Strategic Technology Accelerator Lead

HP; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 166,000 - 266,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

11 paid holidays

Parental leave

Job summary

HP’s Strategic Technology Accelerator is a fast-cycle engine connecting external tech ecosystems to HP’s product teams. We’re hiring a Strategist to lead the program end-to-end, running a portfolio of technical POCs and deciding how each progresses—into product features, open-source contributions, sales demos, or captured IP—and drive adoption across HP’s product teams and GTM functions.

You will own the full POC lifecycle across multiple engagements, determine next steps, and report outcomes to

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience spanning large-tech and startup or VC environments.
• Demonstrated track record running technical POCs end-to-end with measurable outcomes.
• Evidence of influencing product or engineering roadmaps across org boundaries.
• Technical depth to evaluate AI/ML, systems, or adjacent technologies as a peer to senior engineers.
• Experience structuring and managing technical partnerships with external entities (ISVs, labs, or startups).

Responsibilities

• Own the full POC lifecycle across 5-10 concurrent external engagements: scoping, partner alignment, technical validation, next-step recommendations.
• Determine the right pathway for each POC — product roadmap integration, open-source contribution, spin-out, sales demo, analyst briefing, or IP capture.
• Drive adoption of external findings across HP product teams, sales, and marketing by building trust with senior leaders.
• Capture reusable reference architectures and IP from every POC, including non-shipped ones.
• Own technical engagement with university labs, open-source communities, research institutions, and strategic ISV partners.
• Report program outcomes to senior leadership with evidence-based recommendations.

Skills

POC management

Roadmap influence

Partnership management

AI/ML evaluation

External engagements

Education

Engineering or CS degree

Job description

HP’s Strategic Technology Accelerator is a fast-cycle engine connecting external tech ecosystems to HP’s product teams. We’re hiring a Strategist to lead the program end-to-end, running a portfolio of technical POCs and deciding how each progresses—into product features, open-source contributions, sales demos, or captured IP—and drive adoption across HP’s product teams and GTM functions.

You will own the full POC lifecycle across multiple engagements, determine next steps, and report outcomes to