Strategic Program Manager, Global eCommerce

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Strategic Program Manager, Global eCommerce 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: Hewlett Packard Enterprise is seeking a Strategic Program Manager to support the Global eCommerce organization and serve as an operational backbone for the team and oversee projects that are critical to the growth and evolution of HPE’s eCommerce business. This role partners closely with the VP of Global eCommerce, senior leaders of the eCommerce organization, and stakeholders across the company to ensure that leadership decisions translate into measurable outcomes, the organization maintains a regular operating rhythm, and strategic programs are executed with clarity, discipline, and speed. The ideal candidate is highly organized, can operate with and through operational ambiguity, and is experienced deploying modern automation and AI tools to streamline workflows across large, distributed teams. Key Responsibilities: Program & Operational Leadership Act as the operational backbone for the Global eCommerce organization: manage weekly/monthly/quarterly reporting cadences, deliverables and meeting plans. Oversee the planning and execution of specific initiatives across the Global eCommerce organization, including business growth programs, operational efficiency plans, and cross-functional transformations. Own and maintain an integrated program plan across key eCommerce initiatives, ensuring alignment across certain stakeholders, accountability to execution plans and proper sequencing of deliverables. Track critical paths and surface risks, trade-offs, and escalation needs to leadership with actionable recommendations. Act as a central coordination point across eCommerce leaders to ensure information flows effectively throughout the organization. AI, Automation and Process Improvement Evaluate, pilot, and scale AI-enabled workflows and automation (e.g., LLMs/generative AI, RPA, workflow automation, smart templates) to improve organizational coordination, reporting, and decision-making. Continuously refine planning and operating models to increase velocity and reduce manual work. Develop clear, concise, executive-ready communications, reports, and presentations, delivering fast turnarounds while operating with limited resources Skills & Attributes: The ideal candidate will demonstrate the following qualities: Highly organized and structured thinker with strong operational discipline Resourceful problem solver who can navigate through ambiguity with sound reasoning Strong ability to manage complex cross-functional programs, including planning, stakeholder management, dependency management, and execution and risk tracking across multiple teams Excellent communication skills, with the ability to distill complex information into clear executive updates Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to influence across global teams and leadership levels Laser-focused operational execution with the ability to adapt for strategic pivots Education & Experience: 5+ years of experience in program management, operations, strategy, or consulting supporting complex, cross-functional initiatives. Demonstrated experience implementing AI/automation tools or platforms to improve team workflows—examples: deploying LLM-based assistants for status synthesis, automating report generation, building workflow automations, or integrating AI into collaboration tools. Strong program management skills: planning, dependency management, risk mitigation, and stakeholder coordination across time zones. Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to create executive-ready materials and dashboards. Comfortable influencing at multiple levels and holding teams accountable for commitments. Why This Role Matters: You will enable the Global eCommerce organization to move faster and with more clarity—turning strategy into measurable results while reducing manual work through practical AI and automation solutions. If you enjoy connecting strategy to execution and improving how distributed teams operate, this role is for you. 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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