Technical Marketing ISV Lead and Performance Engineer
About The Position
HP Workstations is seeking a highly skilled and motivated engineer to join the Workstations Technical Marketing team. This role sits at the core of HP’s high‑performance, AI‑enabling workstation portfolio, working with the industry’s largest technology partners and leading Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) to deliver differentiated, real‑world performance for the most demanding professional workflows. The Technical Marketing ISV Lead & Performance Engineer is an Expert‑level technical individual contributor who provides deep systems and performance expertise across ISV engagement, workstation performance engineering, and technical workflow storytelling. This role leads the translation of complex performance analysis, certifications, and system behavior into trusted, repeatable, and customer‑ready proof points that directly influence go‑to‑market strategy, sales enablement, and customer confidence. The position operates with significant autonomy, driving technical direction within its domain and influencing cross‑functional teams through expertise rather than authority.
Requirements
- Systems engineering and workstation performance analysis.
- Advanced understanding of CPU, GPU, memory, storage, OS, drivers, and application interactions.
- Understanding of benchmarking methodologies, performance validation, and data integrity.
- Proven ability to create high-quality technical documentation and influence others through clear communication.
- Automation or scripting experience (Linux, Python, shell, or equivalent).
- Bachelor’s or Graduate degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related discipline, or equivalent experience.
- Typically 7-10 years of experience in systems engineering, performance engineering, technical marketing, or ISV-facing roles.
- Demonstrated track record of technical leadership, independent judgement, and cross-functional influence.
Responsibilities
- Lead and own technical relationships with a portfolio of strategic and priority ISVs, providing expert guidance across onboarding, certification, enablement, and ongoing technical engagement.
- Execute and manage ISV certification workflows, ensuring accuracy across internal databases and customer-facing tools.
- Serve as a primary technical authority and escalation point between ISVs, Product Management, Engineering, and Go‑to‑Market teams, shaping requirements, priorities, and technical solutions.
- Monitor, test, and analyze application and system performance across CPU, GPU, memory, storage, power, and thermals.
- Execute standardized benchmark tests using established methodologies aligned to real customer workflows.
- Validate and document performance results ensuring reproducibility and data integrity.
- Apply system-level judgment to interpret results, trends, and tradeoffs, providing clear recommendations and technical guidance to stakeholders.
- Translate performance findings into technically credible workflow narratives, proof points, and recommendations that clearly articulate differentiation and “why HP wins.”
- Lead or heavily influence technical demos, demo frameworks, and validated activities, ensuring alignment between measured performance and external messaging.
- Represent HP as a technical subject-matter expert at launches, events, trainings, customer briefings, and partner engagements.
- Act as a technical leader across hardware, software, systems, and GTM teams, influencing decisions through depth of expertise and data‑driven insights.
- Lead complex technical workstreams or initiatives within the Technical Marketing organization, coordinating across teams and disciplines.
- Communicate technical risks, tradeoffs, and recommendations clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
