Senior Program Manager

Hewlett Packard Enterprise; Singapore; On-site; SGD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Hewlett Packard Enterprise in Singapore seeks an experienced Senior Program Manager to drive end-to-end delivery of complex software and digital solutions programs across global teams. You will ensure alignment with business strategy, customer experience goals, and measurable outcomes.

You will collaborate with UX leads, product owners, engineering leads, and business stakeholders to ensure clear ownership, traceability in Jira, and timely delivery while driving operational excellence across

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in any related field.
• Five or more years of experience in program management, design operations, or related roles in software/digital product environments.
• Strong understanding of product design lifecycle including discovery, requirements, UX definition, and delivery.
• Ability to manage multiple complex workstreams across time zones with clear communication and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of complex software and digital solutions programs.
• Partner with UX leads, product owners, and engineering leaders to drive alignment and success.
• Translate strategic goals into actionable plans with clear owners, dependencies, and milestones.
• Ensure design work is tracked in Jira and linked to program artifacts across platforms.

Skills

Jira

Figma

Microsoft 365

Teams

Excel

PowerPoint

Miro

Smartsheet

AI tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Jira

Figma

Microsoft 365

Teams

Excel

PowerPoint

Miro

Smartsheet

Job description

Senior Program ManagerDescription -A strong program manager goes far beyond managing timelines, budgets, and deliverables — you will act as a strategic partner and entrepreneurial lead within our global setup to operate with more clarity, predictability, and influence across Product, R&D, Engineering, Business, and partner teams.As part our Global Experience Design (GxD) Operations team that manages programs across both the CPSS and OPS portfolio, you will join us to drive Operational Excellence and continuously seek better ways to deliver impact.Rather than simply executing plans , you bring a clear and informed point of view, actively shaping direction, challenging assumptions, and identifying new opportunities for value creation. You connect the dots across functions, anticipate risks and market shifts, and drive alignment toward meaningful outcomes.Role OverviewWe are seeking an experienced Design Program Manager to lead the end-to-end delivery of complex software and digital solutions programs for our global Printer portfolio . This role is responsible for driving cross-functional initiatives—from concept through deployment—ensuring alignment with business strategy, customer experience goals, and measurable outcomes.You will be part of a global Operations team that has strong program management discipline with technical fluency, stakeholder leadership, and a track record of delivering scalable programs across multiple time zones . You will partner closely with UX leads, product owners, technical program managers, engineering leads, and business stakeholders to make sure design work starts with enough context, has clear owners, is tracked in the right systems, and is represented accurately in program planning.Role ScopeThis role is critical to close recurring operational gaps- unclear intake, late or incomplete requirements, weak ownership mapping, design work not translated into Jira or program artifacts, schedule commitments made before design estimation, and missed alignment across platform, product, and design teams.- turn ambiguity into a clear plan whilst partnering with various design leads and partners to arrive at an optimal way of working.Play a critical role in Operational Excellence- own the operating system for design execution across software and digital solution programs. This includes intake, scoping, prioritization support, design milestone planning, dependency tracking, decision logging, stakeholder communication, and follow-through from early requirements to design review, handoff, engineering sizing, launch readiness, and post-launch learning.Key ResponsibilitiesDesign Intake, Scope, and Requirements ReadinessOwn the front door for design requests by capturing the request, business goal, user problem, expected outcome, target customer, impacted platform, required stakeholders, and delivery timeline.Confirm whether requirements are ready for design to start, or whether additional product, technical, legal, privacy, security, or business clarification is needed.Partner with product owners and technical program managers before delivery dates are committed, so design estimates and dependencies are included in the plan.Design Planning, Jira, and TraceabilityTranslate approved design work into clear Jira epics, stories, tasks, or linked design deliverables in partnership with UX leads and product owners.Maintain visibility across design workstreams, including status, dependencies, blockers, design review timing, handoff readiness, and milestone risk.Keep design artifacts connected to program artifacts, including PRDs, Jira items, requirements documents, review notes, decision logs, and launch plans.Cross-Functional Alignment and EscalationAct as a connective layer across UX, Product, R&D, Engineering, Data, Business, Legal, Privacy, Security, QA, and partner teams.Identify misalignment early, especially when platform teams, product teams, and design teams have different assumptions about scope, schedule, or ownership.Escalate risks with clear options, impact, and recommendation instead of only reporting problems.Design Operations and Process ImprovementImprove how the design team works by standardizing intake, planning, review, handoff, reporting, and communication practices.Build reusable templates for intake briefs, design plans, Jira handoff, review notes, status reporting, and post-launch learnings.Partner with design leadership to identify workflow bottlenecks, resource gaps, repeated failure points, and opportunities for automation.Support AI-enabled design operations where useful, such as intake triage, request tracking, copy review workflows, design audit support, and status summarization,Program Leadership & DeliveryLead and manage multiple interconnected product initiatives aligned to business objectives.Define program scope, roadmap, milestones, and success metrics (OKRs/KPIs).Oversee end-to-end delivery lifecycle (discovery, design, development, launch, optimization.Ensure delivery is on time, within scope, budget, and quality targets.Planning, Budget & GovernanceDevelop and manage program budgets, forecasts, and resource plans.Establish governance frameworks, reporting cadence, and performance tracking.Ensure compliance with organizational standards, security, and regulatory requirements.Digital & Software Delivery ExcellenceDrive adoption of Agile/Hybrid delivery methodologies across teams.Ensure high-quality delivery of digital products, platforms, and user experiences.Stay current with emerging technologies (e.g., AI, cloud, data platforms) and recommend innovations.Qualifications & Experience- Bachelor’s degree in any related field- Minimum 5 years of experience in program management, project management, design operations, product operations, or related experience in software, digital product, UX, or enterprise platform environments.Strong understanding of the product design lifecycle, including discovery, requirements framing, UX definition, design iteration, design review, handoff, implementation support, validation, launch, and optimization.Working experience in the Design (or related) industry is an advantageAbility to manage multiple complex workstreams across time zones with clear communication, structured follow-up, and strong attention to detail.Experience with Jira, Figma, Microsoft 365, Teams, Excel, PowerPoint, Miro, Smartsheet. Keen interest in AI tools.Strong facilitation skills, including the ability to clarify problems, surface assumptions, align stakeholders, and move discussions toward decisions.Strong written communication skills for status updates, executive summaries, decision logs, and design planning documents.Preferred Certifications• Project Management Professional (PMP)Knowledge & Skills• Accounting• Agile Methodology• Auditing• Billing• Change Management• Customer Relationship Management• Data Analysis• Finance• Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)• Marketing• Microsoft Project• Milestones (Project Management)• Process Improvement• Procurement• Project Documentation• Project Implementation• Project Management• Project Schedules• Risk Management• SubcontractingDisclaimer• This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, responsibilities, knowledge, etc. These may be subject to change and additional functions may be assigned as needed by management.Job -Business PlanningSchedule -Full timeShift -No shift premium (Singapore)Travel -NoRelocation -YesEqual Opportunity Employer (EEO) -HP, Inc. provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and prospective employees, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sexual orientation, age, disability, or status as a protected veteran, marital status, familial status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic predisposition or carrier status, uniformed service status, political affiliation or any other characteristic protected by applicable national, federal, state, and local law(s).Please be assured that you will not be subject to any adverse treatment if you choose to disclose the information requested. This information is provided voluntarily. The information obtained will be kept in strict confidence.For more information, review HP’s EEO Policy or read about your rights as an applicant under the law here: “ Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal \"