HPE Labs Innovation Program Manager

HPE Labs Innovation Program 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.

HPE Labs is an international research organization with its headquarters and largest facility located in Milpitas, California. As the central research organization for HPE, Labs' purpose is to deliver breakthrough technologies and technology advancements that provide a competitive advantage for the company by investing in fundamental science and technology and preparing the resulting technologies for adoption into new and existing markets.

We work in collaboration with our HPE business groups and partners to deliver the innovation that propels HPE’s growth, industry leadership, and competitive advantage. Join our community of thinkers. We’re not just looking toward the future, we’re creating it.

HPE Labs is looking for a creative and energetic individual to join our Innovation Program Office. This leader will work cross functionally to foster and coordinate internal and external future technology workshops and initiatives. You will need to be adept at cross organization alignment, team management, and stakeholder engagement. Executive presentations and briefings are regular part of the job, so attention to detail is critical and timely follow ups are required.

Assignments also include managing internal innovation projects, including the definition of a strategy to achieve the sponsors’ vision, managing stakeholder relationships, and project management value-add contributions such as assigning and following up on action items, coordinating and scheduling follow-up, creating management reports, milestone updates, program status dashboards, and issue and risk identification and resolution plans.

Self-starting and motivation are key as your assignments will provide a unique opportunity to work with world‑class researchers to learn about cutting‑edge technologies and drive an innovation narrative for an iconic R&D organization.

• Program management of pan‑HPE programs or projects
• Cross-company and business alignment to advance innovations and incorporate them in business and function roadmaps
• Developing and executing strategies as new insights are gained
• Providing direct and ongoing leadership through primarily indirect reporting relationships for the advanced development and research teams
• Creating strategic and tactical operations and resource plans, goals, and priorities for the teams
• Engaging with the organization, including technical leaders and executives to communicate program status, elevate issues, and guide and influence strategic decision‑making

• 15 or more years of work experience in Advanced Technology project management leadership roles
• Experience managing engineering project teams
• Experience working with executives, cross‑organizations, and in a global business environment
• Project Management Professional Certified (desired)
• A Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in a STEM‑related discipline, MBA desired

• Advanced leadership skills including coaching, team building, conflict resolution, and people management
• Organizational and strategic management skills, including strategic vision, executive/marketing communications (written, verbal, and presentation) and planning/forecasting
• Exceptional familiarity with Microsoft PowerPoint, Word and Excel
• Excellent analytical and…