Senior Product Manager, Data Center & AI Networking Hardware

About the role

This role has been designed as 'Hybrid' with a requirement that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office.

About the role

Location (Hybrid): Sunnyvale, CA

HPE Networking is seeking a Senior Product Manager to define and deliver next-generation networking platforms for data centers and AI clusters.

This role combines technical depth in emerging networking hardware and infrastructure technologies with strong product lifecycle management, business judgment, and hands-on NPI leadership.

This senior individual contributor will translate customer, market, and technology insights into product strategy, requirements, business cases, and execution plans, while driving alignment across engineering, operations, supply chain, marketing, sales, partners, and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end product strategy and the operational roadmap for next-generation data center and AI cluster networking platforms.*
• Define value propositions, target customer segments, market requirements, product requirements, and business cases in the context of the broader portfolio.
• Assess emerging technologies including switch silicon, SerDes, high-speed optics and interconnects, switch and system design, power delivery, thermal management, air and liquid cooling, and rack-level infrastructure.
• Translate customer insight, market trends, competitive dynamics, and engineering possibilities into differentiated product and architecture decisions.
• Lead fact-based trade-off analyses across customer value, performance, power, density, reliability, serviceability, manufacturability, cost, margin, supply readiness, and time to market.
• Advise stakeholders across product planning, development, launch, lifecycle management, and end-of-life decisions.
• Lead selected NPI programs as the Product Line Manager when needed, driving product definition, cross-functional alignment, risk resolution, launch readiness, and timely market introduction.
• Collaborate across engineering, supply chain, operations, marketing, sales, finance, and ecosystem partners to achieve product, financial, and go-to-market objectives.
• Engage customers and technology partners to anticipate requirements, understand roadmaps and maturity, and validate product choices.
• Communicate product strategy, business cases, technical trade-offs, risks, and recommendations clearly to technical teams, executives, customers, and partners.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in computer science, engineering or related field of study. MBA or advanced degree in computer science or engineering preferred.
• 8+ years of work experience in related field.
• Technical understanding and knowledge of the relevant industry.
• High energy, ownership, urgency, and a strong bias for action.
• Experience in product management, networking hardware, systems engineering, semiconductors, or data center infrastructure.
• Excellent cross-functional influence, collaboration, teamwork, and communication skills, with the ability to lead through others and mentor colleagues.
• Technical depth across several areas such as Ethernet switching, switch ASICs, SerDes, optics, integrated photonics, high-speed interconnects, system architecture, power, thermal design, and cooling.
• Strong understanding of networking for AI clusters and how compute and accelerator roadmaps affect bandwidth, topology, latency, power density, cooling, optics, cabling, and rack design.
• Strong PLM instincts, attitude and the ability to connect technology choices to customer value, portfolio strategy, differentiation, financial outcomes, and execution realities.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex, ambiguous initiatives from concept through NPI and launch, using significant independent judgment and a strong bias for action.
• Strong business and financial acumen, including business-case development, cost and margin analysis, root-cause analysis, and problem detection.
• A background in hardware or systems engineering with strong product management instincts and attitude, or product management experience in networking, systems, or data center infrastructure.

Accessibility

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Job

Engineering

Job Level: TCP_04

"The expected salary/wage range for this position is provided below. Actual offer may vary from this range based upon geographic location, work experience, education/training, and/or skill level.

• United States of America: Annual Salary USD 143,000 - 290,500 in California

The listed salary range reflects base salary. Variable incentives may also be offered."