US Telco Senior Systems Engineering Director

US Telco Senior Systems Engineering Director

  

This role has been designated as ‘Remote/Teleworker’, which means you will primarily work from home.

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:

   

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is seeking an experienced and inspiring Senior Director of Systems Engineering to lead our US Telcos Sales Engineering organization across secure service provider routing, campus & branch, and data center networking domains. This role is ideal for a technical leader who thrives in fast‑moving environments, builds exceptional teams, and helps customers modernize their networks through AI‑driven operations, automation, and edge‑to‑cloud architectures.

You will guide strategy, grow top technical talent, and work directly with US Tier-1 Telcos. This is a high‑impact, visible leadership role at the center of HPE’s Networking transformation. This role reports to the Global Leader of Service Provider Systems Engineers.
 

What You’ll Do

Lead Technology Strategy

• Own the end-to-end networking technology strategy for US Telcos.
• Define and execute the customer technology strategy across AI Grid, campus networking, data center fabrics, and routing architectures.
• Drive customer adoption of modern designs including AI‑driven wired/wireless, EVPN/VXLAN, unified cloud management, and massively scaled routing.
• Partner closely with Sales, Product, and Engineering to influence roadmaps and deliver innovative end‑to‑end solutions.

Develop and Grow a High‑Performing Team

• Lead a talented Systems Engineering organization with deep expertise across networking domains.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, inclusion, and continuous technical growth.
• Model HPE Bold Goals leadership behaviors—Think Big, Win as a Team, Act with Urgency, and Innovate & Transform.

Engage with Strategic Customers

• Build senior-level relationship and act as a senior technology leader for Tier-1 service providers in the US.
• Drive a Customer First approach focused on modernization, simplification, security, and operational outcomes.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to customer executives, architects, and partners.

Drive Operational Excellence

• Improve SE productivity, coverage, and technical program consistency across the Area.
• Align resources to high‑value opportunities and ensure predictable, high‑quality execution.
• Support HPE’s Operate Efficiently goals by simplifying processes and scaling best practices.

What You Bring

• 10+ years’ experience in SE leadership with a track record of people development and team building
• Proven leadership experience in Systems Engineering leading a large, complex account.
• Deep expertise in service provider networking (MPLS, Segment Routing, BGP, IS-IS, etc.), data center networking (EVPN/VXLAN, leaf‑spine), and campus & branch networking.
• Demonstrated ability to build and inspire high‑performing technical teams.
• Strong communication, executive presence, and strategic thinking.
• Experience guiding customers through large-scale network transformations.
• Demonstrated profound understanding of technology dynamics within area of control, as a basis for informed business decision making.
• Experience in workforce planning, executing acquisition and development strategies targeted to ensuring workforce readiness, and market opportunity responsiveness.
• University or Bachelor's degree, advanced university or Master's degree preferred.

Additional Skills:

Accountability, Accountability, Active Learning, Active Listening, Assertiveness, Bias, Building Rapport, Buyer Personas, Coaching, Complex Sales, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Cross-Functional Teamwork, Customer Experience Strategy, Customer Interactions, Design Thinking, Empathy, Financial Acumen, Follow-Through, Growth Mindset, Identifying Sales Opportunities, Industry Knowledge, Intellectual Curiosity (Inactive), Long T