Senior Product Manager, HPE Specialized Compute

Hewlett Packard Enterprise•Spring, TX

39d•Hybrid

About The Position

Senior Product Manager, HPE Specialized Compute This role has been designed as ‘Hybrid’ with an expectation that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office. 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 Senior Product Manager for HPE Storage Partner Solutions is responsible for driving the successful integration, launch, and go-to-market strategy for HPE Compute storage server configurations developed in collaboration with key storage software partners. This role is a critical nexus between partner technology, HPE engineering, product marketing, and sales channels. Management Level Definition: Contributions impact technical components of HPE products, solutions, or services regularly and sustainable. Applies advanced subject matter knowledge to solve complex business issues and is regarded as a subject matter expert. Provides expertise and partnership to functional and technical project teams and may participate in cross-functional initiatives. Exercises significant independent judgment to determine best method for achieving objectives. May provide team leadership and mentoring to others. Product Manager, Specialized Compute Storage Servers The Senior Product Manager for HPE Storage Partner Solutions is responsible for driving the successful integration, launch, and go-to-market strategy for HPE Compute storage server configurations developed in collaboration with key storage software partners. This role is a critical nexus between partner technology, HPE engineering, product marketing, and sales channels. Partner Product Definition: Work directly with storage software partners to define and validate HPE storage server configurations that meet performance, scalability, and certification requirements. Translate technical partner roadmaps into actionable product specifications for HPE Compute. Pricing and Business Management: Collaborate with finance, procurement, and sales teams to develop a profitable and competitive pricing structure for the joint solutions. Manage the business model, forecasting, and lifecycle of the configured offerings. Go-to-Market Strategy & Launch: Own the end-to-end product launch process within HPE Compute, including building joint marketing collateral (e.g., solution briefs, white papers, presentations), training sales teams, and securing executive buy-in for the global rollout. Cross-Functional Execution: Serve as the primary product voice for the partner solutions, driving consensus and execution across multiple internal stakeholders, including Engineering, Supply Chain, Alliances, Marketing, and Sales Enablement. Ideal Candidate Profile The ideal candidate has 3-5 years of product management experience in enterprise technology, with a strong background in storage, server hardware, or partner ecosystems. Proven ability to define and successfully launch complex enterprise hardware or software solutions. Technical understanding of data storage architectures (e.g., SAN, NAS, HCI, software-defined storage) and server technology (e.g., HPE ProLiant). Exceptional communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to manage relationships and projects across external partners and internal cross-functional teams.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in computer science, engineering or related field of study.
Proven experience as a Product Manager in the server, data center, or related hardware industry, preferred
Technical acumen and background in Servers and data center technology
Ability to communicate and sell new concepts and future road map to internal and external stakeholders.
Strong analytical skills with a knack for translating complex market data into clear, actionable business insights.
Deep understanding of the technical and market dynamics of at least one of the following: Storage servers, Software defined storage, Hyperconverged systems, HPC Storage, or high performance primary storage.
Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate a vision and build consensus with both technical and non-technical audiences.
A proactive and adaptable mindset, with the ability to manage multiple investigations and projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
Cross Domain Knowledge
Customer Engagement
Design Thinking
Development Fundamentals
DevOps
Go-to-Market Expertise
Partner Management
Product Lifecycle Management
Security-First Mindset
Strategic Pricing
Strategy Creation
User Experience (UX)
Value Creation
Vendor Management

Nice To Haves

MBA or advanced degree in computer science, physics, math or engineering preferred.
The ideal candidate has 3-5 years of product management experience in enterprise technology, with a strong background in storage, server hardware, or partner ecosystems.
Proven ability to define and successfully launch complex enterprise hardware or software solutions.
Technical understanding of data storage architectures (e.g., SAN, NAS, HCI, software-defined storage) and server technology (e.g., HPE ProLiant).
Exceptional communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to manage relationships and projects across external partners and internal cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

Work directly with storage software partners to define and validate HPE storage server configurations that meet performance, scalability, and certification requirements.
Translate technical partner roadmaps into actionable product specifications for HPE Compute.
Collaborate with finance, procurement, and sales teams to develop a profitable and competitive pricing structure for the joint solutions.
Manage the business model, forecasting, and lifecycle of the configured offerings.
Own the end-to-end product launch process within HPE Compute, including building joint marketing collateral (e.g., solution briefs, white papers, presentations), training sales teams, and securing executive buy-in for the global rollout.
Serve as the primary product voice for the partner solutions, driving consensus and execution across multiple internal stakeholders, including Engineering, Supply Chain, Alliances, Marketing, and Sales Enablement.

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.

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