Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Program Manager - Innovation

Roseville, California, United States of America Full time
Program Manager - Innovation

  

This role has been designed as ‘’Onsite’ with an expectation that you will primarily work 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:

About the Role

Are you passionate about building communities, driving innovation, and empowering technical leaders? HPE Networking's CTO Office is looking for a Program Manager to lead our innovation programs and strengthen our Technologist community. This role is about creating impact—connecting top technical talent while fostering growth for emerging engineering talent. You’ll design programs, organize events, and champion initiatives that accelerate innovation across the organization.

What You’ll Do

  • Build and Grow the Community
    • Develop programs that engage top tech talent, while creating pathways for junior engineers to advance.
    • Foster collaboration and mentorship across technical leadership tiers.
  • Lead Flagship Events
    • Organize Technologist Summits in key locations
    • Plan and deliver tech transfer and emerging technology webinars
    • Coordinate hackathons and innovation days to spark creativity and collaboration.
  • Drive Innovation Programs
    • Manage and evolve an “Innovation Bounty” program
    • Launch new initiatives that incentivize innovation and cross-BU collaboration.
  • Enable Technology Collaboration
    • Advance awareness and utilization of resources that support technical talent growth and career development.
    • Facilitate knowledge sharing and tech transfer across product teams.
  • Own Budgets and Governance
    • Manage program budgets and ensure alignment with strategic priorities.
    • Establish governance frameworks for innovation initiatives.

What You Bring

  • Program Management Expertise: Proven ability to design, launch, and manage complex programs from inception to execution.
  • Technical Awareness: Comfortable engaging with developers and technologists; able to understand technical concepts at a high level.
  • Event Planning Skills: Experience organizing summits, webinars, hackathons, and similar technical events.
  • Budget Management: Skilled in planning and tracking budgets for multi-faceted programs.
  • Communication & Influence: Strong facilitation skills; ability to engage senior technical leaders and inspire participation.

Preferred Experience:

  • 8+ years in program management roles within technology organizations.
  • Experience managing technical communities or innovation programs.
  • Familiarity with networking and enterprise technology environments.

Why Join Us?

At HPE, innovation is at the heart of everything we do. This role gives you the opportunity to:

  • Shape the future of HPE’s technical leadership community.
  • Drive programs that accelerate innovation across global teams.
  • Work with some of the brightest minds in networking and enterprise technology.
  • Enjoy flexibility and autonomy while making a measurable impact.

Success Criteria (First 12–18 Months)

  • Launch a structured engagement program for DT/SDT/Fellow community and mentoring of junior talent.
  • Successfully organize DT Summits and tech transfer webinars with high satisfaction ratings.
  • Relaunch or establish an “Innovation Bounty” program with clear rules and rewards.
  • Organize hackathons and innovation days with documented outcomes and follow-up actions.
  • Ensure ≥80% of BU teams leverage TCP resources for innovation and collaboration.

Additional Skills:

Cloud Architectures, Cross Domain Knowledge, Design Thinking, Development Fundamentals, DevOps, Distributed Computing, Microservices Fluency, Full Stack Development, Security-First Mindset, User Experience (UX)

What We Can Offer You:

Health & Wellbeing

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.

Personal & Professional Development

We also invest in your career because the better you are, the better we all are. We have specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have — whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your skills to another division.

Unconditional Inclusion

We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. 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.

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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 120,000 - 243,000 in California
The listed salary range reflects base salary. Variable incentives may also be offered."

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