Senior Product Marketing Manager, Commercial Desktop Planning

HP•Houston, TX

About The Position

The Commercial PC business within HP’s Personal Systems Group is a fast‑growing organization shaping the future of hybrid work. This role focuses on defining next‑generation commercial desktop products and experiences that bring HP’s hybrid work vision to life, with an emphasis on creating meaningful customer experiences that bridge work and home. The position spans the full product planning lifecycle, translating customer insights and market trends into differentiated product and experience concepts through close collaboration with cross‑functional partners, including engineering, design, supply chain, go‑to-market, and executive leadership.

Requirements

Bachelor's (undergraduate) degree in business administrati o n, marketing, or engineering/technical field of study preferred
Advanced university degree (e.g., MBA) or demonstrable equivalent experience.
Minimum 5-7+ product management experience
Experience defining, building, and launching complex systems/platforms
Deep mastery of marketing fundamentals and product development frameworks , with the ability to apply them at scale across complex, high‑volume portfolios.
Exceptional customer empathy and insight leadership , with a proven ability to uncover latent customer needs, translate pain points into strategic problem statements, and influence product direction through customer‑backed evidence.
Demonstrated success owning and scaling large, high‑volume product categories , including managing complexity across multiple form factors, regions, and price segments while driving sustained business results.
Recognized leader in cross‑functional environments , effectively influencing business, product development, supply chain, procurement, and operations teams to align on priorities, manage dependencies, and deliver outcomes.
Highly analytical and strategic thinker , adept at business evaluation, market sizing, and trade‑off analysis, with the ability to clearly articulate recommendations, risks, and implications to senior leadership and external partners.
Distinguished product strategist with a customer‑ and experience‑centric mindset , known for shaping compelling product visions that balance differentiation, usability, and long‑term platform strategy.
Proven ability to define, influence, and execute product and experience roadmaps , with a track record of driving alignment and delivering against complex, multi‑year plans in ambiguous environments.
Strong capability to lead and manage external partners and ecosystems , ensuring alignment with product strategy, development timelines, and quality expectations.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills , with demonstrated experience influencing and collaborating with international teams, partners, and stakeholders across cultures and geographies.
Advanced leadership and influencing skills , including the ability to build trust, resolve conflict, mentor others, and lead through complexity without direct authority.
Proven ability to lead multiple large‑scale, time‑critical initiatives simultaneously , maintaining strategic focus while driving execution rigor and accountability.
Effective Communication
Results Orientation
Learning Agility
Digital Fluency
Customer Centricity

Nice To Haves

Prior experience in high-tech and personal computing markets strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Own the end‑to‑end customer insight strategy for the commercial desktop portfolio, synthesizing global customer, partner, and market signals into clear problem statements and strategic imperatives.
Lead deep analysis of technology, market, and competitive dynamics to identify long‑term growth opportunities and shape portfolio direction across form factors and segments.
Set the vision and facilitate senior‑level ideation to define breakthrough concepts and differentiated solutions that address customer pain points and advance HP’s commercial desktop leadership.
Define product strategy and requirements at a portfolio level , leading complex feature trade‑off decisions aligned to customer value, platform strategy, technology readiness, and investment priorities.
Influence and align cross‑business product leaders to deliver cohesive, differentiated experiences across HP’s commercial desktop ecosystem.
Partner with engineering, design, and architecture leaders to incubate, prototype, and mature concepts, ensuring solutions are technically sound, scalable, and future-ready.
Develop and own business cases for major initiatives , including TAM definition, HP revenue and margin opportunity, investment needs, and ROI, to drive executive-level prioritization decisions.
Lead cross‑functional alignment throughout the concept phase , ensuring seamless transition from strategy to roadmap and execution while managing ambiguity and risk.
Shape go‑to‑market strategy and narrative in partnership with downstream product management, marketing, and sales, ensuring a compelling, differentiated story for launch and ongoing positioning.
Drive portfolio performance and business outcomes , supporting long-range business planning and guiding products and solutions to meet revenue, profitability, and strategic objectives.