Director DE Architecture

Job Description This role has been designed as 'Onsite with an expectation that you will primarily work 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 Job Family Definition: The job family spans across multiple engineering disciplines. Work consists of designing, developing, analyzing, troubleshooting and debugging systems, software and solutions for research and/or research development of product, services, and solutions for HPE's portfolio. Requires a broad knowledge and application of engineering disciplines, methodologies and tools. Strategic initiatives related to AI agentic solutions require broad knowledge of AI techniques and models (classic ML and generative), foundational components, industry leading technologies, and emerging standards. Job Family Definition for Executive Levels only: Directs and manages a diverse team of engineering professionals performing research, development, design and/or implementation of products, services, solutions for the company's portfolio. Responsible for creating and communicating technical strategy within the organization and/or across the function. Management Level Definition Leads a large or broad function/department within a multifaceted organization. Responsible for operational success, strategic alignment and integration of activities with other major organizational functions. Responsible for one or more recognized professional disciplines. Fully accountable for the success of the designated function or department. Influences strategy and sets policy and direction. Owns a significant number of measurable functional, operational and strategic goals or priorities. Assumes responsibility for the successful implementation of business plans in a defined area of responsibility. Contributes to the overall strategic definition of a function with strong business acumen. Acts as a key advisor to executive management in influencing the strategic direction of the business. Typically reports to VP. Responsibilities - Provides direct and ongoing strategic leadership for a department or functional organization of multiple subordinate managers and high-level individual contributors designing and developing engineering solutions utilizing multiple engineering disciplines for products, systems, software, and solutions. - Creates strategic and tactical operations and resource plans, goals, and priorities for assigned organization based on business and technology roadmap and functional objectives. - Manages headcount, deliverables, schedules, and costs for the organization, ensuring that resources are appropriately allocated and that goals, objectives, timelines, and budgets are met in accordance with organizational metrics and business plans. - Engages with program managers, marketing, supply chain, technical leaders and executives to communicate program status, escalate issues, and guide and influence strategic decision-making - Manages senior relationships and escalated issues with outsourced partners and suppliers, including setting expectations regarding deliverables, product quality, schedules, and costs; ensures that organization is effectively leveraging outsourced resources. - Identifies opportunities for and drives organizational initiatives and programs to support business process improvements and cost reductions. - Provides direct and ongoing leadership related to AI initiatives, identifying and assessing applicability of industry trends, best practices, emerging disruptors, and leading opportunities. Works with senior leadership to establish, maintain, and execute multi-year roadmap to deliver a best-in-class conversational and agentic experiences for customers, partners, and internal users. - Provides overall people-care management for direct reports, including hiring, setting and monitoring of annual performance plans, coaching, and career development; drives and fosters organization-wide performance standards, expectations, and practices to support ongoing team member and process development. Education And Experience Required - First level university degree or equivalent experience required. May have advanced university degree. - Typically 15 or more years of related work experience, including 10 years of people management experience. Knowledge And Skills - Strong leadership skills, including coaching, team-building, and conflict resolution. - Organizational and strategic management skills, including budget and business planning and forecasting. - Strong analytical and problem solving skills. - Ability to manage human capital across multiple geographies and organizations to drive workforce development and achieve desired results. - Advanced communication skills catered to a wide variety of audiences. (e.g. written, verbal, presentation); mastery in English and local language. - Extensive business acumen, technical knowledge, and industry experience encompassing one or more engineering, technology, and product domains. - Advanced multi-tasking and prioritization skills. - Advanced relationship management skills, including partnering and consulting with senior management and executive roles for internal and external partners. - Good understanding of the company's policies and processes. - Good technical knowledge on strategic AI initiatives related to agentic solutions, including foundational components (LLMs, ML models, agents, RAG, memory), industry leading technologies (LangChain, LangGraph, Python AI ecosystem, Copilot Studio), and emerging standards (MCP, multi-agent orchestration, generative guardrails). Impact/Scope - Collaborates across functions to deliver multidisciplinary engineering solutions. - Typically interacts with high-level Individual Contributors, Managers, Directors, and VPs and SVPs for internal and external suppliers, partners, and customers. - Drives large and complex cross-organizational business initiatives. Complexity - Leads highly-complex multidisciplinary engineering development, support, and improvement activities and organizations. - Anticipates operational needs and impact on the business and function or department. Additional Skills 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 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. Let's Stay Connected Follow @HPECareers on Instagram to see the latest on people, culture and tech at HPE. Job Engineering Job Level Director HPE is an Equal Employment Opportunity/ Veterans/Disabled/LGBT employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, or any other protected category, and all decisions we make are made on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. Our goal is to be one global team that is representative of our customers, in an inclusive environment where we can continue to innovate and grow together. Please click here: Equal Employment Opportunity. Hewlett Packard Enterprise is EEO Protected Veteran/ Individual with Disabilities. 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