Lab Relationship Manager (LRM) - HPE Servers

Lab Relationship Manager (LRM) - HPE Servers

  

This role has been designed as 'Hybrid' with a requirement that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office.

Job Description:

   

The Lab Relationship Manager (LRM) is the primary strategic liaison between HPE Servers business engineering teams and Global Workplace for laboratory, engineering, testing, NPI, proof-of-concept, and technical development environments worldwide.

This role partners with engineering business leaders to understand current and future lab requirements, translate demand into infrastructure and portfolio strategies, and align lab investments with business objectives. Acting as a trusted advisor, the LRM helps optimize lab capacity, prioritize investments, mitigate risks, and develop long-term roadmaps that enable product development and business growth across the real estate portfolio.

Key ResponsibilitiesBusiness Partnership & Strategy

• Serve as the primary Global Workplace representative for HPE Servers business engineering organizations.
• Build relationships with engineering and product business leaders to understand roadmaps, growth plans, and operational requirements.
• Establish governance forums and act as a trusted advisor on lab strategy, capacity, and investment decisions that enable the success of the business.
• Capture, prioritize, and communicate business requirements, risks, and opportunities.

Lab Portfolio Planning

• Develop and maintain multi-year lab infrastructure and capacity strategies.
• Translate business and engineering requirements into facility, infrastructure, and portfolio plans.
• Lead scenario planning for lab expansion, modernization, consolidation, and optimization initiatives.
• Evaluate demand forecasts, utilization trends, and capacity requirements to support strategic decision making.
• Provide recommendations based on business priorities, operational requirements, financial analysis, and portfolio objectives.

Business Enablement & Project Development

• Lead intake, assessment, and prioritization of new lab requirements.
• Partner with Workplace Delivery, Lab Operations, Facilities, IT, Security, EHS, and Finance to validate solutions and project feasibility.
• Support development of business cases, funding strategies, cost estimates, and scope agreements.
• Guide initiatives through governance, funding, and approval processes.

Portfolio Governance & Reporting

• Maintain visibility of active and planned lab initiatives within assigned business organizations.
• Track key milestones, risks, dependencies, and funding commitments.
• Ensure alignment between business priorities and Global Workplace resources.
• Develop executive communications, dashboards, and portfolio performance reporting.
• Analyze utilization, capacity, investment, and project pipeline data to identify trends and optimization opportunities.

Core Capabilities

• Strategic business partnership
• Laboratory planning and operations
• Portfolio and capacity planning
• Program and project governance
• Scenario planning and analytics
• Executive communication
• Change management
• Cross-functional leadership and influence

QualificationsRequired

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Architecture, Construction Management, Facilities Management, or related work experience in place of a degree
• 5+ years of experience in engineering lab environments, product development, portfolio planning, infrastructure planning, program management, or related disciplines.
• Experience translating technical business requirements into infrastructure/facility solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders within a matrixed organization.
• Strong analytical, financial, and business acumen.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proficiency with planning, analytics, and reporting tools.

Preferred

• Experience supporting R&D, engineering, testing, manufacturing, or technical laboratory environments.
• Experience within a global technology company.
• Understanding of engineering labs, data centers, AI infrastructure, and test environments.

Success Measures

• Business stakeholder satisfaction
• Lab capacity aligned with business demand
• Quality and accuracy of demand forecasts
• Effective utilization of assigned lab portfolio
• Delivery of approved business commitments and strategic initiatives
• Reduction of capacity-related business risks
• Successful execution of lab infrastructure investments

Accessibility

HPE is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible workplace and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities. If you believe you require accommodation during any stage of the application or interview process, please submit your request by completing our secure form linked here.

Note: This option is reserved for applicants needing assistance/reasonable accommodation related to a disability.

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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Job Level:

Master

    

"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.
– United States of America: Annual Salary USD 130,500 - 247,500 in Colorado // 123,500 - 285,000 in Texas
The listed salary range reflects base salary. Variable incentives may also be offered."

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The estimated job application period closure is November 16 2026; this timeline is provided for transparency and internal planning purposes.

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