Senior Technical Engineering Program Manager

Senior Technical Engineering Program ManagerThis role has been designed as ‘Hybrid’ with an expectation that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office.

Job Description:

Join our team as a Senior Technical Program Manager and play a pivotal role in modernizing engineering lab operations, managed services, and our evolving Lab‑as‑a‑Service (LaaS) platform. You will drive programs that transform how engineering organizations consume lab resources—improving efficiency, reliability, automation, and scalability across globally distributed environments.This role spans physical lab modernization, virtualized lab delivery, centralized inventory systems, and data‑driven operational excellence. Our operations are metrics‑driven; experience with operational analytics, visualization, forecasting, and insight generation is a strong plus.

This is a hybrid role; the selected candidate will work 3 days a week from our office in Fort Collins, CO.

Strategic Lab Consolidation Program Leadership

• Develop, own, and execute end‑to‑end program plans for engineering lab consolidation in alignment with strategic objectives.
• Translate footprint reduction, sustainability, and efficiency priorities into actionable roadmaps.
• Lead cross‑functional cycles defining requirements, site strategies, migration waves, and site exits.
• Integrate consolidation programs with LaaS, virtualization, and centralized inventory models.
• Produce executive‑ready strategy documents, risks, dependencies, and status updates.

Program Leadership & Lab Modernization

• Lead multi‑site engineering lab modernization and transformation efforts.
• Advance the Lab‑as‑a‑Service (LaaS) platform with standardized, self‑service access.
• Define SLAs, service tiers, workflows, and capacity standards for improved reliability.

LaaS Platform & Virtual Lab Program Ownership

• Define and execute the roadmap for LaaS and virtual engineering labs.
• Deliver scalable virtual lab services supporting hybrid and remote engineering.
• Drive onboarding, usage expansion, and operational maturity across business units.

Centralized Inventory, Sharing & Reservation Systems

• Lead programs for centralized inventory platforms covering physical and virtual assets.
• Oversee reservation systems enabling shared access to constrained lab resources.
• Integrate DCIM, CMDB, and lifecycle tools to ensure accuracy and visibility.
• Define KPIs for utilization, reservation efficiency, and lifecycle health.

Operational Execution & Tooling

• Own Smartsheet, SharePoint, Jira, DCIM, Teams governance, and dashboards.
• Drive workflow automation, telemetry, and process standardization.
• Ensure tooling readiness for consolidation, LaaS, virtualization, and inventory ops.

Stakeholder Management & Executive Alignment

• Manage executive alignment, cross‑BU governance, and structured sign‑off cycles.
• Lead weekly status forums, executive readouts, and decision‑making reviews.

Financial Governance & Funding

• Partner with Finance on budgets, forecasts, ROI, and savings tracking.
• Validate funding requests and operational savings models.

Technical Coordination

• Coordinate networking, firewall policies, segmentation, IPSEC, and hybrid connectivity.
• Support commissioning plans for migrations, LaaS releases, and virtual labs.

Risk, Change, & Communication Management

• Maintain risk registers, change logs, and mitigation strategies.
• Publish dashboards, announcements, and executive summaries.

Required Qualifications

• 8–10+ years in technical program management across engineering labs or infrastructure.
• Experience with lab consolidation, virtualization, LaaS, and shared-resource platforms.
• Proficiency with Jira, Smartsheet, SharePoint, Teams, PowerPoint, and analytics.
• Knowledge of lab networking and security models.
• Budget ownership experience.
• PMP or equivalent preferred.

Core Competencies

• Strategic Execution
• Program Orchestration
• Data‑Driven Decision‑Making
• Stakeholder Leadership
• Operational Tenacity

Success Metrics (KPIs)

• Progress toward consolidation milestones and strategic objectives.
• LaaS and virtual lab adoption and performance.
• Inventory accuracy, utilization, and reservation metrics.
• Schedule adherence across major program deliverables.
• Financial governance and ROI realization.

Accountability, 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}

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 111,000 - 211,000 in ColoradoThe listed salary range reflects base salary. Variable incentives may also be offered."

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The estimated job application period closure is April 6 2026; this timeline is provided for transparency and internal planning purposes.

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