Senior Product Manager - Data Center Switching (Finance)

Senior Product Manager - Data Center Switching

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:

HPE Aruba Networking is a leading provider of next-generation network access solutions for the mobile enterprise: https://www.hpe.com/us/en/networking/hpe-aruba-networking.html

Long known for Campus and Mobility solutions, HPE Aruba Networking has redefined the leading edge of data center networks. HPE Aruba Networking's Distributed Services Architecture provides a highly secure, high-performance network framework at a fraction of the cost of traditional network designs. But that is just the beginning.

We're looking for a data center expert. Someone who understands the ins and outs of traditional network designs and where they fall short. Someone who knows there is something better out there and wants to be part of the team driving the future. Someone who isn't afraid to push the boundaries of what's possible. This is a San Jose Hybrid position. You must be able to attend meetings in San Jose as needed, and work in the office at least a couple days a week.

Sounds like you? Then we have the right opportunity for you!

How You'll Make Your Mark:

• Focus on the telemetry and analytics direction for the data center portfolio, manage the feature requirements and definition, and work with engineering and PLM leads to turn it into reality
• Focus on go to market initiatives related to full-stack solutions (Networking, Compute, Storage, etc.)
• Drive next generation platforms and define the associated requirements
• Identify the right technology partners, both internal and external, to maximize the adoption of these features and capabilities.
• Be the recognized authority on relevant subject matter including technologies, theories, and techniques.
• Successfully operate in the most complex disciplines.
• Manage cross-division functional teams or projects that affect the organization's long-term goals and objectives.
• Routinely exercise independent judgment in developing methods, techniques, and criteria for achieving objectives.
• Assist in developing strategy and direction, including creating high level and detailed presentations.

About You:

Education And Experience Required

• Highly motivated product management professional with 5-10 years of Data Center/Product Management experience.
• Bachelor of Science degree or equivalent in computer science, engineering, or related field of study.
• Working knowledge of Data Center virtualization technologies, protocols, containers, network applications, and cloud/multi-cloud environments.
• Deep understanding of telemetry and analytics, what aspects of the same are most valuable to run large data centers - planning/troubleshooting/etc.
• 4+ years of experience with Data Center technologies from VMware, HPE, Cisco, Arista, Juniper, etc.
• MBA or advanced degree in computer science or engineering preferred.

Knowledge And Skills

• Ability to distil complex ideas/concepts into concise value propositions.
• Ability to synthesize market data and customer requirements into a Product Requirement Document (PRD) and Business Case to bring innovative and disruptive products to market. Including the art of narrowing features down to target specific customer segments.
• Ability to wear multiple "hats", ranging from software features, to hardware, to go to market.
• Guide key stakeholders on the portfolio strategy across all phases of the lifecycle (e.g., planning, development, launch, management, exit).
• Ability to identify, collaborate with, and on-board external vendors whose products are complimentary to our solutions and provide value-add to our customers.
• Extensive team skills and ability to cross functionally drive/influence work through others, ability to mentor teams to achieve results for complex, ambiguous projects.
• Extensive skills in cost efficient solution building, financial performance metric creation.

Additional Skills:

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

What We Can Offer You:

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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Job:
Engineering
Job Level:
TCP_04

States with Pay Range Requirement

The expected salary/wage range for a U.S. -based hire filling this position is provided below. Actual offer may vary from this range based upon geographic location, work experience, education/training, and/or skill level. If this is a sales role, then the listed salary range reflects combined base salary and target-level sales compensation pay. If this is a non-sales role, then the listed salary range reflects base salary only. Variable incentives may also be offered. Information about employee benefits offered can be found at https://myhperewards.com/main/new-hire-enrollment.html .

USD Annual Salary: $117,500.00 - $270,000.00

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