SVP, Engineering

SVP, Engineering    This role has been designed as 'Hybrid' with a requirement 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: The Senior Vice President (SVP), Engineering is responsible for leading the global engineering organization for Routing Infrastructure Solutions (RIS), driving the vision, strategy, execution, quality, and innovation of HPE's routing, WAN, edge, cloud-routing, automation, and network software portfolio. The SVP serves as a key member of the RIS leadership team and is accountable for delivering world-class products, accelerating software and platform innovation, enabling AI-first engineering practices, and ensuring operational excellence across a globally distributed engineering workforce. This executive will lead a large-scale organization of software, platform, test, automation, and systems engineers while partnering closely with Product Management, Architecture, Customer Experience, Operations, Sales, and Strategic Customers to deliver market-leading solutions and sustained business growth. Key Responsibilities Engineering Strategy & Leadership • Define and execute the multi-year engineering strategy aligned with RIS business objectives and technology roadmap. • Lead the global engineering organization responsible for routing, WAN, cloud, edge, platform, software, test, and automation development. • Establish a culture of engineering excellence, innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement. • Drive organizational transformation to improve engineering velocity, product quality, customer outcomes, and operational efficiency. • Champion AI-driven development, automation, and data-driven engineering practices across all engineering functions. Product Delivery & Execution • Own end-to-end product development execution from concept through release and lifecycle management. • Deliver predictable, high-quality product releases while balancing innovation, quality, security, and customer commitments. • Ensure engineering execution aligns with investment priorities, business objectives, and customer requirements. • Lead cross-functional planning processes to optimize resource allocation and portfolio prioritization. • Drive engineering readiness and scalable release processes across multiple product families. Technology & Innovation • Ability to ignite innovation and boldly embrace cutting-edge technology, turning emerging possibilities into meaningful and lasting impact across routing, network operating systems, automation, AIOps, telemetry, observability, cloud services, and network assurance. • Partner with Architecture leadership to define next-generation networking technologies and platform strategies. • Promote adoption of AI, machine learning, and automation technologies to accelerate development and improve product quality. • Influence industry standards, technology partnerships, and strategic customer engagements. Customer & Business Impact • Build strong relationships with strategic customers, partners, and hyperscalers. • Translate customer requi