NPI Program Management Leader

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 183,000 - 390,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellbeing

Personal & Professional Development

Unconditional Inclusion

Job summary

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP in Sunnyvale, CA invites an experienced Director to lead the NPI Program Managers across security products and certifications. You will own delivery on time, on budget, and at quality, guiding engineering, product management, and pillar leaders while reporting to the VP of Operations for Product & Engineering.

You will shape cross‑functional strategy, manage headcount and budgets, drive process improvements, and develop talent across geographies to

Qualifications

• 10+ years of related work experience including people management
• Experience leading NPI programs and cross-functional teams
• Advanced communication, budgeting, and strategic planning skills

Responsibilities

• Provides direct leadership for the NPI team and programs
• Manages headcount, deliverables, schedules, and budgets
• Engages with product managers, engineering, supply chain and services teams
• Manages relationships with outsourced partners and suppliers
• Identifies opportunities for process improvement and cost reductions
• Drives performance management and career development across the team
• Leads large cross-organizational initiatives

Skills

Leadership

Budgeting

AI/Automation

Communication

Multi-tasking

Strategic management

Education

Bachelor degree or equivalent

PMP certification

Job description

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:

Leads a team of NPI Program Managers around our Security Products (Firewalls and associated services), Certification Programs (e.g. FIPS/ CC) and other NPI programs that cover cross-product-group (cross-pillars within HPE Networking) products and initiatives. Responsible for operational success, which mainly translates into delivering products on time, within budget and at the right quality level, as per the plan of record. Fully accountable for the success of the NPI team. Acts as a key advisor to Engineering leaders, Product Management leaders and Pillar (Product Group) General Manager. Reports to the Vice President of Operations for Product & Engineering for HPE Networking.

Responsibilities:

• Provides direct and ongoing leadership for the NPI team for the above-mentioned area.


• Manages headcount, deliverables, schedules, and costs for multiple ongoing projects and programs, ensuring that resources are appropriately allocated and that goals, objectives, timelines, and budgets are met in accordance with program and organizational roadmaps.


• Engages with product managers, engineering teams, supply chain and services teams to communicate program status, elevate issues, and guide and influence strategic decision-making.


• Manages relationships with outsourced partners and suppliers, including setting expectations regarding deliverables, product quality, schedules, and costs; ensures that team members are effectively communicating and collaborating with outsourced resources.


• Proactively identifies opportunities for process improvement and cost reductions opportunities.


• Provides overall people‑care management for direct reports, including hiring, setting and monitoring of annual performance plans, coaching, and career development; drives and fosters organization-wide performance standards, expectations, and practices to support ongoing team member and process development.


• Drives large and complex cross‑organizational business initiatives.

Education and Experience Required:

First level university degree or equivalent experience required. May have advanced university degree. PMP/PMI certification preferred. Typically 10 or more years of related work experience, including 5 or more years of people management experience.

Knowledge and Skills:

Proven experience with managing NPI programs and managing a team of NPI Program Managers. Strong leadership skills, including coaching, team‑building, and conflict resolution. Organizational and strategic management skills, including budget and business planning and forecasting. Preferred experience leveraging AI and automation tools to enhance program management, operational efficiency, decision‑making, reporting, and process optimization. Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills. Ability to manage human capital across multiple geographies and organizations to drive workforce development and achieve desired results. Advanced communication skills catered to a wide variety of audiences. (e.g. written, verbal, presentation); mastery in English and local language. Extensive business acumen, technical knowledge, and industry experience encompassing one or more engineering, technology, and product domains. Advanced multi‑tasking and prioritization skills. Advanced relationship management skills, including partnering and consulting with senior management and executive roles for internal and external partners. Good understanding of the company's policies and processes.

Impact/Scope:

Collaboration across functions to deliver new products to market via the HPE Networking NPI Product Life Cycle Process. Typically interacts with high-level Individual Contributors, Managers, Directors, and VPs and SVPs for internal and external suppliers and partners. Drives large and complex cross‑organizational business initiatives.

Complexity:

Leads highly‑complex multidisciplinary engineering development, support, and improvement activities and organizations. Anticipates operational needs and impact on the business and function or department.

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.

Let’s Stay Connected:

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Job / Job Level:

Engineering Job Level: Director

Salary and Benefits:

The expected salary/wage range for this position is provided below. Actual offer may vary from this range based upon geographic location, work experience, education/training, and/or skill level. – United States of America: Annual Salary USD 183,000 - 389,500 in California The listed salary range reflects base salary. Variable incentives may also be offered.

Employee Benefits Information:

Information about employee benefits offered in the US can be found at https://myhperewards.com/main/new-hire-enrollment.html

Equal Employment Opportunity:

HPE is an Equal Employment Opportunity/ Veterans/Disabled/LGBT employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, or any other protected category, and all decisions we make are made on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. Our goal is to be one global team that is representative of our customers, in an inclusive environment where we can continue to innovate and grow together.

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