Director of HPE Launch

Director of HPE Launch

  

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:

   

Scope:

• Global responsibility for the launch process and post-launch performance including lifecycle tracking from concept to retirement.
• Oversight of complex, multi-product, or platform-level launches involving hardware, software, services, subscriptions, or hybrid infrastructure solutions.
• Effective partnership and integration with business unit product management, supply chain, marketing, voice of the customer and sales / channel / digital enablement.
• Ownership of pan-HPE Launch governance, performance metrics, on demand dashboards and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Orchestrate portfolio enablement into HPE’s product ecosystem for acquired companies (burst resourcing provided for large scale execution)
• Streamline product information into single source of truth with an attribute-based foundation that supports dynamic asset creation and targeted content generation
• Measure post launch performance (sales / channel enabled and customer demand) is aligned to meet business ramp goals
• Design and execute a multifaceted transformation of the launch process to deliver more agility and a faster time to market without compromising launch quality & GTM enablement

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead launch teams to deliver end-to-end product introduction strategies and execution plans anchored to business outcomes.
• Define and manage the global launch and performance assessment processes, including intake assessments, launch requirements, product content strategy, and readiness criteria.
• Partner with Product Management to ensure market requirements are translated into executable and feasible delivery and launch plans.
• Communicate regularly with senior leadership on launch status, risks, opportunities, and strategic alignment
• Drive alignment between engineering development milestones and go-to-market deliverables (pricing, positioning, training, documentation, etc.) validating enablement priorities (certifications, target audience, migration path, use cases) are met.
• Establish scorecards to report launch and post-launch performance at a product and portfolio level to drive awareness of efficiency and experience improvement opportunities to relevant teams. Champion continuous improvement of launch processes, tools, and collaboration models especially with customers and product development teams.

Qualifications & Skills:

• 10+ years of experience in product management, product marketing, operations, or program management roles, including 5+ years in a leadership capacity.
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-portfolio GTM strategy and execution.
• Proven success in leading complex product launches and/or events in large, matrixed technology organizations across functions and regions
• Experience in the technology infrastructure sector (data centers, cloud platforms, networking, and enterprise IT hardware/software), preferably HPE.
• Strong executive presence and communication skills, capable of aligning stakeholders from engineering to sales to the C-suite.
• Demonstrated success leading cross functional transformation initiatives that include process, systems, data and operating model adjustments.
• Strong analytical, strategic thinking, and decision-making capabilities.
• Proven ability to lead effectively and execute through complex, multi-faceted change.
• High performance mentality anchored in quality, consistency, and reliability.
• Commitment to building inclusive, Yes We Can teams where individuals are valued with roles aligned to their natural strengths, with focus on career development.
• Operates with the highest integrity, and creates a positive work environment that inspires and enables excellence.

Success Metrics:

• On-time launch content readiness for all new and refreshed offerings