VP, Head of Investor Relations (San Jose)

VP, Head of Investor RelationsThis 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:As HPE transitions into a networking-led, AI-enabled infrastructure leader, the Vice President, Head of Investor Relations (IR) will serve as a strategic partner to senior leadership, shaping the company’s long-term investment narrative during this pivotal phase. The VP IR will lead efforts to enhance market understanding, broaden the shareholder base, and support the company’s growth agenda through compelling storytelling, strategic positioning, and operational excellence within the IR function.Key Responsibilities:Strategic Narrative Development: Translate HPE’s platform evolution, including recent acquisitions like Juniper Networks, and its integrated networking, compute, data management, hybrid cloud, and AI infrastructure strategies into a differentiated investment story that emphasizes long-term value creation. Executive Advisory & Stakeholder Engagement: Act as a trusted advisor to the CEO, CFO, and senior management, providing guidance on investor communications, market positioning, and capital markets strategy. Lead proactive engagement with institutional investors, analysts, and other key stakeholders to articulate HPE’s transformation and long-term growth prospects. IR Infrastructure & Process Management: AI-forward mindset and willingness to adopt AI (GenAI, Agentic AI) to modernize IR. Design and implement scalable IR processes, including earnings cycle activities, investor materials, Board reporting, and the deployment of systems that support rigorous, high-quality investor engagement. Introduce workflow efficiencies to enhance consistency, transparency, and strategic impact.Market Intelligence & Strategic Positioning: Monitor investor sentiment, macroeconomic trends, and competitive landscape shifts. Provide insights to leadership to refine messaging and capitalize on market opportunities aligned with HPE’s networking, AI, and hybrid cloud strategies.Broader Shareholder Development: Expand and diversify the investor base by targeting long-term, conviction-driven institutional investors aligned with HPE’s multi-market, AI, and infrastructure growth story.Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with strategy, product, legal, finance, and corporate communications teams to ensure message consistency, mitigate risks, and reinforce the company’s long-term strategic themes.Thought Leadership & Industry Representation: Demonstrate thought leadership by coaching executives on market positioning, influencing external perceptions, and establishing HPE as a leader in next-generation enterprise infrastructure.Qualifications:Proven experience with leading an IR function within a large, publicly traded company, with established credibility to communicate complex strategic initiatives to sophisticated global investors and analysts.Ability to craft and communicate complex technical and strategic concepts into clear, compelling narratives for sophisticated investors.Operational expertise in IR infrastructure, including process design, data management, earnings cycle management, and stakeholder engagement systems.Strong executive presence, strategic thinking, and alignment-building skills across highly matrixed organizations.Demonstrated ability to influence at the C-level and across functions, with a collaborative, team-first leadership style.Minimum 12 years of experience, often including 8+ years of people management experience.Bachelor’s degree required. Highly Preferrable:Deep understanding of technology markets, especially networking, AI infrastructure, hybrid cloud, and enterprise solutions.MBA highly desired, or advanced university degree.What We Can Offer You:Health & WellbeingWe strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.Personal & Professional DevelopmentWe also invest in your career because the better you are, the better we all are. We have specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have — whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your skills to another division.Unconditional InclusionWe are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. 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.Let's Stay Connected:Follow @HPECareers on Instagram to see the latest on people, culture and tech at HPE. #unitedstates#executiveJob:Business PlanningJob Level:Vice PresidentThe expected salary/wage range for this position is provided below. Actual offer may vary from this range based upon geographic location, work experience, education/training, and/or skill level. – United States of America: Annual Salary USD 224,000 - 492,500 in California // 224,000 - 492,500 in TexasThe listed salary range reflects base salary. Variable incentives may also be offered.Information about employee benefits offered in the US can be found at HPE is an Equal Employment Opportunity/ Veterans/Disabled/LGBT employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, or any other protected category, and all decisions we make are made on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. 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