologies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align priorities and ensure successful delivery of cloud-based solutions.
• Utilize tools such as JIRA, Confluence, and Smartsheet for project management and reporting.
• Drive continuous improvement in reporting, escalation management, and customer request prioritization processes.
• Interface with other HPE BUs and represent Flex Solutions in planning, coordination meetings.
• Drive alignment and execution across cross functional teams for timely product delivery with quality.
• Define, identify workflows, metrics, and process improvement opportunities as appropriate for execution efficiency & KPIs.
• Proactively lead new operational initiatives as required for the success of the business.

Educations and Experience Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science or a related field
• 5+ years of experience in direct people leadership
• 15+ years of experience, with at least 10 years of experience driving large-scale program management
• 5+ years of experience driving NPI for a B2B cloud-based product organization
• Experience running a PMO highly desired
• Must have a strong understanding of embedded, cloud software processes & agile development methodologies and working knowledge of various R & D, field core job responsibilities.
• Experience, maturity interfacing with sales, SEs and customers to deal with sales/customer escalations, strong customer empathy is a must.
• Expertise with JIRA, Confluence, Smartsheet or other PMO and Engineering reporting tools

Additional Skills:

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

What We Can Offer You:

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