Technical Marketing Manager - Private Cloud (virtualization)

Technical Marketing Manager - Private Cloud (Virtualization)

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:

As Technical Product Marketing Manager, you will be responsible for product marketing strategy and technical content execution for HPE Private cloud application solutions including Private Cloud Business Edition and Private Cloud Enterprise. Content examples include technical demos, video content, hands on lab environments, educational how to sessions on technical topics, and other core technical content.

This is a hands-on, role for a senior product marketer who excels at building high-impact technical content, and driving clarity for customers and sellers across cloud operating models, cloud architectures, app development and app modernization in private and/or public cloud environments. Experience in application architectures including virtualization, and cloud native as well as HCI (hyperconverged) and DHCI (disaggregated HC) infrastructure is required.

You will work closely with senior leadership, product management, sales, and go-to-market teams to bring HPE Private cloud customer experiences to life through digital demos and technical content.

This role works in close partnership with product management teams, to ensure HPE Private Cloud marketing is technically accurate, aligned with product roadmaps and consistently and effectively integrated into platform narratives and sales motions.

Responsibilities

• Technical product marketing for HPE Private Cloud solutions including technical demos, whitepapers, blogs, educational how-to content, and thought leadership on app architectures, development and modernization in hybrid cloud environments.
• Define and articulate HPE's point of view on virtualization strategy, container and cloud operations management, hybrid cloud optimization and more.
• Create differentiated messaging and technical content that connects HPE Private cloud offerings and strategies to real customer outcomes.
• Develop and deliver a comprehensive content strategy, including website messaging, solution briefs, sales plays, executive presentations, demos, blogs, and thought leadership assets.
• Partner closely with product management teams, to ensure HPE Private Cloud marketing is technically accurate, aligned with product roadmaps and consistently and effectively integrated into platform narratives and sales motions.
• Influence industry analysts, press, and influencers through technical briefings, thought leadership, and consistent positioning, in partnership with corporate AR and PR teams.
• Act as a subject-matter authority and trusted advisor to senior leadership on Virtualization and optimizing resource deployment and management of hybrid cloud environments.
• Review, edit and standardize language across documents. Including Campaigns, PR releases and press requests, 3rd party content, sales content, Digital Marketing, Geo marketing And Interpret The GTM brief when needed.

Education and Experience Required

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
• 8+ years of product marketing and or product management/engineering experience.
• Experience with cloud operating models, cloud architectures, app development and app modernization in private and/or public cloud environments.
• Proven track record of building compelling narratives and content that resonate with both technical and executive audiences.
• Demonstrated experience positioning complex products in competitive, fast-moving markets.

Knowledge and Skills

• Deep understanding of the current market landscape on cloud operating models and architectures, app development and modernization, and virtualization and private/hybrid cloud.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level storytelling and presentations.
• Hands-on ability to create high-quality marketing assets specifically product demos, technical writing and presentations.
• Strong analytical skills and comfort using data to inform positioning and go-to-market decisions.
• Creativity and intellectual curiosity to break through market noise and earn attention.
• Strong project management, influencing, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Complexity

High. This role operates in a strategically critical and rapidly evolving market, engaging senior leaders, cross-functional teams, analysts, and customers to define and defend HPE's position as a leader in hybrid and private cloud operating models, application modernization, virtualization, containers, and more. The technical skills required to build and deliver technical demos and content requires a technical background and the ability to communicate these complex topics in a clear and engaging way.

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.