Product Manager, Customer Engagement & Solutions (Virtualization)

Hewlett Packard Enterprise•Durham, CO

1d•$126,500 - $290,500•Onsite

About The Position

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is seeking a hands-on Product Manager to work directly with strategic enterprise customers to shape virtualization solutions built on HVM (KVM-based). The role guides customers moving from legacy virtualization solutions and feeds customer insights back into the product roadmap. The position is designated onsite, with the expectation that the employee will primarily work from an HPE partner or customer office.

Requirements

At least 10 years of experience in product management, solutions engineering, or infrastructure roles.
Hands-on experience with HVM/KVM, including libvirt and QEMU.
Hands-on experience with VMware vSphere or Nutanix AHV.
Strong networking fundamentals, including VLANs, Layer 2/Layer 3, routing, bonding, Linux bridges/Open vSwitch, and VXLAN.
Working knowledge of virtualized storage and Linux administration.
Excellent communication skills with executive and engineering audiences.
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, or a related field.

Nice To Haves

Experience with large-scale virtual machine migrations.
Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Ansible, Terraform, or Python.
Certifications such as VCP, NCP, RHCE, or CCNA/CCNP.

Responsibilities

Lead technical discovery and workshops with customer infrastructure teams and executives.
Design HVM-based solutions, reference architectures, and migration approaches.
Translate customer needs and competitive gaps into prioritized product requirements.
Run proofs of concept, pilots, and early-access programs.
Support sales, partners, and presales teams on strategic deals with demonstrations and competitive positioning.
Create reference guides, blog posts, migration playbooks, and related materials.