Vice President, Product Management – Data Center Networking

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California (MO)

Hybrid

USD 180,000 - 240,000

Full time

8 days ago

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Job summary

HPE Networking seeks a seasoned product leader to define and drive the data center networking portfolio strategy. You will set multi-year roadmaps for open networking and SONiC-based capabilities, identifying priority segments and translating insights into investable roadmap decisions.

You will lead a senior product management team, collaborate across engineering, sales, and partners, and engage executive stakeholders to ensure alignment and acceleration of adoption in enterprise, cloud-native,

Qualifications

15+ years of product management and business leadership experience in data center networking.
Strong track record defining portfolio strategy from concept through launch, adoption and growth.
Strong understanding of open networking, SONiC or comparable network operating systems, data center fabrics, automation, and related ecosystems.
Experience serving enterprise, cloud, service provider, or AI infrastructure customers.
Proven ability to lead through influence across engineering, architecture, sales, go-to-market, finance, and partner organizations.
Strong executive communication, customer engagement, and decision-making skills.
Experience building and developing high-performing product teams.
Must be able to work an average of 2 days per week from an HPE office.

Responsibilities

Define and lead HPE Networking's product strategy and multi-year roadmap.
Identify priority customer segments, use cases, and market opportunities across enterprise, cloud-native, service provider, and AI-ready data center environments.
Translate customer, competitive, and ecosystem insights into product requirements, investment priorities, and portfolio decisions.
Partner with engineering and architecture leaders to balance innovation, quality, time to market, and commercial outcomes.
Drive alignment across product, sales, go-to-market, finance, services, and partner organizations.
Build and lead a senior product management team.
Engage strategic customers and ecosystem partners to validate requirements and accelerate adoption.
Define business objectives and success measures, monitor performance, and adjust strategy.
Represent the portfolio with executive stakeholders and external industry and customer forums.

Skills

Product strategy

Portfolio management

Executive communication

Team leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Bachelor's degree in Business

Tools

SONiC

Open networking

Automation tools

Job description

Define and lead HPE Networking's product strategy for data center networking
Set the multi-year product strategy and roadmap for open networking and SONiC-based capabilities
Identify priority customer segments, use cases, and market opportunities across enterprise, cloud-native, service provider, and AI-ready data center environments
Translate customer, competitive, and ecosystem insights into product requirements, investment priorities, and portfolio decisions
Partner with engineering and architecture leaders to balance innovation, quality, time to market, and commercial outcomes
Drive alignment across product, sales, go-to-market, finance, services, and partner organizations
Build and lead a senior product management team
Engage strategic customers and ecosystem partners to validate requirements and accelerate adoption
Define business objectives and success measures, monitor performance, and adjust strategy
Represent the portfolio with executive stakeholders and external industry and customer forums

Requirements

15+ years of product management and business leadership experience in data center networking, switching, network operating systems, infrastructure software, or a closely related technology field
Demonstrated success defining portfolio strategy and delivering products from concept through launch, adoption, and growth
Strong understanding of open networking, SONiC or comparable network operating systems, data center fabrics, automation, and relevant hardware and software ecosystems
Experience serving enterprise, cloud, service provider, or AI infrastructure customers
Proven ability to lead through influence across engineering, architecture, sales, go-to-market, finance, and partner organizations
Strong executive communication, customer engagement, and decision-making skills
Experience building and developing high-performing product teams
Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, business, or a related field
Must be able to work an average of 2 days per week from an HPE office

Core Competencies

Demonstrates extensive experience in product management and business leadership within data center networking, with a strong focus on defining and executing product strategies, engaging with customers, and leading high-performing teams. Proficient in open networking, SONiC, and related technologies, ensuring alignment across various organizational functions to drive product success.

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