Principal Product Manager

Hobbsnews; Santa Clara (CA); Hybrid; USD 172,000 - 349,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Career development programs

Inclusive culture

Networking opportunities

Job summary

Hewlett Packard Enterprise seeks a Principal Product Manager to own the ACX product portfolio within the Routing Infrastructure Solutions (RAS) team. You will lead end-to-end strategy and the operational roadmap, influencing cross-functional engineering and field teams to deliver innovative routing and transport solutions.

The role requires deep hardware portfolio experience, strong business acumen, and the ability to drive Go-To-Market and lifecycle management across Service Provider,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or related field is required.
• 10+ years of related hardware portfolio management and NPIs.
• Deep routing protocol knowledge: BGP, IS-IS, OSPF, LDP, PCEP.
• Expertise with MPLS, RSVP-TE, SR-MPLS, SRv6.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive product requirements for Access & Aggregation, Edge, Core, Peering, and DCE.
• Develop next-generation routing platforms and optical transceivers aligned to industry roadmaps.
• Create value propositions and MRDs based on customer insight and market knowledge.
• Collaborate with Engineering on feasibility, planning, and delivery; translate feedback into product asks.
• Manage configuration, margins, and GTM strategies to optimize revenue over the lifecycle.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Product strategy

Stakeholder management

Mentoring

Root cause analysis

Communication

Financial analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

MBA or advanced degree preferred

Tools

Netconf

gRPC

OpenConfig

Streaming Telemetry

SNMP

Job description

Principal Product Manager

This role has been designed as 'Hybrid' with a requirement 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 onfinding 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:

As a Principal Product Manager within the Routing Infrastructure Solutions (RAS) team, you will lead the end-to-end strategy and operational roadmap for the ACX product portfolio. You will act as a recognized internal authority, applying innovative principles to solve complex problems in the Service Provider, Enterprise, and Cloud network space. This role requires a unique blend of deep technical hardware expertise, business acumen, and the ability to influence cross-functional engineering and field teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and drive product requirements for use cases across Access & Aggregation, Edge Services, Core, Peering, and DCE/DCI.


• Define requirements for next-generation routing platforms and optical transceivers. Stay ahead of industry roadmaps to drive disruptive WAN solutions, including the deployment of AI training and inference networks.


• Build value propositions, target customer segments, and business cases. Synthesize Market Requirement Documents (MRDs) based on intimate customer knowledge and industry acumen.


• Partner with Engineering on feasibility, planning, and delivery. Enable field teams with roadmap updates and translate customer feedback into actionable product "Asks."


• Manage the product configuration mix, margins, and Go-To-Market strategies to optimize revenue and market share throughout the product lifecycle.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (MBA or Advanced Engineering degree preferred).


• Typically, 10+ years of related work experience, specifically managing a hardware portfolio and high-complexity New Product Introductions (NPI).


• Deep expertise in routing protocols such as BGP, IS-IS, OSPF, LDP, and PCEP.


• Strong knowledge of transport technologies including MPLS, RSVP-TE, SR-MPLS, and SRv6.


• Experience with L2/L3 services including Ethernet, VXLAN, MAC, Bridge domain, L2VPN, and L3VPN.


• Familiarity with management and security technologies such as Netconf, gRPC, Open Config, Streaming Telemetry, SNMP, RPKI, IPSEC, and MACSEC.


• Understanding of L2/L3 underlay and overlay architectures.


• Extensive experience in cost-efficient solution building and financial performance analysis.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Proven ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams and mentor junior staff on product-specific technical training.


• Strong root cause analysis and problem-detection skills within ambiguous, high-stakes projects.


• Deep knowledge of Service Provider, Enterprise, and Cloud networking technologies and industry trends.


• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills to collaborate across engineering, field, and business teams.

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_05

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 172,000 - 349,000 in California
The listed salary range reflects base salary. Variable incentives may also be offered.

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