Training Academy Manager

Hewlett Packard Enterprise; Alpharetta (GA); On-site; USD 116,000 - 182,000; 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 Enterprise is seeking a dynamic Training Academy Manager to lead the HP Indigo and LF Training Academy across the Americas. You will own end‑to‑end training strategy for customer‑facing and internal programs, driving customer success, service readiness, and business growth.

You will lead a team of ~15 trainers and staff, aligning training with product roadmaps and global initiatives, while managing labs and cross‑functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience managing large, complex organizations (20+ employees), including second‑line managers
• Strong business acumen with experience owning or influencing P&L performance
• Experience in technical training, field enablement, or customer‑facing training operations within industrial, capital equipment, or service environments
• Deep understanding of customer‑facing organizations, ideally within Service or industrial/technical domains
• Ability to define strategy and translate it into execution with measurable results
• Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills across functions and geographies
• Excellent communication skills and leadership presence
• Preferred Experience in digital printing or similar industrial/capital equipment environments
• Familiarity with HP Indigo products and ecosystem
• Experience working with global business units and product organizations

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the HP Indigo training strategy for the Americas, including future‑ready methodologies, tools, and learning experiences.
• Own the full training P&L, with accountability for revenue growth, gross margin improvement, and cost management.
• Oversee development, standardization, and improvement of training materials, programs, and certifications across HP Indigo platforms.
• Lead, develop, and scale a high‑performing team of ~15 employees, fostering accountability and continuous improvement.
• Direct a customer‑facing training organization delivering hands‑on technical training experiences.
• Own internal technical training for field service engineers and support teams to ensure service readiness.
• Manage multiple training labs and facilities, ensuring up-to-date equipment and safe customer environments.
• Collaborate with Global Business Unit on new product introductions and training alignment.
• Partner with Sales and customers to drive training adoption and value realization.
• Establish KPIs and governance to improve training effectiveness and resource utilization.

Skills

Strategic Leadership

P&L Ownership

Training Portfolio

Organization Leadership

Customer-Facing Training

Internal Technical Training

Lab & Infrastructure Management

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Customer Engagement

Operational Excellence

Job description

Training Academy Manager Description – Role Overview

The Manager, Training Academy Manager will lead the HP Indigo and LF Training Academy across the Americas, owning the end-to-end training function for both customer-facing and internal technical training programs. This role is responsible for defining and executing the training strategy to support customer success, service readiness, and business growth, while driving operational excellence and financial performance. Training is delivered in hands‑on, production-based environments on HP digital presses, requiring a leader who can operate effectively at the intersection of service, sales, and customer engagement. Leading a large and diverse organization of approximately 15 trainers and supporting staff, this role will play a critical part in shaping the future of training—ensuring alignment with business priorities, technological advancements, and evolving customer needs. This is a business-critical leadership role with direct impact on customer success outcomes and revenue performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership: Define and execute the HP Indigo training strategy for the Americas, including the development of future‑ready training methodologies, tools, and learning experiences aligned to customer and business needs.
• P&L Ownership: Own the full training P&L, with accountability for revenue growth, gross margin improvement, cost management, and overall financial performance. Manage a mixed training revenue model, including entitlement-based training, paid seats, and onsite delivery.
• Training Portfolio & Content: Oversee the development, standardization, and continuous improvement of training materials, programs, and certifications across all HP Indigo platforms, ensuring relevance to real-world production environments and customer workflows.
• Organization Leadership: Lead, develop, and scale a high‑performing team of ~15 employees, including individual contributors. Foster a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement, while supporting onboarding, cross‑training, and capability development.
• Customer‑Facing Training Operations: Lead a highly visible, customer‑facing training organization that delivers hands‑on technical training experiences. Ensure consistent, high‑quality customer experience that reinforces HP value and supports long‑term customer success.
• Internal Technical Training (Service Enablement): Own and expand internal technical training for field service engineers and support teams, including onboarding, certification, and ongoing capability development to ensure service readiness and performance.
• Lab & Infrastructure Management: Own and manage multiple training labs and facilities, ensuring they are equipped, maintained, and aligned with current and future platform requirements, while supporting a professional and safe customer facing training environment.
• Cross‑Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with the Global Business Unit (GBU) on new product introductions, platform readiness, and training alignment. Collaborate with Service leadership to strengthen internal capability building. Work with Sales teams and directly with customers to drive training adoption, value realization, and revenue opportunities.
• Customer Engagement: Engage directly with customers and key stakeholders to ensure training programs deliver measurable business outcomes and support customer success.
• Operational Excellence: Establish KPIs, governance, and performance tracking to continuously improve training effectiveness, resource utilization, and overall business impact. Operate effectively within a dynamic environment balancing trainer capacity, equipment availability, and customer demand.

Qualifications & Experience

• Proven leadership experience managing large, complex organizations (20+ employees), including second‑line managers
• Strong business acumen with experience owning or influencing P&L performance
• Experience in technical training, field enablement, or customer‑facing training operations within industrial, capital equipment, or service environments
• Deep understanding of customer‑facing organizations, ideally within Service or industrial/technical domains
• Ability to define strategy and translate it into execution with measurable results
• Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills across functions and geographies
• Excellent communication skills and leadership presence
• Preferred Experience in digital printing or similar industrial/capital equipment environments
• Familiarity with HP Indigo products and ecosystem
• Experience working with global business units and product organizations

Salary

The pay range for this role is $116,150 to $182,400 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)

The compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.

Disclaimer

This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, responsibilities, knowledge, etc. These may be subject to change and additional functions may be assigned as needed by management.

Job – Services Schedule – Full time Shift – No shift premium (United States of America) Travel – Relocation – Not Specified

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