Director of Product and Portfolio Management, Strategy, and Operations

Director of Product and Portfolio Management, Strategy, and Operations

This role has been designed as 'Hybrid' with an expectation 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.

Job Description:

The Director of Product and Portfolio Management, Strategy, and Operations is responsible for improving the effectiveness and execution of product management across the organization.

This leader will drive operational excellence by establishing processes, managing key programs, and centralizing operations for critical functions such as analytics, pricing, and competitive insights.

The role requires strong organizational and strategic skills, along with a solid foundation in product management, to help scale the business and ensure consistent, high-quality execution across the portfolio.

Responsibilities:


* Enforce executive ready standards for all materials entering senior leadership forums


* Own portfolio cadence, decision tracking, and cross BU follow through


* Coordinate pricing strategy inputs, competitive pricing analysis, and long term planning workstreams


* Drive the operationalization of AI tools and workflows across the PM organization


* Identify and eliminate low value meetings and redundant review cycles


* Manage PM data analytics including dashboards, data repositories, and reporting


* Support budget hygiene, staffing views, and staff operating cadence

Education and Experience Required:


* Bachelor's degree or equivalent in computer science, engineering or related field of study.

MBA or advanced degree in computer science or engineering preferred


* 15+ years of work experience in related field.


* 8+ years in product operations, strategy operations, or similar high leverage leadership roles


* Must have former experience in product management


* Experience in enterprise technology, cloud, or infrastructure organizations


* Track record of improving operational quality and reducing review overhead in PM or executive environments


* Demonstrated ability to operationalize AI tools and workflows at team or org level


* Strong analytical skills with experience building dashboards and managing portfolio data


* Comfortable working directly with senior leadershi...