ZGX Portfolio Planner

HP • Fort Collins, CO

7d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Portfolio Planning Manager – ZGX Fury and Z G X Portfolio in the Advanced Computing Solutions Global Business Unit (GBU) – is a senior individual contributor leadership role which will help build a strategic portfolio of Z GX AI Desktop Workstation solutions driven by customer insights a t a critical period of change in the market as the ACS workstation portfolio transitions into the leading on-premise AI solutions provider; developing, communicating, and executing a play-to-win strategy; leading across multiple product management organizations and R&D. You will serve as focal point to formulate and drive strategies that integrate product s, solutions , supply and demand knowledge into strategic lifecycle planning from product concept to end - of - life , gen-to-gen transition management , sales , channels, go-to-market , and customer communications . Leading with ambition, you will be responsible to crystalize strategies into action by aligning with leaders across the organization and our key partner s such as NVIDIA , driving our execution plan, mapping the scenarios, and establishing an operational and communication cadence at all levels of the organization. Customer experience, operational excellence and cross-organizational agility are your towering strengths. As a high-energy and resourceful leader, you build a strong network inside and outside the organization as you work in close partnership with the ACS Edge and Data Science business unit, our ACS and Personal Systems product management partners , engineering, commercial organization, supply chain, and alliances teams – keeping close watch on the customer needs, technology innovations and constraints , gen-over-gen costs, supplier timelines, and solutions that meet our customer needs. This role will also give you the opportunity to take your creative and storytelling talents to the next level.

Requirements

• BA or BS in marketing or technology field; post-graduate degree preferred.
• 10+ years product and/or portfolio planning .
• Detailed knowledge of product lifecycle planning, development , and g o-to-market processes, and the interdependent steps to drive change.
• Proven record of leading with ambition and ability to achieve results in a fast-moving, dynamic environment.
• Dynamic, enthusiastic leader with can-do attitude with ability to build, influence and manage cross - functional core teams
• Excellent written/oral/visual communications and analytical skills with ability to interact with all levels of the company in executive level English.
• Energetic and organized facilitator with experience leading virtual workshops and collaboration
• Ability to disti l l complex concepts into summarized points for executive consumption, direction, or decision-making.
• Proficiency in storytelling and turning complex data and concepts into engaging and easy-to-understand visuals.
• Expertise in PowerPoint and design a plus
• Strong influencing, consensus-building, and conflict resolution skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop strong customer relationships and act as their advocate within the company, communicating customer feedback, needs and pains through the organization.
• Lead the ZGX desktop workstations product planning , from analysis, scenario planning across the various teams and ensure alignment with engineering, global regions and markets, commercial org anization product and business management, supply chain, procurement, and alliance leaders.
• Develop and maintain roadmaps across the ZGX portfolio for future and current platforms with a lifecycle operational view and recommended scenarios.
• Collaborate with the ZGX Nano planning product manager located in Taipei, Taiwan.
• Define and track key business plan execution and in-market performance metrics to manage the business.
• Analyze data to gain insights into customer engagement and product adoption, using this information to guide future product improvements.
• Manage the product life cycle from launch through end of life, including release to production and transition planning gen-over-gen.
• Build customer, channel, and sales-oriented deliverables based on customer insights that provide hard-hitting value propositions and key selling points.
• Partner with marketing and sales teams to develop effective Go-to-Market strategies, product positioning, and sales enablement materials.
• Educate teams across the organization on the global market and competitive landscape via key market data analysis, customer research studies, industry statistics/reporting, and channel/sales force feedback.
• Establish operational view and communication cadence at all levels of the organization as well as f acilitate strategy and choice-point decisions with various leaders.
• Work with product management and engineering teams to establish execution plan that includes solution recommendation, R&D efforts, costs, NPI/global readiness, and time-to-market schedules.
• Provide sales and market teams with clear communication of strategy, plan of action and demand steering guidance.
• Manage expectations of current efforts, readiness.
• Provide key resources to sales and markets to drive customer acceptance and adoption.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Long term/short term disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Life insurance
• Generous time off policies, including; 4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure
• 11 paid holidays
• Additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave

What This Job Offers

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