Senior Product Manager - Data Center Switching

Senior Product Manager - Data Center Switching

This role has been designed as 'Hybrid' with an expectation that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office.

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.

We're looking for someone who knows their way around data center networks. Someone who understands the ins and outs of traditional network designs and where they fall short. Someone who knows there is something better out there and wants to be part of the team driving the future. Someone who isn't afraid to push the boundaries of what's possible. This is a San Jose Hybrid position. You must be able to attend meetings in San Jose as needed, and work in the office at least a couple days a week.

Sounds like you? Then we have the right opportunity for you!

How You'll Make Your Mark:

• Focus on the telemetry and analytics direction for the data center portfolio, manage feature requirements, definition, and work with engineering and PLM leads to turn concepts into reality.
• Identify the right technology partners, both internal and external, to maximize the adoption of these features and capabilities.
• Be the relationship manager for these technology partners
• Assist with go to market initiatives related to full-stack solutions (Networking, Compute, Storage, etc.)
• Manage existing switching platforms, and participate in defining future platforms.
• Be the recognized authority on relevant subject matter including technologies, theories, and techniques.
• Successfully operate in the most complex disciplines.
• Manage cross-division functional teams or projects that affect the organization's long-term goals and objectives.
• Routinely exercise independent judgment in developing methods, techniques, and criteria for achieving objectives.
• Assist in developing strategy and direction, including creating high level and detailed presentations.

About You:

Education And Experience Required

• Highly motivated product management professional with 5-10 years of Data Center/Product Management experience.
• Bachelor of Science degree or equivalent in computer science, engineering, or related field of study.
• Working knowledge of Data Center virtualization technologies, protocols, containers, network applications, and cloud/multi-cloud environments.
• Deep understanding of telemetry and analytics, what aspects of the same are most valuable to run large data centers - planning/troubleshooting/etc.
• 6+ years of experience with Data Center technologies from VMware, HPE, Cisco, Arista, Juniper, etc.
• MBA or advanced degree in computer science or engineering preferred.

Knowledge And Skills

• Ability to distil complex ideas/concepts into concise value propositions.
• Ability to synthesize market data and customer requirements into a Product Requirement Document (PRD) and Business Case to bring innovative and disruptive products to market. Including the art of narrowing features down to target specific customer segments.
• Ability to wear multiple "hats", ranging from software features, to hardware, to go to market.
• Guide key stakeholders on the portfolio strategy across all phases of the lifecycle (e.g., planning, development, launch, management, exit).
• Ability to identify, collaborate with, and on-board external vendors whose products are complimentary to our solutions and provide value-add to our customers.
• Extensive team skills and ability to cross functionally drive/influence work through others, ability to mentor teams to achieve results for complex, ambiguous projects.
• Extensive skills in cost efficient solution building, financial performance metric creation.

What We Can Offer You:

Health & Wellbeing

We 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 Development

We 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 Inclusion

We 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.