New Product Introduction (NPI) Program Manager

New Product Introduction (NPI) Program Manager

This role has been designed as 'Hybrid' with an expectation that you will work on average 2 days per week 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:

The NPI Program Manager drives cross-functional teams through the engineering and supply chain development of new product components. The role oversees schedules, resources, and deliverables to ensure alignment with product roadmaps and manufacturing requirements. It also manages issue resolution with internal partners and suppliers while promoting process efficiency and guiding less-experienced team members.

Provides support and lead teams through the Engineering development process and implementation of company's products. Manage activities, resource capability, schedules, and ensure cross company communications to facilitate product completion on schedule within budget. Work with engineering, and manufacturing management to identify and improve process and program efficiencies. Work can involve external parties such as suppliers, manufacturing partners, etc.

Management Level Definition:

Contributions include applying developed subject matter expertise to solve common and sometimes complex technical problems and recommending alternatives where necessary. Might act as project lead and provide assistance to lower level professionals. Exercises independent judgment and consults with others to determine best method for accomplishing work and achieving objectives.

Responsibilities:

• Manages and leads a program involving one or more functions and project teams to drive the supply chain engineering development and implementation process for a subsystem or component of a product or service offering.
• Develops schedules, critical deliverables, resource allocation plan, and other support requirements for assigned program.
• Coordinates activities of supporting project teams and internal and external development partners; tracks progress against established plan and makes decisions to alter or update schedule and resource allocation to meet product requirements and development schedule.
• Communicates program progress, escalations, and issue analysis to product stakeholders; collaborates with management and internal manufacturing and development partners to implement changes to product, process, or program plan to resolve escalated issues, produce solutions, and ensure adherence to established product roadmaps and schedules.
• Leads and provides guidance and mentoring to less-experienced staff members.

Education and Experience Required:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business Management, Engineering, Computer Sciences, or equivalent.
• PMP/PMI certification preferred.
• Typically 4-6 years experience.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Using project planning tools and software packages to create, manage, and track project results.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating and directing matrixed teams and resources.
• Ability to create and manage program schedules, and resource allocation plans.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; mastery in English and local language.
• Ability to effectively communicate program plans, proposals, and results, and negotiate options at management levels.

Additional Skills:

Accountability, Action Planning, Active Learning, Active Listening, Agile Methodology, Agile Scrum Development, Analytical Thinking, Bias, Coaching, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Cross-Functional Teamwork, Data Analysis Management, Data Collection Management (Inactive), Data Controls, Design, Design Thinking, Empathy, Follow-Through, Group Problem Solving, Growth Mindset, Intellectual Curiosity (Inactive), Long Term Planning, Managing Ambiguity {+ 5 more}

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.