Technical Chief of Staff, Data Center Engineering — HPE Networking

The Role

Serves as strategic advisor and execution partner to the Data Center Engineering leader. Translates engineering priorities into measurable plans, operating rhythms, and decision points; prepares executive briefings; drives cross-functional alignment; monitors organizational health, investments, capacity, and delivery risks; and leads complex initiatives spanning engineering, product, finance, operations, and workforce planning.

About

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

The Chief of Staff serves as a trusted partner and extension of the SVP/GM of Data Center Networking, driving day-to-day execution, coordination, and accountability across the business.

This leader brings structure to complex decisions, surfaces risks and tradeoffs, and enables the Engineering leadership team to operate with greater speed, focus, and agility. A unique opportunity to learn the business end-to-end and see the broader picture across technology, product, customers, go-to-market, operations, and business growth while working closely with the SVP/GM.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive coordination & execution: Execute across Engineering, Product, Sales, Marketing, Customer Support, Operations, Finance, Supply Chain, and People teams to remove roadblocks, drive priorities and commitments to closure, and ensure customer escalations are addressed with urgency.
• Operate with urgency: Proactively accelerate outcomes. Surface issues early, coordinate resolution, and provide senior leaders with concise insights into performance, investment choices, and organizational health.
• Manage communications and represent the SVP/GM: Review and respond to routine matters, surface items requiring attention, participate in selected meetings, and drive follow-through on their behalf.
• Develop executive presentations and messaging: Partner with Marketing and Communications to shape high-impact presentations and messaging that reflect and reinforce the SVP/GM’s voice, style, and standards.
• Travel & support key engagements: Travel with the SVP/GM as needed for key customer meetings and events to help prepare, drive outcomes, and ensure follow-through.
• Run operating rhythm: Support staff meetings, business reviews, metrics, and follow-ups.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s engineering degree with 12+ years of experience in Engineering or Product Management, ideally in networking or data center infrastructure.
• At least 5 years of leadership experience, preferably in a complex, fast-paced matrixed environment.
• Strong technical, communication, presentation, and organizational skills.
• Relentless follow-through, urgency, judgment, and discretion.
• Comfortable operating with ambiguity and influencing across organizations.
• Demonstrated success leading large cross-functional initiatives in a complex technology environment.
• Willing to travel as needed, up to 20%.

How Success Will Be Measured

Successfully offload day-to-day execution and operational responsibilities from the SVP/GM, stay ahead of issues, and drive actions to closure enabling the SVP/GM to spend more time with customers, on strategic priorities, and growing the business.

Accessibility

HPE is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible workplace and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities. If you believe you require accommodation during any stage of the application or interview process, please submit your request by completing our secure form linked here.

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.

Salary

The expected salary/wage range for this position is USD 163,000 - 347,500 annually in California. The listed salary range reflects base salary. Variable incentives may also be offered.