Senior Manager, Commercial Portfolio Strategy

Hewlett Packard Co.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 147,000 - 231,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Long term/short term disability

Employee assistance program

Flexible spending account

Life insurance

Generous time off policies

Job summary

Hewlett Packard Co. is seeking a Senior Manager, Commercial Portfolio Strategy to lead portfolio planning and executive storytelling for HP's commercial PC portfolio.

You will drive end-to-end strategy, prioritize investments, and align cross-functional teams across Product Management, Planning, and leadership to shape FY27–FY28 roadmaps. The role requires a strong background in product portfolio strategy, leadership of high-performing teams, and exceptional communication skills to influence

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in product management, solutions or portfolio strategy.
• Experience in commercial PC, enterprise technology, or adjacent markets.
• MBA or equivalent experience is a plus.
• Demonstrated experience influencing roadmap and investment decisions.
• Strong executive communication and leadership abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead portfolio and solutions strategy, planning, and executive deliverables.
• Set direction, priorities, and quality expectations; outputs must be analytical and decision-oriented.
• Establish operating rhythms across planning cycles and leadership updates.
• Build capability in portfolio modeling and trade-off analysis.
• Represent Portfolio Strategy in leadership forums with clear outputs.
• Drive end-to-end portfolio strategy across NB/DT.

Skills

Portfolio strategy

People leadership

Executive storytelling

Product management

Planning

Financial modeling

Business cases

Prioritization frameworks

Ambiguity management

Strategic thinking

Education

MBA or equivalent experience

Job description

Senior Manager, Commercial Portfolio Strategy Description

Join HP’s high-impact, high-visibility Commercial Portfolio and Solutions Strategy team and help shape the future of HP’s commercial PC portfolio. This team sits at the center of portfolio decision-making—defining how HP competes across segments, platforms, and future roadmaps. The Senior Manager of Commercial Portfolio Strategy leads a team responsible for portfolio planning, prioritization, and executive storytelling across NB/DT, ensuring alignment across Product Management, Planning, and leadership. This is an opportunity for a strategic, analytically strong product leader who thrives in ambiguity, drives clarity across complex inputs, and delivers decision‑grade insights that shape investment and roadmap outcomes.

In this role, you will:

• Drive portfolio strategy and planning processes across HP’s commercial PC business
• Build and develop a high‑performing team of strategy and portfolio leaders
• Serve as a key integrator across planning, PM, finance, and leadership teams

Responsibilities

Team Leadership & Strategy Execution

• Lead, coach, and develop a team responsible for portfolio and solutions strategy, planning, and executive deliverables
• Set clear direction, priorities, and quality expectations; ensure team outputs are analytical, structured, and decision-oriented
• Establish strong operating rhythms across planning cycles, portfolio reviews, and leadership updates
• Build team capability in portfolio modeling, trade‑off analysis, and executive storytelling
• Represent Portfolio Strategy in key leadership forums, ensuring outputs are clear, credible, and actionable

Portfolio Strategy & Roadmap Direction

• Drive development of end‑to‑end commercial portfolio strategy across NB/DT
• Lead portfolio prioritization, trade‑offs, and simplification efforts across segments and platforms
• Support definition of future portfolio roadmap (FY27–FY28) including platform inclusion, differentiation, and investment focus
• Ensure alignment of portfolio strategy with market, competitive, and financial objectives
• Drive governance across: Portfolio inputs, Planning cycles, Cross‑functional decision forums
• Maintain a single source of truth for portfolio data and decisions

Cross‑Functional Alignment & Integration

• Act as a key integrator across: Product Management (NB/DT), Planning teams, Finance and strategy, System managers
• Drive alignment on: Portfolio priorities, Platform inclusion/exclusion decisions Key assumptions and trade‑offs
• Ensure portfolio strategy translates into funded roadmap commitments and execution plans

Executive Narrative & Decision Support

• Lead development of portfolio strategy materials for executive reviews, including: QBW, CEO / ELT reviews, Market updates
• Translate complex portfolio trade‑offs into clear, concise, decision‑grade narratives
• Support ongoing executive cadence with high‑quality, insight‑driven outputs

Proof & Skills

Proven people leader with experience building high‑performing teams in strategy or product roles

• Strong background in: Product portfolio strategy / product management / planning and Financial modeling, business cases, and prioritization frameworks
• Ability to structure complex problems and synthesize multiple inputs into clear recommendations and drive alignment across a matrixed organization
• Strong executive communication skills—able to deliver concise, high‑impact narratives
• Understanding of commercial PC market dynamics, including: Competitive positioning, Platform strategy and Cost / performance trade‑offs
• High comfort with ambiguity and competing priorities

Education & Experience

• 10+ years of experience in product management, solutions or portfolio strategy, or related roles
• Experience in commercial PC, enterprise technology, or adjacent hardware/software markets preferred
• Demonstrated experience influencing roadmap and investment decisions
• Prior experience leading or mentoring talent strongly preferred
• MBA or equivalent experience a plus

The pay range for this role is $147,050 to $230,850 USD annually with additional opportunities for pay in the form of bonus and/or equity (applies to United States of America candidates only). Pay varies by work location, job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience.

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 (US benefits overview)

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