Sr. Director, Workstation Portfolio Strategy & Product Planning

Location: Spring, Texas, United States of America

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About the Role

The Senior Director of Workstation Portfolio Strategy & Product Planning at HP Inc. will serve as the strategic architect and product planning leader for HP’s Worldwide Core Workstation Portfolio. This pivotal role defines and executes the long-term product vision, portfolio strategy, and lifecycle roadmap that drive HP’s global growth and innovation in the professional workstation segment. Leveraging deep expertise in product planning, market analysis, and business strategy, this leader will guide investment decisions, product evolution, and go-to-market priorities, ensuring HP’s offerings anticipate customer needs, outperform competitors, and deliver measurable business results in a customer-centric culture. As a key member of the Global Product Planning and Strategy organization, the Senior Director will collaborate closely with cross-functional executives in R&D, Sales, Operations, and Customer Experience. This role demands a forward-thinking, data-driven leader who translates complex market and customer insights into cohesive product visions and execution plans that fuel profitable growth. At HP, innovation is at the core, and this position shapes the strategic direction of the global Workstation business, influencing company-wide product strategy across multiple geographies and customer segments. The ideal candidate thrives in a dynamic, technology-driven environment, championing HP’s commitment to groundbreaking tools and solutions that reshape how the world works. Operating at a global scale, this leader integrates inputs from executive stakeholders, market data, and customer insights to navigate complexity and drive operational excellence. Join HP’s legendary culture of collaboration, innovation, and inclusion, where every voice matters, and advance your career in a company operating in over 170 countries, creating new opportunities for professional development and impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and own the multi-year product and portfolio strategy for HP’s Core Workstation line, aligning with company-wide objectives and technology roadmaps
• Translate market insights, customer needs, and emerging trends into clear product direction and vision
• Oversee global product lifecycle management from concept to end-of-life, optimizing value, profitability, and competitiveness
• Establish and manage key global performance metrics including growth, profitability, attach rates, and customer satisfaction
• Partner with finance and analytics teams to assess market position, share performance, and ROI on strategic initiatives
• Collaborate with engineering, design, marketing, sales, and operations leaders to ensure executable and differentiated product strategies
• Serve as the organization’s subject matter expert on workstation market, emerging technologies, and customer workflows
• Provide data-backed insights and strategic recommendations to executive leadership
• Lead and develop a high-performing global team of product managers and planners
• Champion process improvements, tools, and best practices to elevate product planning maturity
• Drive cross-functional alignment to support HP’s innovation and customer experience standards

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, Engineering, Marketing, or related field
• 15+ years of progressive experience in product planning or product strategy
• Significant experience leading global portfolios and lifecycle planning
• Proven success in defining and executing large-scale product strategies in a global technology or hardware organization
• Experience in the workstation or professional computing market
• Demonstrated ability to manage global product lifecycle from concept to end-of-life
• Track record of driving profitable growth through data-driven portfolio decisions

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA degree
• Experience in high-performance computing or workstation hardware at a leading tech company
• Prior leadership of cross-functional global teams in product strategy
• Background in Agile methodologies for product roadmap execution
• Proven expertise in competitive analysis for hardware portfolios

Required Skills

• Deep expertise in product planning and portfolio management
• Lifecycle strategy and optimization
• Go-to-market planning and business case development
• Competitive market analysis
• Data-driven decision-making
• Agile methodologies
• Translating technical concepts into customer and business value propositions
• Executive-level influence and cross-functional alignment
• Strategic thinking and forward-planning
• Leadership and team development
• Exceptional communication skills
• Market insight and trend forecasting
• Performance metrics management
• Global operations and multi-geography experience
• Innovation mindset aligned with HP’s technology leadership

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Long-term and short-term disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Life insurance
• Generous time off policies including 4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure, 11 paid holidays, and additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave

HP Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.