Program Manager

Job Title : Program Manager

Location: Spring/Houston, TX (HYBRID, TX)

Full Time OR W2

Responsibilities:

Manages stakeholder relationships.

Manages project team to meet established deadlines for multiple concurring projects.

Education and Experience Required:

First Level University degree. 4-6 years in program management roles or in like roles/businesses.

Knowledge and Skills:

Demonstrates an in-depth understanding of key Services' operational policies, processes and methodologies applicable to project management.

Speaks with authority to most layers of depth related to project management methods.

Gather information from multiple stakeholders within the team to create detailed reports on notebook, desktop, dock, or monitor teardowns.

Ability to track multiple timelines across projects to ensure delivery of reporting is on time.

Collaborate with external teams to provide additional detailed feedback on reports before submission.

Work with pre-defined templates and update as needed to minimize complexity in reporting while ensuring all relevant details are conveyed.

Co-work with teams worldwide to gather additional report details and include in reports. Drive external teams to deliver on schedule to ensure no delays for delivery.

About the Role

Client Workstations Division is expanding its Competitive Teardown Program a high-visibility initiative that directly informs product design, competitive positioning, and sales strategy.

We are seeking a Project / Program Manager to own and scale this program end-to-end. This role operates at the intersection of engineering, product management, and sales enablement, transforming complex teardown data into strategic insights that influence both product roadmaps and customer conversations.

This position has strong executive visibility and presents monthly updates to General Manager staff.

Key Responsibilities

Competitive Teardown Program Ownership

• Manage competitive teardown activities end-to-end
• Coordinate teardown execution with global labs (Houston and Taipei) and engineering teams
• Operate within the overall teardown budget
• Manage increasing teardown volume as the program scales

Competitive Intelligence & Strategic Synthesis

• Consolidate fragmented competitive inputs into a cohesive, actionable strategy
• Partner with engineering to analyze:
  • Design differences
  • Cost structures
  • Out-of-box user experience
• Monitor competitor releases:
  • Initial launch alerts
  • Follow-up analysis (~30 days post-launch) including specs, pricing, and positioning

Strategic Deliverables

Translate technical findings into:

• Product insights
• Customer insights
• Sales enablement tools (e.g., competitive battle cards)

Develop guidance to help teams:

• Position HP offerings vs. competitors
• Address competitive objections
• Strengthen field sales conversations

Executive Reporting & Stakeholder Engagement

• Provide monthly updates to General Manager staff
• Work cross-functionally with:
  • Engineering (global)
  • Product Management
  • Sales Enablement
• Operate in a highly visible role with meaningful influence on strategic decisions

Qualifications

Required:

• 4-6+ years of experience in program or project management
• Demonstrated success leading complex, cross-functional initiatives
• Experience working with engineering teams and technical data
• Strong ability to synthesize detailed information into clear, executive-ready insights
• Excellent organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills
• Experience engaging senior leadership

Preferred:

• Competitive analysis or market intelligence background
• Experience in hardware, workstation, or technology product environments
• Experience developing sales-facing or executive-facing materials from technical inputs
• Experience working across global teams and time zones