VP, Data Center Networking & Open Networking Strategy

Jobtailor; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

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

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,