Senior Product Manager, HPE Specialized Compute

Senior Product Manager, HPE Specialized Compute

  

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 Senior Product Manager for HPE Storage Partner Solutions is responsible for driving the successful integration, launch, and go-to-market strategy for HPE Compute storage server configurations developed in collaboration with key storage software partners. This role is a critical nexus between partner technology, HPE engineering, product marketing, and sales channels.

Management Level Definition:

Contributions impact technical components of HPE products, solutions, or services regularly and sustainable. Applies advanced subject matter knowledge to solve complex business issues and is regarded as a subject matter expert. Provides expertise and partnership to functional and technical project teams and may participate in cross-functional initiatives. Exercises significant independent judgment to determine best method for achieving objectives. May provide team leadership and mentoring to others.

Product Manager, Specialized Compute Storage Servers

The Senior Product Manager for HPE Storage Partner Solutions is responsible for driving the successful integration, launch, and go-to-market strategy for HPE Compute storage server configurations developed in collaboration with key storage software partners. This role is a critical nexus between partner technology, HPE engineering, product marketing, and sales channels.

• Partner Product Definition: Work directly with storage software partners to define and validate HPE storage server configurations that meet performance, scalability, and certification requirements. Translate technical partner roadmaps into actionable product specifications for HPE Compute.

• Pricing and Business Management: Collaborate with finance, procurement, and sales teams to develop a profitable and competitive pricing structure for the joint solutions. Manage the business model, forecasting, and lifecycle of the configured offerings.

• Go-to-Market Strategy & Launch: Own the end-to-end product launch process within HPE Compute, including building joint marketing collateral (e.g., solution briefs, white papers, presentations), training sales teams, and securing executive buy-in for the global rollout.

• Cross-Functional Execution: Serve as the primary product voice for the partner solutions, driving consensus and execution across multiple internal stakeholders, including Engineering, Supply Chain, Alliances, Marketing, and Sales Enablement.

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate has 3-5 years of product management experience in enterprise technology, with a strong background in storage, server hardware, or partner ecosystems.

• Proven ability to define and successfully launch complex enterprise hardware or software solutions.

• Technical understanding of data storage architectures (e.g., SAN, NAS, HCI, software-defined storage) and server technology (e.g., HPE ProLiant).

• Exceptional communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to manage relationships and projects across external partners and internal cross-functional 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, physics, math or engineering preferred.

• Proven experience as a Product Manager in the server, data center, or related hardware industry, preferred

• Technical acumen and background in Servers and data center technology

• Ability to communicate and sell new concepts and future road map to internal and external stakeholders.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Strong analytical skills with a knack for translating complex market data into clear, actionable business insights.

• Deep understanding of the te