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# System Program Manager, Desktop Workstation

- **Company:** HP Inc
- **Location:** Fort Collins, CO, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $116,150.0 - $171,350.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, JIRA, Computer Literacy, Document Management Systems, Enterprise Software Applications, Information Technology
- **Published:** August 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=ffef5959806f3228

## About the Role

* Four-year or Graduate Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience or demonstrated competence.

 * Typically has 7-10 years of work experience, preferably in engineering development and implementation, project planning tools and software packages, people management, or a related field.

Preferred Certifications

PMP or similar project management certification

Knowledge & Skills

 * Automation/AI

 * Change Management

 * Computer Science

 * Continuous Improvement Process

 * JIRA

 * Kanban Principles

 * Manufacturing

 * Milestones (Project Management)

 * New Product Development

 * Process Improvement

 * Product Management

 * Project Engineering

 * Project Management

 * Project Planning

 * Project Schedules

 * Risk Management

 * Product Service

 * Supply Chain

Key Personal Skills

 * Effective global communicator with executive presentation skills

 * Self-starter, capable of working through ambiguity and driving changes

 * Capable and willing to lead global cross functional teams

 * Results orientated with strong growth mindset

 * Learning agility with bias toward continuous learning

 * Ability to comprehend complex situations and develop executive choice points

 * Digital fluency driven by a strong sense of curiosity

 * Customer First Mindset with the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders

Impact & Scope

 * Leads and/or provides expertise to global cross functional new product planning and execution teams and may participate or lead unique business improvement initiatives.

Complexity

Works on complex problems where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of multiple factors.

## Description

As a System Manager for Desktop Workstations, you will lead a global cross-functional team to plan, design, and launch new Desktop Workstation products and their related options. You'll be the focal point for program success, driving alignment across product management, design, engineering, supply chain, quality, service and customer experience teams. Your leadership will directly influence HP's ability to deliver solutions that enhance customer outcomes while improving HP's operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

 * Manages and leads a program involving multiple functions and global project teams to drive the engineering development and implementation processes for new products and related options.

 * Leads the planning and execution of the Product Lifecycle while maintaining cross functional alignment of the program scope, schedule and budget for new products.

 * Develops and directs development of schedules, critical deliverables, budget, resource allocation plan, and other support requirements for assigned program.

 * Manages activities of supporting project teams and internal development partners; ensures progress against established plan and makes determinations based on analysis of business and product information to alter or update schedule and resource plans to meet product requirements and program schedule milestones.

 * Manages program to ensure regulatory compliance, and safety practices are followed for new all new products.

 * Communicates program progress, escalations, and issue analysis to product stakeholders and ACS leadership; collaborates with management and cross functional teams to recommend and implement changes to product, processes, or business practices to resolve issues, produce solutions to ensure adherence to established product scope, schedule and cost targets.

 * Follows up on open actions that were observed during each program phase; ensures actionable items are tracked to closure.

 * Drives innovation and integration of new technologies and quality initiatives into projects and activities across the cross functional program team.

 * Customer First Mindset: Collaborates with product planning teams to define critical customer experiences. Documents and execute plans that deliver exceptional customer outcomes.

 * Cost Management: Identify and implement cost optimization strategies to improve margins. Partner with cost and program teams to meet targets.

 * Drives best practices through documentation control policies and procedures.

 * Leads and provides guidance and mentoring to less-experienced staff members.


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