Technical Chief of Staff, Data Center Engineering — HPE Networking

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP; Sunnyvale (CA); Hybrid; USD 163,000 - 348,000; Full time

Job summary

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is seeking a Technical Chief of Staff for Data Center Engineering in HPE Networking. This hybrid role requires you to work from an HPE office on average 2 days per week in California and collaborate across engineering, product, sales, and operations.

You will partner with the SVP/GM to accelerate outcomes, prepare executive materials, travel as needed, and ensure follow-through on strategic initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s engineering degree with 12+ years in Engineering or Product Management.
• At least 5 years of leadership experience in a matrixed environment.
• Strong technical, communication, presentation, and organizational skills.
• Willingness to travel up to 20%.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate across Engineering, Product, Sales, Marketing, Customer Support, Operations, Finance, and Supply Chain to remove roadblocks and drive priorities.
• Provide concise insights into performance, investment choices, and org health.
• Represent SVP/GM, review routine matters, and drive follow-through.
• Develop executive presentations and messaging with Marketing and Communications.
• Support travel for key customer meetings and events with the SVP/GM.
• Run operating rhythm with staff meetings, business reviews, metrics, and follow-ups.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Org skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s engineering degree

Job description

Technical Chief of Staff, Data Center Engineering — HPE Networking

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.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive coordination & execution: Execute across Engineering, Product, Sales, Marketing, Customer Support, Operations, Finance, Supply Chain, and People teams to remove roadblocks, drive priorities and commitments to closure, and ensure customer escalations are addressed with urgency.
• Operate with urgency: Proactively accelerate outcomes. Surface issues early, coordinate resolution, and provide senior leaders with concise insights into performance, investment choices, and organizational health.
• Manage communications and represent the SVP/GM: Review and respond to routine matters, surface items requiring attention, participate in selected meetings, and drive follow-through on their behalf.
• Develop executive presentations and messaging: Partner with Marketing and Communications to shape high-impact presentations and messaging that reflect and reinforce the SVP/GM’s voice, style, and standards.
• Travel & support key engagements: Travel with the SVP/GM as needed for key customer meetings and events to help prepare, drive outcomes, and ensure follow-through.
• Run operating rhythm: Support staff meetings, business reviews, metrics, and follow-ups.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s engineering degree with 12+ years of experience in Engineering or Product Management, ideally in networking or data center infrastructure.
• At least 5 years of leadership experience, preferably in a complex, fast-paced matrixed environment.
• Strong technical, communication, presentation, and organizational skills.
• Relentless follow-through, urgency, judgment, and discretion.
• Comfortable operating with ambiguity and influencing across organizations.
• Demonstrated success leading large cross-functional initiatives in a complex technology environment.
• Willing to travel as needed, up to 20%.

How Success Will Be Measured

Successfully offload day-to-day execution and operational responsibilities from the SVP/GM, stay ahead of issues, and drive actions to closure enabling the SVP/GM to spend more time with customers, on strategic priorities, and growing the business.

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

Business Planning

Job Level

Director

Salary & 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.

Annual Salary USD 163,000 - 347,500 in California

The listed salary range reflects base salary. Variable incentives may also be offered.

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

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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.

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