Senior Product Manager, Data Center & AI Networking Hardware

Hewlett Packard Enterprise; Sunnyvale (CA); Hybrid; USD 143,000 - 291,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellbeing

Personal & Professional Development

Unconditional Inclusion

Job summary

Hewlett Packard Enterprise in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a Senior Product Manager to define and deliver next-generation data center and AI networking platforms. This role blends hardware depth with product lifecycle leadership and requires strong cross-functional influence.

You will translate market and customer insights into strategy, business cases, and execution plans, collaborating across engineering, supply chain, marketing, sales, and leadership to drive successful NPI and market

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in computer science, engineering or related field.
• MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• 8+ years of work experience in related field.
• Technical understanding and knowledge of the relevant industry.
• High energy, ownership, urgency, and a strong bias for action.
• Experience in product management, networking hardware, systems engineering, semiconductors, or data center infrastructure.
• Excellent cross-functional influence, collaboration, teamwork, and communication skills, with the ability to lead through others and mentor colleagues.
• Technical depth across Ethernet switching, switch ASICs, SerDes, optics, integrated photonics, high-speed interconnects, system architecture, power, thermal design, and cooling.
• Strong understanding of networking for AI clusters and how compute and accelerator roadmaps affect bandwidth, topology, latency, power density, cooling, optics, cabling, and rack design.
• Strong PLM instincts, attitude and the ability to connect technology choices to customer value, portfolio strategy, differentiation, financial outcomes, and execution realities.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex, ambiguous initiatives from concept through NPI and launch, using significant independent judgment and a strong bias for action.
• Strong business and financial acumen, including business-case development, cost and margin analysis, root-cause analysis, and problem detection.
• A background in hardware or systems engineering with strong product management instincts and attitude, or product management experience in networking, systems, or data center infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end product strategy and the roadmaps for data center and AI clustering networking platforms.
• Define value propositions, market requirements, product requirements, and business cases.
• Assess technologies including switch silicon, SerDes, high-speed optics, cooling, and interconnects.
• Translate insights into differentiated product and architecture decisions.
• Lead trade-off analyses across value, performance, cost, and time to market.
• Collaborate with engineering, supply chain, operations, marketing, sales, and partners.
• Lead selected NPI programs as Product Line Manager when needed.
• Engage customers and partners to validate product choices.

Skills

Product management

Networking hardware

Systems engineering

Semiconductors

Data center infrastructure

Education

Bachelor's degree (CS/engineering)

MBA or advanced degree

Job description

Senior Product Manager, Data Center & AI Networking Hardware

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 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:

Location (Hybrid): Sunnyvale, CA

HPE Networking is seeking a Senior Product Manager to define and deliver next‑generation networking platforms for data centers and AI clusters. This role combines technical depth in emerging networking hardware and infrastructure technologies with strong product lifecycle management, business judgment, and hands‑on NPI leadership. This senior individual contributor will translate customer, market, and technology insights into product strategy, requirements, business cases, and execution plans, while driving alignment across engineering, operations, supply chain, marketing, sales, partners, and leadership.

Responsibilities:

• Lead end‑to‑end product strategy and the operational roadmap for next-generation data center and AI cluster networking platforms.
• Define value propositions, target customer segments, market requirements, product requirements, and business cases in the context of the broader portfolio.
• Assess emerging technologies including switch silicon, SerDes, high‑speed optics and interconnects, switch and system design, power delivery, thermal management, air and liquid cooling, and rack‑level infrastructure.
• Translate customer insight, market trends, competitive dynamics, and engineering possibilities into differentiated product and architecture decisions.
• Lead fact‑based trade‑off analyses across customer value, performance, power, density, reliability, serviceability, manufacturability, cost, margin, supply readiness, and time to market.
• Advise stakeholders across product planning, development, launch, lifecycle management, and end‑of‑life decisions.
• Lead selected NPI programs as the Product Line Manager when needed, driving product definition, cross‑functional alignment, risk resolution, launch readiness, and timely market introduction.
• Collaborate across engineering, supply chain, operations, marketing, sales, finance, and ecosystem partners to achieve product, financial, and go‑to‑market objectives.
• Engage customers and technology partners to anticipate requirements, understand roadmaps and maturity, and validate product choices.
• Communicate product strategy, business cases, technical trade‑offs, risks, and recommendations clearly to technical teams, executives, customers, and partners.

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in computer science, engineering or related field of study.

MBA or advanced degree in computer science or engineering preferred.

8+ years of work experience in related field.

Technical understanding and knowledge of the relevant industry.

High energy, ownership, urgency, and a strong bias for action.

Experience in product management, networking hardware, systems engineering, semiconductors, or data center infrastructure.

Excellent cross‑functional influence, collaboration, teamwork, and communication skills, with the ability to lead through others and mentor colleagues.

Technical depth across several areas such as Ethernet switching, switch ASICs, SerDes, optics, integrated photonics, high‑speed interconnects, system architecture, power, thermal design, and cooling.

Strong understanding of networking for AI clusters and how compute and accelerator roadmaps affect bandwidth, topology, latency, power density, cooling, optics, cabling, and rack design.

Strong PLM instincts, attitude and the ability to connect technology choices to customer value, portfolio strategy, differentiation, financial outcomes, and execution realities.

Demonstrated ability to lead complex, ambiguous initiatives from concept through NPI and launch, using significant independent judgment and a strong bias for action.

Strong business and financial acumen, including business‑case development, cost and margin analysis, root‑cause analysis, and problem detection.

A background in hardware or systems engineering with strong product management instincts and attitude, or product management experience in networking, systems, or data center infrastructure.

Accessibility

HPE is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible workplace and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities. If you believe you require accommodation during any stage of the application or interview process, please submit your request by completing our secure form linked here. Note: This option is reserved for applicants needing assistance/reasonable accommodation related to a disability.

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

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 143,000 - 290,500 in California The listed salary range reflects base salary. Variable incentives may also be offered.

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