Strategist, Strategic Technology Accelerator

About The Role

HP’s Strategic Technology Accelerator is a fast-cycle engine that connects external technology ecosystems — incumbent ISVs, AI-native disruptors, universities, open-source communities, and VC-backed startups — to HP’s product teams. We run POCs, build reference architectures, and turn external breakthroughs into validated proof points that accelerate HP’s product roadmap. We’re hiring a Strategist to lead the program end-to-end.

Responsibilities

• Own the full POC lifecycle across 5-10 concurrent external engagements: scoping, partner alignment, technical validation, and decisive next-step recommendations.
• Determine the right pathway for each POC — HP product roadmap integration, open-source contribution or spin-out, sales demo, analyst briefing, or IP capture.
• Drive adoption of external findings across HP product teams, sales, and marketing by building trust with senior leaders and navigating “not invented here” resistance.
• Capture reusable reference architectures and IP from every POC, even those that don’t ship as products.
• Own technical engagement with university labs, open-source communities, research institutions, and strategic ISV partners.
• Report program outcomes to senior leadership with evidence-based recommendations.

Requirements

• 12+ years of experience spanning large-tech and startup or VC environments.
• Demonstrated track record running technical POCs end-to-end with measurable outcomes — including POCs you chose to kill.
• Evidence of influencing product or engineering roadmaps across org boundaries without formal authority.
• Technical depth sufficient to evaluate AI/ML, systems, or adjacent technologies as a peer to senior engineers.
• Experience structuring and managing technical partnerships with external entities (ISVs, labs, or startups).

PREFERRED

• Engineering or CS degree (BS required; MS/PhD valued).
• Prior experience in corporate development, strategic partnerships, or technology scouting at a large technology company.
• Existing network in AI research labs, open-source communities, or enterprise ISV ecosystems.
• Prior founder, early-stage operator, or corporate VC experience.

What Success Looks Like

• 6 months: POC portfolio defined and running; relationships established with key HP product team stakeholders.
• 12 months: At least two POCs have produced artifacts adopted into HP product roadmaps, open-source projects, or sales enablement; reference architecture library established.
• 18-24 months: Accelerator recognized internally as a durable source of de-risked technology bets; measurable reduction in HP product team time-to-ship on accelerator-sourced work.

Disclaimer

This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, responsibilities, knowledge, etc. These may be subject to change and additional functions may be assigned as needed by management.