Principal Product Management Operations Manager

Principal Product Management Operations Manager

Description -

HP Workforce Solutions (HPWS) is a new global business unit that brings together all commercial services teams across HP.  We provide a portfolio of compelling services and solutions to enterprise, mid-market, and the SMB segment. Our goal is to enable CIOs to optimize the IT experience of their workforce while balancing other business pressures of affordability and risk. HP’s core strengths in personal systems and computing, printing and document workflows, and advanced collaboration solutions provide the foundation from which we will expand our services portfolio.  

To help grow this business in a fast-paced, competitive landscape, HP is seeking an experienced Product Management Operations Lead to help accelerate the delivery of new innovations to market. This new position will be responsible for designing, implementing, and continually optimizing the product operating model for HPWS. Specifically, this role will drive adoption of the new product development lifecycle, create a center of excellence for product managers, and identify, recommend, and support the rollout of consistent product management tooling. The role requires a combination of strategic thinking, leadership skills, and a get-it-done attitude to successfully drive change. 

To be successful in this role, you will need to have deep product management or experience leading product management operations. The ideal candidate has a passion for fostering a culture of strong product management practices. They have a customer-focused mindset and thrive in a fast-paced environment, and display expertise in product-led growth processes They can manage multiple projects simultaneously and have strong organizational skills. They have experience presenting to senior leaders in the company and are skilled at engaging and influencing stakeholders at various levels of the organization.  

This new role is part of a newly formed Portfolio Management organization that is transforming portfolio and product management from planning to execution. If you have a passion for building scalable processes that transform how products and services are developed and delivered, apply now. 

About the Role 

• Drive the execution of the new product operating model across product teams, with an initial focus on the product development lifecycle, product management capabilities and tooling. 

• Create/curate artifacts for the product development lifecycle to save product managers time, provide a level of consistency across the business units, and improve the quality of stage gate artifacts. 

• Facilitate communication and collaboration across the product teams and other functions to understand their unique needs and challenges as they adopt the product operating model. 

• Act as an evangelist for the Product Management Center of Excellence across product teams, sharing the artifacts, tools, resources, reference examples and best practices that will help produc