Incubation Program Manager

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

2d • Remote

About The Position

Incubation Program Manager 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: The Services Incubation Program Manager drives the end‑to‑end incubation lifecycle for new and improved service offerings—discovering opportunities, running pilots/proofs‑of‑concept, validating delivery models, and transitioning successful capabilities into scalable, standard operations. This role is the connective tissue across Lifecycle Strategy, Services PLM, Delivery Enablement, and Digital Strategy to ensure new services land smoothly and measurably improve customer outcomes 1) Opportunity Discovery & Incubation Pipeline Identify and incubate high‑impact service opportunities; define hypotheses, scope, and success criteria. Pilot and validate new delivery models and processes that enhance customer experience and operational efficiency. 2) Pilot Execution, Measurement & Scale‑Up Lead pilots/POCs end‑to‑end (initiation → execution → measurement), using data‑driven KPIs to inform go/no‑go decisions. Transition successful pilots into standard operations, partnering with Delivery to operationalize processes, SLAs, tooling, and handoffs. 3) Operational Readiness & Change Management Create and maintain standardized delivery playbooks and certification/readiness programs for launches and lifecycle initiatives. Execute change‑management and adoption plans; oversee readiness metrics and continuous‑improvement feedback loops. 4) Cross‑Functional Collaboration Partner closely with Lifecycle Strategy and Services PLM on offer design alignment and adoption/retention playbooks. Work with Experience Design and Delivery Digital Strategy to connect delivery knowledge with customer‑facing platforms and automation pilots. 5) Portfolio & Process Innovation Operate and improve the intake → build → execute → measure → assess workflow for incubation requests and outcomes. Coordinate tooling integrations and steward supporting portals/processes as needed. 6) Program Governance & Reporting Define processes, controls, reporting, and overall program management; monitor milestones, timelines, and budgets; manage risk and stakeholder communications.

Requirements

• BS Degree or similar
• 10+ years of program experience
• 5+ years of experience within services
• 5 + years of experience of leading change management projects
• Accountability
• Accountability
• Action Planning
• Active Learning
• Active Listening
• Bias
• Change Management
• Coaching
• Creativity
• Critical Thinking
• Cross-Functional Teamwork
• Data Collection Management (Inactive)
• Deadline Management
• Design Thinking
• Empathy
• Follow-Through
• Growth Mindset
• Intellectual Curiosity (Inactive)
• Long Term Planning
• Managing Ambiguity
• Process Improvements
• Project and Program Management (Inactive)
• Project Management Tools
• Quality Improvement Processes
• Relationship Building + 4 more

Responsibilities

• Opportunity Discovery & Incubation Pipeline Identify and incubate high‑impact service opportunities; define hypotheses, scope, and success criteria. Pilot and validate new delivery models and processes that enhance customer experience and operational efficiency.
• Pilot Execution, Measurement & Scale‑Up Lead pilots/POCs end‑to‑end (initiation → execution → measurement), using data‑driven KPIs to inform go/no‑go decisions. Transition successful pilots into standard operations, partnering with Delivery to operationalize processes, SLAs, tooling, and handoffs.
• Operational Readiness & Change Management Create and maintain standardized delivery playbooks and certification/readiness programs for launches and lifecycle initiatives. Execute change‑management and adoption plans; oversee readiness metrics and continuous‑improvement feedback loops.
• Cross‑Functional Collaboration Partner closely with Lifecycle Strategy and Services PLM on offer design alignment and adoption/retention playbooks. Work with Experience Design and Delivery Digital Strategy to connect delivery knowledge with customer‑facing platforms and automation pilots.
• Portfolio & Process Innovation Operate and improve the intake → build → execute → measure → assess workflow for incubation requests and outcomes. Coordinate tooling integrations and steward supporting portals/processes as needed.
• Program Governance & Reporting Define processes, controls, reporting, and overall program management; monitor milestones, timelines, and budgets; manage risk and stakeholder communications.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level