Principal Technical Product Manager

Overview

Principal Technical Product Manager. This role has been designed as 'Hybrid' with an expectation that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office.

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.

We are looking for an experienced and strategic Principal Product Manager to lead the product lifecycle of our core infrastructure within Private Cloud
. This role requires a strong background in datacenter infrastructure hardware, along with deep experience in CPQ systems, SKU management, pricing strategies, and financial planning. You will partner cross-functionally with engineering, supply chain, finance, and sales to define and deliver high-value infrastructure offerings.

• Own the end-to-end product strategy for Private Cloud hardware infrastructure: servers, storage systems, and networking equipment.
• Define and manage global product SKUs, configurations, and pricing structures for both standard and custom builds.
• Lead product lifecycle management, including new product introduction (NPI), transitions, and end-of-life planning.
• Collaborate with supply chain, manufacturing, and factory teams to align product specs with production capabilities and timelines.
• Partner with finance and operations to model cost structures, optimize margins, and forecast demand.
• Enable and support accurate CPQ (Configure Price Quote) processes across sales teams and channel partners.
• Drive decisions around sourcing, vendor selection, and inventory planning based on product and market strategy.
• Provide leadership across cross-functional forums and serve as the SME on infrastructure hardware and operations.

• Bachelor s degree or equivalent in computer science, engineering or related field of study. MBA or advanced degree in computer science or engineering preferred.
• 10+ years of work experience in related field
• Technical understanding and knowledge of the relevant industry

• Extensive team skills and ability to cross functionally drive/influence work through others, ability to mentor and lead teams to achieve results for complex, ambiguous projects.
• Extensive skills in cost efficient solution building, financial performance metric creation and analysis
• Extensive business acumen and knowledge of root cause analysis and problem detection.
• Technical understanding and knowledge of the relevant industry and ability to provide product specific technical training to the team.

Cross Domain Knowledge, Customer Engagement, Design Thinking, Development Fundamentals, Dev Ops, Go-to-Market Expertise, Partner Management, Product Lifecycle Management, Security-First Mindset, Strategic Pricing, Strategy Creation, User Experience (UX), Value Creation, Vendor Management

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…