Principal Portfolio Manager & Agentic AI Strategy Lead

HP•Houston, TX

About The Position

This role is responsible for securing approval for high-level global PSS plans and budgets, aligning them with organizational objectives, and creating a comprehensive GTM/PSS scorecard with associated metrics, goals, and benchmarks. The role leads cross-functional and cross-organizational teams to develop and execute global product introduction plans. It also oversees global marketing operations, develops customer segmentation strategies, and partners with senior sales management to strengthen relationships and drive sales. The position leads the long-term portfolio strategy for HP Commercial Desktops, shaping the roadmap and investment priorities for the next 5–10 years. It defines and drives HP’s Agentic AI desktop strategy, identifying opportunities across AI-powered experiences, edge computing, autonomous agents, and emerging enterprise workflows. The role owns the portfolio narrative and translates customer needs, technology trends, market shifts, and business objectives into strategic direction for the planning organization. The role leads the customer insights-to-innovation process, converting customer feedback, market intelligence, and competitive insights into actionable product and portfolio strategies. It conducts market sizing, TAM analysis, financial modeling, and business case development to identify growth opportunities and support investment decisions. It also evaluates emerging technologies, industry trends, AI ecosystems, and competitive dynamics for their impact on portfolio strategy and future growth. The position enables and influences product planners through strategic frameworks, actionable insights, and portfolio planning methodologies. It partners with executive leadership and product management, engineering, finance, marketing, and go-to-market teams to align on future portfolio direction and drive strategic initiatives from concept to execution. The role impacts large functions and leads large cross-division functional teams or projects, providing highly innovative solutions to complex problems within established policy.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, Computer Science, Economics, or a related field.
Typically 10+ years of experience in product planning, portfolio strategy, product management, corporate strategy, market intelligence, or related functions within the technology industry.
Proven experience shaping product or portfolio strategy for complex technology businesses, including defining long-term roadmaps, investment priorities, and growth opportunities.
Experience conducting market sizing, TAM analysis, financial modeling, business case development, and strategic investment assessments.
Demonstrated success translating customer insights, market trends, and competitive intelligence into product and portfolio decisions.
Strong understanding of AI, emerging technology trends, enterprise computing, and the evolving Agentic AI ecosystem.
Experience leading highly cross-functional initiatives and influencing executive stakeholders across product management, engineering, finance, marketing, and sales organizations.
Exceptional strategic thinking, analytical rigor, communication, and executive storytelling skills.
Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous, fast-changing environments and drive alignment without direct authority.
Knowledge of Agile methodology, analytics, business development, business strategies, B2B, customer relationship management, data analysis, digital marketing, go-to-market strategy, KPIs, market research, marketing, marketing strategies, new product development, product management, product marketing, product strategy, project management, thought leadership, and value propositions.
Cross-organizational skills including effective communication, results orientation, learning agility, digital fluency, and customer centricity.

Nice To Haves

MBA or advanced degree.

Responsibilities

Lead the long-term portfolio strategy for HP Commercial Desktops and shape the 5–10-year roadmap and investment priorities.
Define and drive HP’s Agentic AI desktop strategy, identifying opportunities across AI-powered experiences, edge computing, autonomous agents, and emerging enterprise workflows.
Own the portfolio narrative, translating customer needs, technology trends, market shifts, and business objectives into strategic direction for the planning organization.
Lead the customer insights-to-innovation process, converting customer feedback, market intelligence, and competitive insights into product and portfolio strategies.
Conduct market sizing, TAM analysis, financial modeling, and business case development to identify growth opportunities and support investment decisions.
Evaluate emerging technologies, industry trends, AI ecosystems, and competitive dynamics to determine their impact on portfolio strategy and future growth.
Enable and influence product planners through strategic frameworks, actionable insights, and portfolio planning methodologies.
Partner with executive leadership and product management, engineering, finance, marketing, and go-to-market teams to align on portfolio direction and drive strategic initiatives from concept to execution.
Secure approval for high-level global PSS plans and budgets and align them with organizational objectives.
Create a comprehensive GTM/PSS scorecard with metrics, goals, and benchmarks.
Lead cross-functional and cross-organizational teams to develop and execute global product introduction plans.
Oversee global marketing operations and develop customer segmentation strategies.
Partner with senior sales management to strengthen relationships and drive sales.