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Morristown, New Jersey, United States of America, United States of America
Onsite
This role has been designated as ‘Remote/Teleworker’, which means you will primarily work from home.
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:
Our Mid-Telco organization partners with regional telecommunications providers, broadband operators, utilities, cable providers, managed service providers, and other critical network operators to modernize infrastructure, simplify operations, and accelerate innovation.
We're looking for an inspiring leader who is passionate about developing people, solving customer challenges, and helping shape the future of networking.
HPE Networking is seeking an experienced Systems Engineering Manager to lead our Mid-Telco Systems Engineering North America team. This is a strategic leadership role responsible for building, developing, and leading a high-performing team of customer-facing Systems Engineers supporting telecommunications and service provider customers throughout the sales lifecycle. The successful candidate will combine exceptional people leadership with strong networking expertise and business acumen. You will partner closely with Sales Leadership to develop technical sales strategies, support strategic customer engagements, and build an organization recognized for technical excellence and customer success.
This role is ideal for a player-coach leader who enjoys mentoring technical professionals while remaining engaged in strategic customer opportunities. Although your primary responsibility is leading the team, you will maintain technical credibility by participating in executive customer meetings, architectural discussions, and complex solution reviews.
You will play a critical role in attracting top talent, developing future technical leaders, and creating an environment where innovation, collaboration, accountability, and continuous learning thrive.
What You Will Do:
Build and Lead a High-Performing Team
Drive Technical Sales Strategy
Engage Strategic Customers
Provide Technical Leadership
Although this is primarily a leadership role, successful candidates will maintain strong technical credibility by:
Drive Operational Excellence
Preferred Technical Background
Candidates should possess sufficient technical depth to lead experienced Systems Engineers and engage credibly with customer architects and executive leadership.
Preferred experience includes:
Service Provider Networking
Strongly Preferred
Experience with:
Knowledge of AI-driven networking, automation frameworks, streaming telemetry, observability, and intent-based networking is highly desirable.
Leadership Competencies
Successful candidates will demonstrate:
Education & Experience
Preferred Qualifications
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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.
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Manager_2"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.
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The estimated job application period closure is September 28 2026; this timeline is provided for transparency and internal planning purposes.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.
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