Senior Product Manager; Data Center AIOps

Senior Product Manager (Data Center AIOps)

This role has been designed as 'Onsite' with an expectation that you will primarily work 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.

Location:

preferred Sunnyvale, CA (hybrid) OR anywhere in the U.S. (remote)

HPE's Data Center Networking team is seeking an experienced Product Manager to drive the strategy, roadmap, and execution of the HPE Apstra Data Center Director and Data Center Assurance solution, a key component of HPE's next-generation data center automation and assurance portfolio.

In this role, you will define product requirements and prioritize features that help network operators visualize, manage, and optimize large-scale data center fabrics. You will partner closely with engineering, UX, marketing, and field teams to deliver an on-prem and cloud-based experience that simplifies Day 0-Day 2+ operations for customers deploying enterprise and AI workloads.

• Define, prioritize, and execute the strategy for the Apstra Data Center Director and Data Center Assurance.
• Partner with cross-functional engineering and design teams to translate customer needs into product specifications and deliverables.
• Analyze operational data from large-scale data center networks to identify root causes and drive product improvements.
• Apply AI/ML techniques to automate fault detection, anomaly correlation, predictions, and intent-based assurance within the solution.
• Work directly with customers, field engineers, and partners to gather feedback and validate product direction.
• Collaborate with marketing and sales enablement to communicate product positioning, competitive differentiation, and go-to-market strategies.
• Manage product performance metrics for deployments, ensuring the efficacy of solutions are addressing real user scenarios.

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical field; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• 6+ years of experience in product management or technical program management for enterprise networking software.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams in agile environments.
• Understanding of data center networking architectures and protocols (EVPN-VXLAN, BGP, LAG, telemetry).
• Familiarity with network automation tools (Apstra, Ansible, and Terraform) and controller-based design.
• Troubleshooting ability to interpret streaming telemetry, CLI show commands, syslogs, and other operational data sources for root cause analysis.
• Experience with AI/ML-based observability or AIOps tools for network assurance.
• Demonstrated success managing products delivered as SaaS or cloud-native services.
• Exceptional communication skills, both technical and business-oriented, with the ability to influence across leadership and engineering teams.
• Strategic thinker with a bias for action, focused on customer outcomes and measurable impact.

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

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.

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