Campus Switching Product Manager Graduate
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
This job at a glance
- Who can apply
- New grads, no experience needed · MBA / PGDM
- Must know
- NetworkingProduct managementOperationsSalesPythonREST APIs
- Work
- On-site in San Jose
- Pay
- Not stated by the employer.
- Skill demand
- Product management64%Sales43%Operations42%Networking21%of 99 similar entry-level jobs posted in the US this week
- Listed
- Nov 6, 2026 · still open
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About the Role
As an Associate Product Manager, you will work alongside product leaders, architects, and engineers to help shape the strategy and roadmap for HPE Networking CX Switching and its role in advancing the Self-Driving Network. You will gain experience across the full product lifecycle, translating customer needs, technology developments, and market opportunities into product requirements, business cases, competitive differentiation, and customer solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Contribute to product strategy and roadmaps for CX Switching and the HPE Self-Driving Network.
- Translate customer requirements, market trends, competitive insights, and emerging technologies into product requirements and recommendations.
- Partner with hardware, software, silicon, cloud, and AI engineering teams to define next-generation switching products and capabilities.
- Explore how automation, telemetry, cloud operations, and AI-driven intelligence can simplify enterprise network operations.
- Develop market, competitive, pricing, cost, and business-case analyses.
- Engage with customers, partners, sales teams, and technical experts to understand evolving enterprise networking requirements.
- Support products throughout the lifecycle, from concept and development through launch, growth, and lifecycle transitions.
- Help define differentiated value propositions and positioning for new CX Switching products and capabilities.
- Develop clear, data-driven recommendations for technical and business leaders.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Demonstrated interest in enterprise networking and emerging infrastructure technologies.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and presentation skills.
- Ability to understand complex technologies and translate them into customer and business value.
Qualifications
- MBA or related master’s degree completed by the start date.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, information systems, or a related technical discipline.
- Networking experience through internships, engineering, technical sales, consulting, laboratory work, or relevant coursework.
- Understanding of Ethernet switching and routing concepts, including VLANs, Layer 2 and Layer 3 networking, IPv4/IPv6, routing protocols, and network resiliency.
- Hands-on experience with HPE, Cisco, Juniper, Arista, or other enterprise networking technologies.
- Exposure to automation, Python, APIs, telemetry, Linux, cloud technologies, or AI.
- HPE Networking, CCNA, JNCIA, or equivalent networking certification.
- Experience with product requirements, competitive analysis, business cases, pricing, or financial analysis.