Director defining and executing strategies to enhance HP’s software and services portfolio. Leading cross-functional teams in high-visibility initiatives involving AI technologies and market strategies.
Responsibilities
Develop multi-year trends and market conditions that inform portfolio strategy and investments to drive HP’s software portfolio growth, solutions maturity, and services simplification and profitable growth.
Support design and development of full-featured industrial solutions for key verticals such as retail, manufacturing, healthcare leveraging the full HP portfolio.
Rationalize services and transition to a modular portfolio that enables the indirect channel and simplifies the GTM motion for the direct sales team.
Track the overall services landscape to identify role of AI services in key verticals and overall AI enablement at customers across segments (tier-1, mid-market, and SMB).
Support strategic account pursuits, customer pilots, lighthouse accounts, and reference designs for services and solutions working closely with hardware teams.
Identify customer pain-points and use cases to derive demand and market segmentation, TAM/SAM/SOM, and align customer value propositions across the services and software portfolio.
Evaluate the core-to-edge architecture AI strategies being deployed: data center training + edge inference and required software components to bring solutions to life.
Work with software and solutions strategy, product, and GTM teams to develop vertical solutions that drive customer value proposition leveraging HP’s full portfolio of devices, software and services.
Build and execute GTM plans across enterprise and channel partners; own launch strategy and readiness (pricing, packaging, enablement, content).
Lead key strategic initiatives for the HP leadership team and Board of Directors in and adjacent to AI hardware, AI platforms, peripherals, video conferencing, and industrial solutions in key verticals.
Own business cases, pricing & packaging choices, product lifecycle strategy, and margin management.
Support and pressure test forecasting and portfolio optimization.
Define and track KPIs such as, revenue, GM%, share, pipeline, win rates, attach, partner adoption, deployment velocity, etc.
Lead and mentor a high-performing cross-functional team; influence senior leaders with crisp, data-driven storytelling.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Computer Science, Business, Economics, or a related field; MBA or equivalent advanced degree is strongly preferred.
10-12 years of total experience in the high-tech industry, product management, corporate strategy, management consulting, investment banking, or a related field, preferably within a Fortune 500 environment.
SaaS experience required.
Advanced proficiency in financial modeling, strategy frameworks, and project management tools.
Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills.
Expertise in market analysis, customer segmentation, and channel strategy development.
Strong communication and presentation abilities, with expertise in influencing and inspiring stakeholders.
Benefits
Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO)
Bonuses
Equity opportunities
Job title
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